Tower cos to spend Rs21,000 crore capex over FY25-26: CRISIL RatingsTelecom tower companies are projected to invest Rs 21,000 crore in capital expenditure over fiscals 2025 and 2026, driven by network expans...
26 Nov, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
Rising heatwave could set AC costs of telecom towers soaringRising temperatures in India are expected to increase air-conditioning costs at telecom tower installations, potentially impacting the oper...
03 May, 2024, 12.54 AM IST
Vodafone Idea shareholders okay Rs 1,600-crore OCD issue to ATCThe government on February 3 cleared the equity conversion, which gave it a 33.1% stake in the distressed telco, making it the single-large...
26 Feb, 2023, 09.30 AM IST
Vodafone Group in talks with Airtel to sell up to 5% stake in Indus Towers; to infuse proceeds in ViThe Vodafone Idea (Vi) management in a recent investor call pegged March-end as the deadline for raising capital to finance its operations....
25 Feb, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
DoT Secy urges states to speed up clearances for field staff for uninterrupted coverageTelecom secretary Anshu Prakash has urged all states and union territories (UTs) to speed up clearances to field staff of telcos, tower ope...
05 May, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
Mobile tower companies protest steep rise in installation fee in DelhiTower installation rates, recently revised by two of the Delhi municipalities, have effectively jumped almost 150% to ₹5 lakh per tower for...
27 Jan, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
Telcos fret over hike in tower installation costs in DelhiMobile tower installation rates, recently revised by two Delhi municipalities, have risen sharply from around Rs 2 lakh per tower for a 5-y...
27 Jan, 2021, 06.17 PM IST
Telecom gear vendors, tower companies expect better prospects after AGR clarityThe AGR ruling of the nation’s top court coupled with VIL’s plans to go for an aggressive Rs 25,000-crore fundraise and stay competitive, h...
09 Sep, 2020, 11.43 AM IST
Hiving off tower and fibre assets to help Jio turn more profitable“Hiving off capex-heavy tower or fibre assets into a separate company by telcos is an established and tested model to unlock value, both fo...
13 Dec, 2018, 07.30 AM IST
Rising diesel prices may hurt telcom sectorDiesel prices have already risen about 7% since August 1, courtesy a combination of a weak rupee versus the greenback, higher global oil pr...
11 Sep, 2018, 07.29 AM IST
Telcom operators resist tower firms’ bid to increase rentalsMarket leader Indus Towers, Bharti Infratel and American Tower Company are the 3 main tower cos that own nearly 85% of total telecom towers...
27 Mar, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
Trai repeats call for IBS sharing between telecom companies and tower firmsThe objective behind its recommendations, Trai told DoT, is to ensure telcos and tower firms get access to buildings under fair and transpa...
10 Mar, 2018, 08.20 AM IST
Post shake-out in India's telecom sector, only three tower players may remainBharti Airtel, a Vodafone-Idea Cellular combined entity and Reliance Jio Infocomm are likely to be the only three strong players after the ...
04 Nov, 2017, 09.01 AM IST
Weakening signals: Tower deals on hold as valuations head southAmerican Tower Corporation bid for Idea Cellular’s 9,000 standalone towers and Vodafone India’s 12,000 but both deals are being renegotiate...
27 Apr, 2017, 12.41 AM IST
Axiata telecom tower unit Chief Tech Officer joins India's energy firm PacePace’s existing clients include Vodafone, Indus Towers, Viom, ATC, RCom, Idea Cellular and Bharti Infratel and Reliance Jio.
01 Dec, 2014, 09.44 AM IST
DoT proposes rebate in licence fee for mobile operators running towers on green energyThe recommendation is an incentive that government is considering to encourage telcos and tower firms to meet DoT’s stiff go-green targets.
18 Jul, 2014, 04.38 AM IST
Diesel consumption in telco towers could be 5.12bn litres a yearThe figure has been arrived after assuming that the towers are using only diesel to meet their power needs.
06 Mar, 2013, 07.58 PM IST