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
Telecom infrastructure, gear makers face disruptionsTelecom operations in India are facing significant challenges. The ongoing conflict in West Asia is disrupting tower connectivity and incre...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
Nokia April-June sales drop after record 2023, pins hope on Vi dealNokia and Ericsson have reported a 68% YoY fall in India net sales in Q2, 2024, with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel cutting down on network...
19 Jul, 2024, 09.05 AM IST
Vodafone Idea may offer more shares to vendors to clear duesVi is saddled with around ₹20,000 crore of overall payables (including ₹13,731 crore trade payables) and proposes to use the ₹24,000 crore ...
17 Jun, 2024, 12.34 AM IST
Vi board gives nod to raising Rs 2,458 crore through preferential issue of shares to Nokia, EricssonTelecom company Vodafone Idea (Vi) plans to raise upto Rs 2,458 crore through a preferential issue of equity shares to its two European gea...
13 Jun, 2024, 07.27 PM IST
Ericsson, Nokia India sales slow down on capex cut by big telcosFinland's Nokia posted a 33% sequential fall in India net sales to 379 million euros (Rs 3,432 crore) in Q4 2023, while Sweden's Ericsson h...
25 Jan, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
Ericsson, Nokia to supply 5G equipment to JioJio has for the first time brought in European vendors to supply equipment for its network as opposed to its 4G network where South Korea's...
18 Oct, 2022, 12.47 AM IST
Ericsson's 5G march hits a wall in ChinaWhile both Ericsson and Nokia have benefited from the ban on Huawei in several countries, the exclusion of the Chinese company in Sweden is...
16 Jul, 2021, 11.56 AM IST
Nokia, Ericsson source components for India telecom gears from ChinaA Nokia spokesperson told ET that the Finnish gear maker “sources fab and components from 17 countries, including China as part of its glob...
08 Jul, 2020, 10.07 PM IST
Ericsson bags up to Rs 3,350 crore network deal from AirtelOne of the people cited above said both Airtel and Ericsson are working on the finer modalities of the new contract, which includes transit...
28 Oct, 2016, 01.04 AM IST
Ericsson pips Nokia to bag Idea’s 3G network rollout deal in DelhiThe contract will allow Idea Cellular to drive data growth and enhance mobile broadband experience on its 2G and soon-to-be-launched 3G net...
20 Nov, 2014, 02.09 AM IST
- Bharti adds Huawei to vendor list for 3G
Bharti Airtel, India's largest telecom company by revenue and customers, has ended its dependence on western vendors by awarding China's Hu...
21 Sep, 2010, 02.26 AM IST
- Telco gearmakers to rake in $3 b from 3G rollout
Global telecom equipment vendors will garner some $3 billion in the first wave of 3G rollouts in India, making it the largest global teleco...
08 Sep, 2010, 06.10 AM IST
- Include Chinese vendors in 2G spectrum pricing meet: AUSPI
CDMA operators have asked sectoral regulator TRAI to include Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei in a meeting called by the watchdog this week t...
31 May, 2010, 07.48 PM IST
- Bharti, Nokia & Ericsson to work on energy conservation
Bharti Airtel, which is slated to have about 70,000 telecom towers by March 2008, will collaborate with its principle equipment vendors - E...
05 Jul, 2007, 02.03 AM IST
- Ericsson refuses price change in BSNL tender
BSNL’s expansion plans look set to be delayed further as Swedish network equipment major is learnt to have told the public sector telecom g...
22 Jun, 2007, 02.59 AM IST
- BSNL to scale up deal with Ericsson, Nokia
Telecom equipment majors Ericsson and Nokia, set to grab the $5-billion contract for 45.5 million GSM lines from BSNL (after Motorola withd...
18 Apr, 2007, 02.08 AM IST