INDUSTRY

Telemarketers, telcos spar over chaos as second phase of SMS regulation kicks in

Meanwhile, operators have defended their system and called out lax adoption by companies who have failed to comply with regulatory standard...

We don’t plan to interfere in activities of social media Cos: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The government is not interested in interfering in the activities of social media platforms but wants to stop their “abuse” and “misuse” th...

Phone companies look to get 5G-ready as interest rises

Realme and Vivo said all their launches in 2021 priced above ₹20,000 will be 5G devices. Realme also hinted at dropping prices below ₹15,00...

Huawei bags Rs 300 crore network expansion contract from Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel has awarded a telecom infrastructure expansion contract worth around Rs300 crore to embattled Chinese gear major Huawei, mult...

Fundraising plans of Vodafone Idea hit hurdles

While talks between the two sides have not fallen through completely, the telecom JV between UK’s Vodafone Group and Aditya Birla Group is ...

DoT’s OSP framework to spur new opportunities: Avaya’s Vishal Agarwal

Recent new guidelines by DoT permanently easing the earlier temporary guidelines for the Other Service Providers (OSPs) has been applauded ...

Telecom services to improve but tariffs may rise after auctions: Analysts

Analysts say that while a tariff hike is good news for the sector, especially Vodafone Idea, the stressed telco is expected to face further...

DoT's wireless monitoring wing brings down 140 illegal mobile signal boosters in Delhi

"We have conducted awareness campaigns with which people are made aware, not to use illegal mobile signal boosters. "During the campaign, p...

Trai's blockchain solution to curb pesky messages a template for govt to use for other svcs: Experts

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has released a draft policy on blockchain to regulate the technology and its deployment in publi...

Airtel says 5G will enable high-speed broadband for rural India, various industries

Raman said that 5G may not be relevant to the utilities industry as many use cases are not currently bandwidth intensive or require ultra l...

Industry needs support, reduction in levies: Reliance Jio’s top executive

Industry, led by incumbents Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, has been demanding rationalisation of taxes and levies since long, saying a re...

Trai seeks views to push local R&D in telecom, broadcast sectors

At a high-level discussion with the academia, industry and R&D institutes such as CDoT, TSDSI, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Delhi on Wed...

Industry cheers PLI for telecom sector; says new scheme to spur jobs, boost innovation

The Rs 12,195 crore PLI scheme for telecom equipment manufacturing is "a big positive" that will spur local production, generate employment...

Trai initiatives like infra sharing to ease telecom industry financial stress: Vaghela

Vaghela further said that the telecom watchdog would soon come out with its views on RoW and in-building solutions (IBS) deployment which w...

Telecom industry headed for strong growth: Ind-Ra

The rating company said the sector turnaround is being driven by a mix of “moderation in competition intensity between the big telcos, resu...

Strong performance by Jio, Bharti Airtel to buoy telecom industry growth for FY21: Fitch

Among other highlights, Fitch expects industry monthly ARPU (average realisation per user) to grow by 5-10 per cent in 2021-22 as 2G and 3G...

Debt for telecom industry to rise despite price hikes: ICRA

According to data released by the telecom regulator, the industry revenues in the first of FY21 has grown 25% on-year, while average revenu...