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
DoT, Trai find no violation of net neutrality in network slicingTop telcos Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel had sought clarity on this aspect, which is critical for offering private captive network service...
28 Oct, 2022, 06.09 AM IST
Direct allocation of 5G airwaves to tech cos will hit us: TelcosIndia's top three telcos, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, have reiterated the importance of a level playing field when it co...
15 Jul, 2022, 12.39 AM IST
COAI urges fair play to prevent 'backdoor entry' to big tech for enterprise 5G“If the independent entities set up private captive networks with direct 5G spectrum allotment by DoT (Department of Telecommunications), i...
14 Jul, 2022, 03.22 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
DoT issues spectrum leasing guidelines for telcos for private captive networksThe guidelines issued by DoT allows private cos to obtain IMT spectrum from one or more telecom service providers (TSPs) with access servic...
28 Jun, 2022, 12.11 AM 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
Telcos may rejig their 5G enterprise business plan: AnalystsBig enterprises with direct access to 5G airwaves will rely less on telcos to build/manage their captive networks. Enterprise services were...
21 Jun, 2022, 10.19 AM 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 say private networks will kill 5G business caseThe companies have said that such a proposal, if accepted by the government, could potentially rob telcos of their future 5G enterprise rev...
12 Apr, 2022, 11.09 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