5G network slicing: India's digital highway or a recipe for discrimination?India's 5G rollout is accelerating with network slicing. This technology creates dedicated network lanes for different services. It ensures...
14 May, 2026, 01.05 AM 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
India's EV boom outpaces charging infrastructure, tests network limitsThe electric vehicle revolution in India is gaining traction, with an impressive uptick in consumer interest, but there's a catch: charging...
19 Apr, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Delhi's EV charging infra registers 'record' expansion; total charging points over 10,000Delhi’s EV charging network has crossed 10,000 points after record expansion in the past year, with over 3,000 added recently. Power Minist...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
Norms soon to let telcos lease 5G to private networksTelecom operators have been struggling to monetise 5G due to a lack of demand for enterprise use cases. Retail customers have been using 5G...
05 Jan, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
DoT rejects Trai plan to reserve 5G bands for captive networksWhile giving its recommendations for 5G auctions last year, the Trai had proposed to reserve at least 40 MHz in the 3700-3800 MHz band, or ...
28 Mar, 2023, 07.55 AM IST
5G: 'DoT not in favour of reserving spectrum in mid-band for pvt networks'Spectrum in the mid-band (3,300-3,670 MHz) was recently auctioned for 5G services and the DoT is of the view that reserving it for private ...
25 Dec, 2022, 09.07 AM IST
DoT looks to identify spectrum bands to allocate for private 5G networkOnce the department identifies spectrum for private networks, it will ask Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to give pricing for ...
19 Dec, 2022, 08.42 AM IST
Captive 5G networks: Now, Broadband India Forum wants level playing fieldThe BIF was countering the Cellular Operators Association of India’s call for a level playing field and the latter's worries that direct sp...
15 Jul, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
Rules for 5G spectrum allocation create pricing uncertainty, Tech cos tell DoTBIF president’s letter questions ambiguity over spectrum charge and that govt hasn’t given a time frame yet. BIF counts tech companies such...
30 Jun, 2022, 01.15 AM IST
BIF says DoT rules hazy on pricing of airwaves for captive 5G networksDoT’s new rules on captive private network rollouts say that an enterprise seeking spectrum directly from the government for building capti...
29 Jun, 2022, 04.29 PM IST
Direct spectrum allocation to tech firms may hit 5G airwave demand at auctionThe new rules for captive private network rollouts announced on Monday would degrade the business case for carriers to invest strongly in a...
28 Jun, 2022, 10.35 PM IST
DoT issues norms for captive private network licencesOn the scope of the CNPN licence for enterprises, it said such a licencee may establish indoor/within premise isolated captive non public n...
28 Jun, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Misinformation on private 5G networks not beneficial for digital India: BIFThe debate over public and captive private 5G network heated up on Thursday as Broadband India Forum (BIF) sent a letter to telecommunicati...
23 Jun, 2022, 05.38 PM IST
Don’t allot 5G spectrum to system integrators, intermediaries: Telcos to DoTThird parties intending to provide, install and operate captive private networks should be mandated to obtain airwaves through the same pro...
19 Jun, 2022, 06.19 PM IST
No justification for allocating spectrum to enterprises for operating pvt captive networks: COAICellular Operators' Association India (COAI), in its position paper on 5G private networks, has urged the government not to reserve or de-l...
08 Jun, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
Telcos oppose reserving 5G spectrum for captive use; L&T, Tata Communications for itTata Communications (TCL) and engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T), though, have strongly countered the telcos’ position, saying dedicat...
25 Jan, 2022, 09.00 PM IST