Rishi Tejpal

Lead Analyst - Telecom, ET Prime

An engineer by training, I have spent 15+ years in the telecom industry with leading vendors, service providers and research firms. I have handled multiple roles ranging from network design to pre-sa ...

An engineer by training, I have spent 15+ years in the telecom industry with leading vendors, service providers and research firms. I have handled multiple roles ranging from network design to pre-sales support to business development to research analysis. Before joining ET Prime, I was with Gartner, where I produced thought provoking research reports to help global telcos hone their business strategies. At ET Prime, I lead the telecom research and keep an eye on the latest trends, technologies, innovative business models, competitive strategies and regulations. When I am not busy putting telcos under the scanner, you can find me fiddling with tools in my do-it-yourself workshop.\\n\\nTwitter: @tejpalrishi | Email: rishi.tejpal@timesinternet.in

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Stories by the author

• In Conversation with Rajan Krishnan: How Oracle helps customers adapt to change

  
  29 Feb 2024 05:08 PM IST
• ET Exclusive: Cloud is imperative, says Oracle’s Srikanth Doranadula

  
  29 Feb 2024 04:41 PM IST

• Telecom

  The never-ending war

  
  4 mins read16 Dec 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Classic Legends’ INR875 crore fundraise

  
  4 mins read15 Dec 2023

• Telecom

  Bharat 6G Vision: inside India’s ambitious push to be at the forefront of future telecom tech

  
  8 mins read7 Dec 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Bira91’s latest plans

  
  5 mins read6 Dec 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Byju’s in a whole lotta trouble

  
  4 mins read22 Nov 2023

• Telecom

  The Indian telecom industry twister: who is the real king in the game?

  
  6 mins read18 Nov 2023

• Telecom

  Show me the money: why telecom and OTT companies are sparring over a regulatory mechanism

  
  10 mins read8 Nov 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring ban on illegal betting apps

  
  4 mins read7 Nov 2023

• Telecom

  A white elephant in the room? Having invested crores, telcos yet to figure how to monetise 5G.

  
  4 mins read28 Oct 2023

• Telecom

  Telcos’ Q2 preview: Airtel to record healthy growth, Jio’s outlook modest, Vi’s struggle to continue

  
  10 mins read20 Oct 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring a tax bomb for Airtel, Vi

  
  3 mins read18 Oct 2023

• Investing

  Rising ARPU, 5G monetisation set to help Airtel going ahead. Tariff hikes a short-term concern.

  
  11 mins read16 Oct 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Amazon’s big call from space

  
  3 mins read11 Oct 2023

• People

  Finding MIMO: the adventures of Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj — patriot, scientist, inventor, and visionary

  
  25 mins read12 Sep 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Adani’s latest slump

  
  4 mins read1 Sep 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring the latest move from Jio

  
  4 mins read29 Aug 2023

• Recent hit

  Decoding direct-to-mobile broadcast tech: challenges and opportunities

  
  12 mins read24 Aug 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Dunzo’s latest trouble

  
  4 mins read23 Aug 2023

• Telecom

  Quality customers, brilliant experience: How Airtel’s strategic focus helped it make a strong comeback

  
  13 mins read18 Aug 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring pink slips at MPL

  
  3 mins read10 Aug 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Tata and ITC craving organic food

  
  3 mins read7 Aug 2023

• Telecom

  Q1 FY24 results: Airtel’s outlook strong; Jio at a modest pace; and Vi struggles to stand its ground

  
  9 mins read21 Jul 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring China’s growth troubles

  
  3 mins read18 Jul 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring ITC’s parabolic rise

  
  4 mins read7 Jul 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Jio’s latest phone salvo

  
  4 mins read4 Jul 2023

• Innovation

  Phantasmagoria and the elusive magic lantern: a hyped-up idea called metaverse gets a reality check

  
  12 mins read4 Jul 2023

• Telecom

  Your mobile connection has deep carbon footprints. Telecom networks can change this ‘power equation’

  
  4 mins read1 Jul 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Vi’s money troubles

  
  4 mins read30 Jun 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day: featuring news that you will just not find sweet

  
  4 mins read15 Jun 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day: featuring yet another lifeline for BSNL

  
  4 mins read8 Jun 2023

• Spectrum

  Why TRAI’s infrastructure and spectrum sharing outlook pits Jio against Airtel and Vodafone Idea

  
  9 mins read7 Jun 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Ashok Leyland's EV funding woes

  
  4 mins read26 May 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Airtel’s view on tariff hike

  
  3 mins read19 May 2023

• Telecom

  The mystery of 3 missed WhatsApp calls: inside a potential bait for scams, and how to stay safe

  
  8 mins read17 May 2023

• Cryptocurrency

  Pump, dump, disappear: all about rug pulls and how to safeguard against the crypto scam

  
  12 mins read19 Apr 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Blinkit’s testy standoff

  
  4 mins read19 Apr 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring India’s lithium-ion dependency on China

  
  4 mins read18 Apr 2023

• Telecom

  Tracking telecom’s key strategy shift: data signals a move from subscriber acquisition to retention

  
  6 mins read12 Apr 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring PhonePe's nay to ZestMoney

  
  3 mins read31 Mar 2023

• Telecom

  Jio vs. Airtel: Will the onset of 5G push them back to the infamous price-war age?

  
  4 mins read24 Mar 2023
• 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring jobs cut mayhem at Amazon.

  
  3 mins read22 Mar 2023
• 5 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Airtel’s latest 5G move

  
  5 mins read20 Mar 2023

• Cybersecurity

  Amid the thrill of speed, why 5G could put you at risk. (Hint: cybersecurity loopholes).

  
  11 mins read20 Mar 2023
• 4 insights to kick-start your day, featuring what oceans are saying about the economy

  
  4 mins read16 Mar 2023

• Internet of Things

  Industrial IoT is a key chip missing from India’s manufacturing shopfloor. Time to catch up quickly.

  
  11 mins read13 Mar 2023