Telcos to splurge around Rs 3 lk cr in capex spends for 5G in IndiaTelcos have to collectively splurge around a whopping Rs 3 lakh-crore in capex spends to adequately fiberise telecom towers, and in turn, e...
30 Jan, 2023, 04.57 PM IST
Telecom gear maker STL to set up US unit for optical cablesCurrently, STL exports about 80% of its optic fibre cable and network products to global markets, including the US and Europe. STL’s market...
02 Oct, 2022, 11.49 PM IST
5G: Industry requires Rs 1.5-2.5 lakh crore capex towards infrastructureThe 5G network infrastructure will need to support up to 10 times more bandwidth than what 4G infrastructure currently supports, said exper...
16 Aug, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
Telcos, infrastructure companies say low fiberisation may pose challenge to India’s 5G ambitionAs per the telecom department's statistics, there are 7,05,131 telecom towers and 23,25,948 base transceiver stations while merely less tha...
28 Apr, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
DoT sets up directorate to track national broadband expansion goals“The NBM directorate will function under the overall supervision of the DG, Telecom, who in turn, will submit a monthly report on the progr...
09 Nov, 2021, 09.30 PM IST
Optic fibre contributes major part of telecom carriers' infrastructure spend: Sterlite TechFollowing the demand triggered by service providers' aggressive Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) strategy, and upcoming fifth generation (5G) netwo...
14 Jan, 2021, 10.47 PM IST
Optical fibre laying speed needs to go up nearly 4 times to achieve PM's vision: TaipaAccording to Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (Taipa) , approximately 28 lakh kilometer of optical fibre cables has been laid...
05 Jan, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
Sterlite Technologies jumps 5% on optical fibre network deal with Bharti AirtelThe modern optical network will enable Airtel to deliver enhanced customer experience through scalability, reduced latency, and improved ba...
16 Sep, 2020, 11.01 PM IST
DoT to launch dashboard to track national broadband progress targetsThe DoT is targeting a combination of 100% broadband connectivity in the villages, 55% fiberisation of mobile towers, average broadband spe...
17 Jun, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
Telcos want free 5G bandwidth to beef up wireline connectivityTelecom companies have urged the government to allot necessary 5G bandwidth for free to augment wireline connectivity in the wake of a surg...
18 May, 2020, 06.51 AM IST
Market, operators not ready for 5G rollout: ReportThe telecom companies would need at least Rs 1 lakh crore for laying out the infrastructure for 5G.
24 Jun, 2019, 09.34 PM IST
Telcos forced to hive off assets, share network to bear costs of fiberisation: CrisilTelcos saddled under a debt of Rs 4.3 lakh crore as of March 2019 will need investments of up to Rs one lakh crore only in laying fibre net...
24 Jun, 2019, 06.20 PM IST
5G: Trai to consult industry to boost fiberisation“We are preparing a consultation paper on how to enhance fiberisation to help implementation of 5G in the country,” Trai secretary said.
14 May, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
IoT to unlock revenues worth $11.1 billion by 2022: Study"Fast forward to India 2022, 5 new mobile connections per second are estimated to join the power of internet." said the joint study by Asso...
25 Dec, 2018, 02.45 PM IST
Telcos, tower companies may access BharatNet for Wi-Fi, 4G rolloutCurrently, only 22% of the 4.70 lakh telecom towers in India are fiberised, which is an essential backhaul requirement for highspeed data n...
09 Oct, 2018, 07.06 AM IST
Trai chief RS Sharma bats for rapid fiberisation for broadband penetrationA key reason, the regulator, said are "the dismal levels of wireline broadband connectivity in India," which at 7% is way below the 46% wor...
22 Mar, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
Telecom tower companies turn to small cells and fibre networksATC, which has invested in fibre networks in Mexico, is looking to bring those learnings to India, its Asia president Amit Sharma has said.
18 Jan, 2017, 12.13 AM IST