After backhaul, DoT seeks TRAI's views on pricing for 800/900/1800 MHz, other spectrum bandsThe government has requested TRAI's recommendations on the reserve price and modalities for auctioning spectrum in several bands, including...
29 May, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
Trai seeks views on backhaul spectrum pricing in relief push for telcos, Vodafone Idea could benefit mostThe telecom regulator, TRAI, is reviewing the pricing and assignment of backhaul airwaves, potentially easing the financial strain on telec...
29 May, 2025, 08.55 AM IST
TRAI begins consultation for modalities of spectrum assignment in backhaul bandsTRAI has initiated consultations on assigning spectrum in several bands, including the lower 6 GHz, 7 GHz, 13 GHz, 15 GHz, 18 GHz, 21 GHz, ...
28 May, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
HFCL bags Rs 179 crore order from BSNL for 4G, 5G network equipmentHFCL, a domestic telecom gear company, announced on Tuesday that it has secured an order worth Rs 179 crore from BSNL to supply 4G and 5G n...
13 Feb, 2024, 09.46 PM IST
TRAI seeks stakeholders' views on assigning E-band, V-band spectrum via auctionsIn the paper, issued Wednesday, the regulator has also sought views on the overall scope of services/usage of E & V band spectrum resources...
27 Sep, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
Tata Comm gross revenue under-reporting led to Rs 645 crore lower govt fee collection: CAG"Audit scrutiny of Audited AGR Statements with reference to Profit & Loss Statements and Balance Sheets in respect of NLD, ILD and ISP-IT l...
09 Aug, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
DoT OKs interim allotment of E band spectrum to telcos for backhaulThe telcos - who will need to pay a spectrum usage charge on these airwaves - will need to take part in an auction or any other method of a...
26 Jul, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Global firms say new DoT rules will ease delivery of satcom-based servicesThe Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical wing of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has recently removed technical barr...
26 May, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
Need abundant 5G spectrum at lowest possible cost: Airtel CEO Gopal VittalHe said that there is a need to create an “ecosystem of innovation” for 5G use cases in India, and the entire telecom industry needs to wor...
25 Feb, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
Tech companies call for delicensing of E & V spectrum bands, junk telcos' claimsThe Broadband India Forum has just shot off a letter to telecom secretary Anshu Prakash, saying any move to stop delicensing of E & V spect...
13 Oct, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
Allegations of scam in microwave allocation ‘unfounded’: Manoj SinhaAccess spectrum is typically used to provide mobile phone services to consumers while microwave is used for backhaul, or connecting two tel...
17 Jan, 2019, 10.10 AM IST
Department of Telecom mulls allotment of backhaul spectrum through auctionData through E (71-76 Gigahertz frequency and 81-86 Ghz) and V (57-64 Ghz frequency range) band can be transmitted with a speed of around 1...
17 Dec, 2017, 12.56 PM IST
Migration to 5G will be challenging for India: ExpertsEven if 5G is available by 2020, a good network cannot be expected unless there is a reliable and strong system called backhaul in India, s...
29 May, 2017, 01.25 AM IST
Microwave can take care of demand for high-speed broadband: Himanshu Kapania, Idea CellularIdea Cellular, like most of its peers, uses microwave signals to carry backhaul, or signals within the network once passed from the mobile ...
15 Mar, 2016, 03.54 AM IST
Telcos seek uniform policy on nods for laying optical fiberThe players asked the govt that fiber be treated as resource of national importance and there should be uniform governing guidelines from D...
19 Jun, 2014, 07.42 PM IST
Trai extends date for comments on microwave carriersThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had asked stakeholders to send their comments by April 21 and counter comments by April 28.
17 Apr, 2014, 04.55 PM IST
Trai releases consultation paper on pricing and allocation of microwave in access and backbone networksTelecom regulator Trai has released a consultation paper on the pricing and allocation of microwave in access and backbone networks.
31 Mar, 2014, 09.34 PM IST