MOBILE SERVICES

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...

Reliance Jio’s new bundled offers may not hit Airtel: Analysts

The new JioPhone offers won’t change the sector’s competitive dynamics as the minimum upfront commitment of Rs 1,499 (including device) is ...

DoT wireless wing cracks down on illegal signal boosters in Delhi

"We have been able to find 48 illegal mobile signal boosters in Connaught Place. People are generally not aware that these devices are ille...

Kotak Mahindra Bank announces launch of Kotak Remit on mobile

For the first time, Kotak customers can conveniently transfer money internationally to their beneficiaries straight from their mobile, Kota...

India becomes largest IPv6 subscriber, seeks self-reliance in Internet domain

India ranked No. 1 in IPv6 with nearly 60% adoption, followed by Belgium (58%). Thanks to Reliance Jio's greenfield network that holds 91.8...

Government allocates Rs 14,200 crore for telecom infra roll out in 2021-22

The government had approved Rs 24,664 crore for an advanced communications network for defence services in lieu of their vacating spectrum ...

Haryana government orders suspension of mobile internet services in 14 more districts

In the wake of the violence in Delhi on January 26, Haryana Home Secretary Rajeev Arora had issued an order to snap mobile internet service...

Advent of 5G, pressure to deliver quality service to spur telecom tower growth: Indus CEO

He added that as the competition between operators is heating up for quality and technology, plenty of new opportunities are arising for to...

Defence, space departments may vacate spectrum for commercial 5G services

The 3,300-3,400 MHz band is with the defence ministry while a block of 25 units, or 3,400-3,425 MHz, is presently used by the Indian Space ...

Jio may keep tariff hikes on hold as rising churn hits net user additions: Analysts

Jio added a net 5.2 million users in the quarter compared with 7.3 million in the September quarter and 10 million in the June quarter of F...

Internet services on mobile devices suspended in Kashmir

Suspension of mobile phone and Internet services on Republic Day and Independence Day has been part of the security drill in the valley sin...

DoT looking at telcos’ pleas on notice period for new service

Currently, telcos can offer services based on any technology on any airwave but need to intimate the DoT a year in advance if they plan to ...

DoT Explores ‘fair’ alternative to spectrum auction

DoT believes clarity on the broader spectrum allocation issue will encompass E and V bands. Telcos want these to be auctioned, thus keeping...

Prefix '0' for all landline to mobile calls from January 15

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday informed customers that “effective January 15, it would be “mandatory to prefix `0’ before the mobile number whi...

Mobile broadband services may be hit as telcos face hurdles in setting up new infra

Tower firms and telcos have sought immediate intervention of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the ministry of electronics & i...

BSNL takes over MTNL's Delhi and Mumbai mobile network operations

The development has come on the back of BSNL's proposal sent to the telecom department on October 27 this year, expressing interest to mana...

India Mobile Congress: Mukesh Ambani calls for policy steps for early 5G rollout, affordable smartphones

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday called for 'urgent policy steps' to ensure faster availability of 5G technology and a...