INDUSTRY

Trai Chairman RS Sharma backs infrastructure status for broadcasters

As an immediate measure, the government should also consider allowing the sharing of infrastructure in the television broadcasting sector, ...

Shorter payment duration for AGR dues may impact industry structure, necessitates ARPU hike: ICRA

The relatively shorter timeframe granted to telcos for payment of AGR dues will exert additional pressure on the cash flows, necessitates "...

Mobile phone consumers should brace for imminent tariff hikes, say industry experts

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed telecom operators to pay 10% of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities by March 31, 2021 and ...

Telecom sector AGR for Q4FY20 up 10% vs Q3: Trai data

Overall sectoral minutes of consumption rose, with the all-India average minutes of usage (MoU) per subscriber per month from wireless serv...

Sterlite to build Airtel's optical fibre network

Bharti Airtel has selected homebred gear vendor Sterlite Technologies to build a modern optical fibre network across 10 telecom circles.

Tech Mahindra says can build and run full-fledged 4G, 5G networks

“We bring to the table our ability to design, to plan, to integrate and deploy and then to manage the entire suite of network capabilities,...

India presents a strong case for investments, says Trai's Chairman, RS Sharma

Sharma also said that India has a huge advantage as the world seeks to diversify manufacturing outside China. The “right environment and in...

ITI gets fibre rollout nod for 8 Airtel circles

The home-grown company said it has signed a pact with Bengaluru-based Ilantus Technologies Pvt Ltd to deliver Make in India identity and ac...

Telecom secy asks industry to rise to challenge of strengthening rural connectivity

Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash said India needs to prepare, invest and be ready for reaping the benefits of 5G technology opportunities an...

Telecom industry loses 82 lakh subscribers in April, pressure to continue: Report

The decline in subscriber base during April was preceded by a loss of 28 lakh connections in March, which saw the lockdown being imposed to...

Jio GenNext pings domestic companies with 5G tech; offers buyout, funding

Reliance Jio GenNext, a startup accelerator of telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm’s parent Reliance Industries, has made buyout or inve...

Delhi High Court halts insolvency proceedings against Anil Ambani in Rs 1,200-crore loan default case

The SBI had moved the NCLT to recover over Rs 1,200 crore from Anil Ambani under the personal guarantee clause of the bankruptcy law.

Bharti Airtel regains active mobile users crown from Jio in June: Trai

Airtel’s active mobile user base has risen to 311 million (307 million) in June, while Jio and Vi’s have shrunk to 310 million (313 million...

Telecom bankruptcies worth $6 billion left hanging as ministries argue over airwaves

Any uncertainty about lenders’ rights over the key assets of operators could also discourage lending or bank guarantees to Bharti Airtel Lt...

Telcos split over timing of 4G spectrum auction; Mukesh Ambani's Jio pushes for earliest date

Telcos are split over when 4G spectrum auctions should be held. While Reliance Jio is pushing hard for the bidding to take place at the ear...

Jio's postpaid plans timed well to leverage possible churn of VIL subscribers: Analysts

After unleashing a price war in mobile tariffs and fibre-broadband services, billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio on Tuesday unveiled...

Peers back Paytm in fight against telcos, Trai over financial frauds

Homegrown digital payments providers have submitted a writ intervention appeal in the Delhi High Court to become party in a case by Paytm’s...