Hotel giants race to own India’s hottest 'vibe' economyIndia's hospitality sector is witnessing a major shift as global hotel giants like Marriott, Accor, and Hyatt prioritize vibrant lobbies an...
14 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Trai extends deadline for comments on mobile plan without data at lower price to May 5Telecom regulator TRAI has extended the deadline for comments on a new draft regulation. The proposal mandates telecom operators to offer m...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
TRAI seeks stakeholder input to boost public Wi-Fi expansion across IndiaTelecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released a consultation paper on the "Proliferation of Public Wi-Fi Networks in Indi...
27 Apr, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
Japanese tech firm GNA to offer secure public wi-fi, signs up Harbhajan SinghWith internet access increasingly essential for education, tourism, digital payments, and public services, GNA India aims to address connec...
16 Dec, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
Telcos, Wi-Fi providers must collaborate on innovative biz models to spur digital infra: Trai chief"With technologies like industry 4.0, 5G broadcast, Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, machine-to-machine communication and robotics, the data...
20 Jun, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
Public WiFi may not be viable way to boost broadband penetration: AnalystsThe public WiFi model, they said, had also lost much of its utility for telcos in tackling network congestion as the latter now have adequa...
16 Dec, 2020, 02.03 PM IST
Cabinet clears public WiFi venture to drive broadband adoptionMillions of data-hungry consumers across India will soon enjoy top download speeds and quality video experience anywhere and at all times w...
10 Dec, 2020, 06.52 AM IST
Policy to enable proliferation of public wifi hotspots on anvil: DoT officialSatellite communication not only provides direct links through VSAT, but also serves as a backhaul to terrestrial communications
24 Nov, 2020, 08.52 PM IST
Public WiFi a pipedream in India with stakeholders at loggerheadsBroadband service providers and telcos are sharply divided over the utility of the technology, and the telecom department and the regulator...
09 Jun, 2020, 04.29 PM IST
Telcos to submit new public wifi model by Monday: DoT SecyA senior representative of a telecom operator, who did not wish to be identified, said that if DoT approves their model then 10 lakh wifi h...
07 Sep, 2018, 05.36 PM IST
DoT asks telcos to give road map for building public Wi-Fi systemDoT hopes to rapidly roll-out around 5 lakh Wi-Fi hotspots across the country by the end of 2018, with at least one in every village in Ind...
09 Aug, 2018, 07.27 AM IST
Google may expand Wi-Fi service to malls, varsitiesFor the expansion, Google is in talks with several stakeholders including telecom operators and internet service providers (ISPs) and state...
05 Jul, 2018, 09.59 AM IST
Public WiFi to contribute $20 billion to India’s GDP by 2019: StudyThe report outlines an opportunity to develop a wider connectivity ecosystem with public Wi-Fi as a key component, which can not only benef...
04 Jul, 2018, 05.19 PM IST
Telecom industry body opposes Trai recommendations on public WiFiTrai has mooted concept of public Wi-Fi to offer a seamless data connectivity to end users and allow small entrepreneurs to set up and main...
13 Jun, 2018, 10.27 PM IST
DoT plans 10,000 WiFi hotspots in a monthThe ambitious ‘Public Open Wi-Fi’ project aims to proliferate the use of Wi-Fi by offering cheap internet connectivity to people in tier-2 ...
09 Jun, 2018, 08.45 AM IST
TRAI explores framework for wide deployment of public WiFiThe regulator said that it is also exploring monetisation and sustainable business models for public WiFi networks though the consultation ...
16 Nov, 2016, 10.49 PM IST