Tech and telecom companies seek sops for submarine cable infraTechnology and telecom companies are urging the Indian government for incentives like reduced licence fees on cable landing stations and ta...
Microsoft, Google, Airtel & other tech titans form coalition to curb cyber fraudsLeading telecom and tech giants such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Microsoft, Google, and Meta have formed the Safer Internet India (SII...
Telcos, OTT firms lock horns at talks over spam and scamTelecom companies and tech firms clashed over regulations to curb online spam at a Trai open house. Telcos urged for OTT platforms and tele...
Airtel urges Trai to regulate OTTs to combat spam surgeAirtel has recommended mandatory scrubbing, business verification, and data sharing between OTTs and telcos to create a unified anti-spam e...
COAI names VI's Abhijit Kishore as chairperson; Bharti Airtel's Rahul Vatts vice-chairCOAI appointed Abhijit Kishore as chairperson and Rahul Vatts as vice chairperson. Kishore succeeds Pramod K Mittal. Scindia took charge as...
Private telcos reject global tech companies call to define 'international traffic'Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea have opposed the call to define international traffic, stating that the current system is ef...
Jio, Airtel differ on use of USO Fund for tower fiberisationMarket leader Jio believes that, at present, the cash reserve is being used to fiberise the towers of competitors which "should not happen"...
Jio, Airtel slam use of unlicensed spectrum for IoT & WiFi servicesThey said while telcos have spent top dollar on spectrum which can be used to offer IoT services, non-telcos are using unlicensed airwaves ...
Jio, Airtel seek same rules for telecom, OTT"I think the telecom draft bill gives us the opportunity now to create a new framework with a new architecture and start pulling ahead," Ra...
Trai seeks submission by Feb 15 on 5G auction as telcos, satellite cos divided over allocationThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked companies and other interested parties to provide their additional submission be...
PM Modi launches Indian Space Association, says it is time for exponential innovationThe Indian Space Association will be headed by Jayant Patil, senior executive vice president - Defence, L&T-NxT as its chairman, and Bharti...
Prime Minister Modi to launch industry body Indian Space Association on MondayIts founding members include Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Nelco (Tata Group), OneWeb, Mapmyindia, Walchandnagar Industries and Ananth Te...
PM Modi to be present at launch of new space industry body ISpAThe association will be launched digitally on October 11, 2021, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as in the presence ...
US regulator, Trai chief Vaghela back light touch regulation for telecom sectorReiterating the US view on risks posed by Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei, Pai highlighted that the world needed to collaborate for ...
Telecom companies reject Trai’s tariff calculator proposal in one voiceRajan Mathews, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India, said customers have access to the Trai website that provide...
Ex-Voda Idea exec Rahul Vatts joins Bharti Airtel as regulatory head“In this role, Rahul will lead the regulatory function and implement practices that comply with the regulatory framework across all lines o...
Trai forms joint panel to identify outdated regulationsTrai will be carrying out public consultation in areas such as developing a new framework for tariffs in evolving the communication sector,...