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CCI urges govt to ensure adequate 5G airwaves at affordable rates for a competitive landscape
Creating a competitive 5G market, it said, is crucial for the ultra-fast wireless broadband technology to work in India, which would requir...
Telcos want government to clarify onus of security breach post NSD rollout, ensure price competitiveness
The telecom operators have given their input to the government in a meeting called by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) abou...
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...
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