Sterlite Technologies shares rise 5% after subsidiary bags $1.1 billion hyperscaler AI contractSterlite Technologies shares rose nearly 5% after its subsidiary secured a multi-year optical connectivity supply agreement worth an estima...
25 May, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
Iran's threat to Hormuz submarine cablesIran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to impose permits on submarine fiber-optic cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Thi...
20 May, 2026, 10.43 PM IST
Iran fires a fresh threat: After oil, your Insta reels, Amazon deliveries, WhatsApp chats and Netflix streams could be the next targetFrom Whatsapp chats, Insta reels to Amazon deliveries, everything could be hit as Iran is considering imposing fees on undersea internet ca...
18 May, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
Airtel to set up 56 edge data centres within 2 yrs; tariff structure in India needs to change: Gopal VittalBharti Airtel is set to build 56 edge data centers in the next 18 to 24 months. This expansion aims to significantly scale up the company's...
14 May, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
Explainer: The Hormuz digital chokepoint - How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?The narrow waterway, already a chokepoint for global oil shipments, is equally vital for the digital world. Several fibre-optic cables snak...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?Iran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: Where oil, war and the internet collideIran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
Bengaluru: Two booked for disabling 240 CCTV cameras at Chinnaswamy StadiumAn FIR has been filed against two men for allegedly disrupting the CCTV surveillance system at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The incident occu...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Indian able to navigate current global situation due to matured democracy: ScindiaIndia is adeptly steering through global uncertainties, as Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia asserts the nation's prowess in democracy, d...
09 Apr, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
HFCL shares rally 8%, extend gains to Day 2. Here's whyHFCL shares surged after its subsidiary HTL Limited won orders worth Rs 1,366 crore. These orders are for optical fibre cables and will be ...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
Indian Railways fast-tracks safety with ₹1,364 cr Kavach pushIndian Railways has approved projects totaling over ₹1,300 crore to enhance safety and communication systems. These initiatives include the...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
Sterlite to build Airtel's optical fibre networkBharti Airtel has selected homebred gear vendor Sterlite Technologies to build a modern optical fibre network across 10 telecom circles.
16 Sep, 2020, 10.54 PM IST
Cable laying in 5,000 villages completed under National Optical Fibre Network: Economic Survey"Cable laying has been completed in about 5,000 villages and the project is likely to be completed by 31 December 2016," the economic surve...
03 Mar, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
Telecom department to connect 20,000 villages through optic fibre network by MarchKerala is scheduled to become digitally connected by March-end and other southern states of Karnataka and Seemandhra are likely to follow n...
10 Jan, 2015, 11.38 AM IST
Telecom department pulled up for delay in laying optical fibreDoT must pay serious attention to implementing the project and erecting mobile phone towers in the Maoist areas, the standing committee has...
25 Jun, 2013, 05.16 AM IST
- Cabinet to discuss funding of optic fibre network for villages
The issue of funding for Rs 20,000 crore of National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) will come up for discussion in the Cabinet meeting on Thu...
06 Nov, 2012, 10.14 PM IST
- RCOM holds on to optic fibre network
The $11-billion deal involves only passive infrastructure, (read telecom towers ), and not the pan-India optic fibre capability.
28 Jun, 2010, 11.17 AM IST