Vodafone Idea counters Airtel’s priority plan with everyone matters campaignVodafone Idea has launched a campaign promising equal network priority for all its users, directly opposing Bharti Airtel's new Priority Po...
Telecom industry divided on Airtel's 5G priority plan; Jio, Vi call for regulatory clarityBharti Airtel's new priority 5G service for postpaid customers is causing a stir. Rivals Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio are calling for reg...
Airtel defends 'Priority Postpaid' service before DoT panel, denies net neutrality violationsBharti Airtel has defended its "Priority Postpaid" service to the Department of Telecommunications. The company asserts the offering, using...
Airtel’s new priority plan under govt lensCentre and Trai are examining Airtel's new 'Priority Postpaid' service, which uses network slicing for a superior experience. Authorities a...
Apple flags handset modification hurdles for satellite D2D rollout in IndiaApple advises against hardware changes for direct-to-device satellite links in India. The company prioritizes current mobile networks. Othe...
Voda Idea may consider raising fresh funds to bolster its booksVodafone Idea's board will meet on May 16 to discuss a significant fundraising plan, aiming to secure fresh capital through equity and warr...
Vodafone Idea eyes ₹25,000 crore SBI-led funding after AGR reliefA State Bank of India led consortium is looking at providing ₹25,000 crore debt funding to Vodafone Idea. This comes after the government s...
5G to roll out in India by early-2022; parliamentary panel pulls up DoT for delayThe telecom ministry has already announced the auction of spectrum worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore from March 1, but it does not include the desir...
Need to expedite implementation of new telecom policy, lower 5G reserve price: DoT officialThe NDCP 2018 has most of the targets set to be achieved by 2022. However, several strategies that have been envisaged under the policy app...
Bridging the 5G digital divide: How indigenously developed technology can reach remote Indian villagesIndigenous technology development in India often encounters scepticism about our technical capacity and lack of global scale and volume. Th...
COAI asks DoT to push auction of 26 GHz bandThe government is opposed to offering the 26 GHz spectrum band for 5G operations. COAI also said the Supreme Court's definition of adjusted...
5G to bring socio-economic transformation in India: DoT"Digital Transformation fuelled with 5G, is a massive tool we have in hand, which is a pathway to achieving socio-economic transformation,"...
Panel seeks flexible licensing regime for 5G trialsThe panel also dealt with three broad areas for 5G pilots— manufacturing, telecom service and academia.
5G trials hit DoT hurdle, may now start by year-endHowever, the department is yet to take a decision on allowing China’s Huawei and ZTE to participate in the trials.
5G field trials likely by year-end, deployments by mid-2020: Panel chiefThe much-anticipated 5G field trials have hit the policy roadblock with the DoT wireless planning and coordination wing averse to allocatin...
Government invites Huawei for 5G trials, says company's India CEO"We have received official invitation from DoT on September 27. We have submitted our proposal and now waiting for reply from the departmen...
Here is all you need to know about 5GHaving lagged on both 3G and 4G fronts, the Indian government wants to draw level with the rest of the world on 5G, and has set in motion p...