Voltamp Transformers Q4 Results: Shares crash 20% after weak March quarter numbers. Check detailsVoltamp Transformers shares plunged after weak Q4 FY26 results, with profit halving and margins sharply declining due to one-time provision...
05 May, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
Boost R&D or lag in 6G race, MoS Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani tells telcos as revenues surgeMinister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani urged Indian telecom operators to boost R&D spending to shape next-generation mobile networks, noting the...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Foreign bidders may be allowed in BSNL's 5G network upgradeIndia is considering allowing foreign vendors to bid for part of BSNL's $2 billion 5G telecom contract, marking a shift from its previous s...
06 Mar, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
Vi set to ink ₹16,500-crore network gear deals with Ericsson, SamsungVodafone Idea will finalize deals with Ericsson and Samsung worth ₹16,500 crore this week. These deals will be for 4G and 5G network expans...
01 Oct, 2024, 08.39 AM IST
Vodafone Idea seals Rs 13,500 crore equipment deal with NokiaVodafone Idea has signed a ₹13,500-crore deal with Nokia for 4G and 5G network equipment over three years. Nokia will supply gear for nine ...
28 Sep, 2024, 11.35 PM IST
Telcos urge global vendors to absorb duty hikeBharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea pressed Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung to absorb a new 5% customs duty hike on PCBAs. They cla...
09 Aug, 2024, 09.34 AM IST
Vi expedites talks with Nokia and Ericsson for 4G network upgrade, may include 5G deals tooVodafone Idea rushes talks with Nokia, Ericsson for 4G upgrade. 5G orders expected after spectrum auction, elections. Telco focuses on netw...
06 May, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Airtel, Jio select 5G gear partners, doors shut on Chinese vendorsChinese companies Huawei and ZTE will be phased out from Airtel's 4G network as well, to be replaced with the three vendors.
29 Jul, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
Vodafone Idea in talks with vendors for sourcing 5G gearThe aim is to negate potential cost implications that sourcing from traditional European vendors Nokia and Ericsson may have in the absence...
06 Dec, 2021, 07.27 AM IST
Data theft, security issues key in selecting 5G vendorsA day after the US communications department tagged Chinese telecom vendors Huawei and ZTE as a “national security risk”, government source...
02 Jul, 2020, 10.26 AM IST
Reliance Jio develops in-house 5G tech to reduce costsJio has developed its own 5G and other technologies, to cut costs and reduce dependence on foreign vendors.
09 Mar, 2020, 09.39 PM IST
Reliance Jio builds in-house 5G, IoT; replaces Nokia, Oracle tech to reduce dependence on foreign gearThe Mukesh Ambani-owned company has replaced Nokia’s and Oracle’s 4G voice technology with its own, a senior company executive said. The mo...
08 Mar, 2020, 10.22 PM IST
5G Trials: DoT to meet telcos, vendorsThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will hold a meeting on February 20 with telecom operators and telecom equipment vendors to discu...
20 Feb, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
Corona outbreak to cast its shadow over 5G rolloutA prolonged epidemic, they said, could slow down 5G rollouts and devices ecosystem development globally, including in India as Chinese vend...
11 Feb, 2020, 07.03 AM IST
DoT to use 5G trials to evaluate security vulnerabilities, then decide on Chinese vendors for roll outsThis is the first time that India, caught in a diplomatic and economic tussle between the US and China, has taken an official stance permit...
31 Dec, 2019, 09.35 PM IST
Voda Idea, Airtel turn to Samsung for 4G/5G techSamsung so far works only with Reliance Jio Infocomm in India.
13 Jun, 2019, 07.28 AM IST
Qualcomm’s roadmap focused on 4G, ideal for Indian market: Larry PaulsonTelcos here need to make a business case judgement on what is the application of 5G, along with the timing and availability. A lot of early...
10 May, 2017, 01.28 AM IST