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5G to unlock the transformative power of networks, says Trai chief

"Implementation of 5G and associated technologies will help unlock the transformative power of digital communication networks and enable us...

TRAI requests Bombay high court to pronounce verdict in tariff order case

The regulator had notified the amendments to the new tariff order and broadcast regulations (NTO 2.0) on January 1st, 2020 and it was to be...

Trai to release recommendations for Right of Way permissions

An easing of RoW permissions would facilitate introduction of 5G telecom technology which requires special kind of infrastructure, even wit...

Expecting telcos to pay for access to residential buildings "wrong" mindset: TRAI Secretary

The pandemic and work-from-home culture has driven the need for seamless connectivity inside residential buildings and multiple data users ...

Airtel adds more users than Jio in December for the fifth straight month

Airtel gained 4.05 million wireless subscribers against Jio’s 0.47 million while struggling Vi once again lost nearly 5.7 million users in ...

Trai initiatives like infra sharing to ease telecom industry financial stress: Vaghela

Vaghela further said that the telecom watchdog would soon come out with its views on RoW and in-building solutions (IBS) deployment which w...

Telecom industry headed for strong growth: Ind-Ra

The rating company said the sector turnaround is being driven by a mix of “moderation in competition intensity between the big telcos, resu...

TRAI issues recommendations on regulatory framework for platform services offered by DTH

TRAI recommended that programmes transmitted by the direct-to-home (DTH) operators or multiple system operators (MSOs) or Internet Protocol...

Rate of fixed broadband subscriber addition 'steady' for Jio, Bharti Airtel in November: Report

The rate of additions in fixed broadband business, however, remains "slower than expectations" despite the recent reduction in entry-level ...

Airtel adds more subscribers than Jio for 4th straight month in Nov, Vi loses more: Trai

Airtel gained a whopping 4.37 million wireless subscribers against Jio’s 1.93 million, while struggling Vi lost 2.89 million users in Novem...

That 30-second Covid message is taking hours of our time

Consumer groups say those pre-call covid messages are hugely problematic. They say the message being played across networks is estimated to...

Airtel likely to skip auction of ‘expensive’ 700 MHz band

After all telecom operators gave the 700 MHz band – considered very efficient for 4G services and even 5G in the future – a pass in the 201...

Airtel’s active customer share edges past Jio’s

After a fierce contest for the past 12 months, “Airtel’s active user share at 33.3% edged ahead of Jio’s 33.2% in October, driven by the hi...

Airtel, Vodafone Idea give all information on segmented offers

On December 4, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had directed all telcos to submit details of all segmented offers made betw...

Public WiFi may not be viable way to boost broadband penetration: Analysts

The public WiFi model, they said, had also lost much of its utility for telcos in tackling network congestion as the latter now have adequa...

Cabinet likely to consider spectrum auction proposal

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is proposing to sell airwaves in sub-1 GHz bands of 700, 800 and 900 MHz, and in the over-1 GHz ...

Jio tells TRAI it's losing users due to 'rumors' spread by Airtel, Vi that it will gain from Farm Bills

Retailers in Faridabad , Bahadurgarh, Chandigarh, Firozpur and other parts of NCR and Punjab have seen an increase in customers porting out...