Vi launches integrated 4G network GIGAnet to stem loss of customers to rivals"GIGAnet is Vi’s effort to move beyond connectivity to be the platform for a digital society. It offers faster downloads & uploads, low lat...
14 Sep, 2020, 10.55 PM IST
Vodafone Idea launches a new unified brand as it bets big on digitalStarting today, Vi ads will be on TV and digital platforms, followed by a high decibel intensive multi-media campaign.
08 Sep, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
Nokia, Voda Idea complete 1st phase of DSR deployment in IndiaAs part of the contract, Nokia has also deployed more than 5,500 TD-LTE massive Mimo (an advance 4G technology) cells in the 2500 Mhz spect...
03 Jun, 2020, 12.27 PM IST
Call drops, speed haunt telecom companies as data use risesAverage data consumption jumped to 9.5 GB a user from 2.5 GB while voice consumption surged to 820 minutes per user.
24 Apr, 2019, 10.16 AM IST
Airtel, Voda Idea step up 4G focus to take on JioAirtel expects refarming of airwaves to boost its 4G capacity at virtually zero incremental costs.
04 Feb, 2019, 11.56 AM IST
Vodafone Idea to use high-end tech to expand 4G coverage, defend market shareVodafone Idea expects the blend of these new technologies to expand the company’s 4G population (pop) coverage to 80% by March 2020 from 50...
22 Nov, 2018, 08.43 PM IST
It’s becoming a high-volume, low-margin game on telecom segment, says COAI director general Rajan S Mathews"If even Vodafone and Idea are finding it difficult, you can imagine what a new enrant or a smaller player would face," Rajan S Mathews sai...
28 May, 2017, 12.30 AM IST
Fairly positive that telecom operators will undertake a price rise: Sanjay Kapoor, Micromax"There is no doubt that price hike will be done. How substantial and how gradually that will be done, will be determined by market dynamics...
11 Mar, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
2014 could be a positive year for telecom sector: R Chandrashekhar, Telecom SecretaryThere are very good times ahead where there are huge business opportunities and scope for viable investments, says R Chandrashekhar.
30 Mar, 2013, 03.18 PM IST
2G auctions: Supreme Court raps government for holding airwavesThe Supreme Court observed that even holding back 0.1% of the airwaves was "not acceptable" and would be construed as a "violation" of its ...
20 Nov, 2012, 05.37 AM IST
Round two of 2G spectrum auctions by March 2013: Kapil SibalThe govt intends to conduct another sale of airwaves before March 2013 to find bidders for unsold spectrum, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal sa...
17 Nov, 2012, 07.16 AM IST
- Bharti Airtel is a top pick among telecom stocks: Suresh Mahadevan, UBS Securities
In an interview with ET Now, Suresh Mahadevan, Managing Director, Head of Equities, UBS Securities discusses the market and the 2G spectrum...
12 Nov, 2012, 05.49 PM IST
Why mobile telecom system should shift to pooled spectrumSpectrum pooling and dynamic auctions will free up the bandwidth that is not in play at the moment.
05 Nov, 2012, 08.43 AM IST
Getting spectrum auctions rightThe first step towards this is to provide information in the public domain regarding who has what parts of the spectrum.
29 Feb, 2012, 04.19 PM IST
- Spectrum: For cash or growth?
What is common to Canary Wharf, Metro PCS and Global Crossing? All three were established with ambitious plans at the cusp of an asset bubb...
24 Jan, 2011, 01.44 AM IST
- Trai proposals not in line with Indian government’s political objectives: Telenor
Telenor, which offers services in India under the Uninor brand, surprisingly stayed out of the 3G auctions, but the telco’s executive vice ...
01 Jun, 2010, 07.28 AM IST