INDUSTRY

Elon Musk targets telecom for next disruption with Starlink internet

SpaceX has told investors that Starlink is angling for a piece of a $1 trillion market made up of in-flight internet, maritime services, de...

Who'll be responsible for breach? Telcos worried over security note on gears

In their meetings with security officials as part of the process to identify trusted sources for telecom equipment, telcos urged the govern...

Input Tax Credit must be paid on towers: TAIPA

"Currently, the telecom infrastructure providers can not avail of the Input Tax credit against GST paid by them on telecom towers, which ac...

Telecom and technology: The pathway to $5 trillion economy is no more a secret

While many of us await the February 1 annual budget announcements to spur revival, the Covid era has brought telecom to the centre stage. D...

Telecom tower damage: HC issues notice to Punjab, Centre on Reliance Jio plea

Reliance Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, on Monday, submitted in its plea that "vested" interests are engaged in spreading "f...

Jio execs to meet Punjab govt officials on continuing tower attacks

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has directed police to take action against anyone destroying telecom towers even as Reliance Jio Infocomm...

COAI says telecom industry financially stressed; seeks govt support on key challenges

Listing out the top challenges faced by its member telecom companies, COAI said these relate to liquidity, rationalisation of the regulator...

Reliance Communications' resolution may hit a bump as banks mark its account as fraud

Resolution applicants Reliance Jio Infocomm and UV Asset Reconstruction Co. Ltd (UVARCL) may want to seek indemnity from any investigative ...

Telecom industry's active subscriber tally up by 2.5 million in October: Report

Bharti Airtel saw the highest subscriber addition in its traditionally weak circles of Maharashtra (0.7 million) and Gujarat (0.5 million).

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...

Many use cases for 5G; RoW, industry's financial health key issues to be overcome: Deloitte India

With rising broadband penetration, exponential data uptake, government's focus on digitalisation and increasing technology adoption, India ...

Spectrum auction decision welcome; lower reserve prices would've allowed more resources: COAI

"We welcome the government's decision to auction spectrum by March 2021. This will enable the industry to cater to the exponential increase...

US's Pai, Trai's Vaghela back light touch regulation of telecom industry

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman PD Vaghela added that since 5G adoption was expected to introduce new business models...

IMC 2020: Jio says 5G ready, COAI says industry not ready yet

The divergent views mirrored the comments of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Jio’s parent Reliance Industries who spoke on Tuesday about the tel...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks telecom industry to unite for timely rollout of 5G

The Prime Minister said mobile technology was at the heart of the government being able to transfer billions of dollars to millions of Indi...

Industrial manufacturing, retail, automotive hold highest potential of 5G adoption: Report

The report - launched by KPMG in India in association with India Mobile Congress (IMC) and industry body COAI (Cellular Operators Associati...

IMC 2020: Industry 4.0 is picking pace in India even with 4G, say experts panel

“There is already enough compelling reason to invest now in Industry 4.0 and the use cases that are emerging,” he said at a panel discussio...