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DoT calls meet on spectrum allocation roadmap; telcos, Apple, Google, FB among those to attend

In the past 10 years, the government has auctioned spectrum six times – in calendar years 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 – but has r...

Domestic telecom gear makers allay fears of BSNL on unreliable equipment

"As regards to the quality of products, the remarks (by BSNL) are absolutely vague and not specific,” the Telecom Equipment and Services Ex...

U.S. lawmakers to back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China's Huawei, ZTE: Source

The Federal Communications Commission said in June it had formally designated China’s Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp as threats, a dec...

U.S. lawmakers to back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China's Huawei, ZTE: Source

Earlier this month, the FCC finalized rules that require carriers with ZTE or Huawei equipment to “rip and replace” that equipment but is a...

Airtel, Vodafone Idea may need to spend 5-10% more on network gear if Huawei, ZTE left out

The government had said on Wednesday that it would shortly declare a list of “trusted sources” for acquiring gear for telecom networks and ...

5G lab trials: Telcos seek removal of gear & vendor restrictions

People familiar with the matter said that the latest letter is aimed mainly at pushing the government to clarify its official stance over t...

India may amend license norms to bar sourcing of 'critical telecom equipment' from China

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officials have been holding discussions with security agencies and other relevant ministries over th...

Airtel may Replace ZTE with Nokia as 4G Vendor in Punjab

The move is in line with the Sunil Mittal-led telco’s strategy to cut dependence on Chinese vendors amid alleged cyber-snooping issues, whi...

Shashi Tharoor-led parliamentary panel to discuss India's 5G readiness with telcos on Oct 27

The panel, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, has convened a meeting on October 27 with top telecom companies to examine India’s 5G prep...

Telcos see rise in costs if Chinese cos kept out

Mobile phone service providers are said to have called on the government to keep operational continuity in mind while deciding on whether t...

Telcos stay clear of Chinese gear makers for 5G trials

Vodafone Idea has joined Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) in naming European and American...

Nokia, Ericsson promise to make 5G gear here: Airtel

Bharti Airtel also works with Chinese gear vendors Huawei and ZTE in India for select circles. However, both Chinese vendors import their g...

US-India can make security decisions on shared principles: FCC's Ajit Pai

"The allies in the United States and India can work together and make security decisions based on shared principles," FCC chairman Ajit Pai...

More than 44% of BSNL's mobile network equipment sourced from ZTE, 9% from Huawei

While replying to a question on the market share of Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei in India, Minister of State for Communications Sanjay ...

Airtel, Voda Idea may file additional applications for 5G trials without Chinese vendors

The development comes following government displeasure on including Chinese companies in any project that can have security implications am...

Bharti Airtel to ditch Huawei and ZTE, may go for Nokia, Ericsson for 5G trials

​New Delhi has so far barred Chinese gear makers from supplying equipment to state-run telecom service providers Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd a...

China’s Huawei, ZTE set to be shut out of India’s 5G trials

The South Asian nation will apply investment rules amended on July 23 that cite national security concerns to restrict bidders from nations...