Govt tells telcos to stay alert, ensure uninterrupted connectivity amid India-Pakistan tensionsAmid rising India-Pakistan border tensions, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed telecom operators to heighten preparedn...
07 May, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
BSNL to get Rs 6,000 crore more from govt to meet capex needs for 4G rolloutThe Centre plans to allocate over Rs 6,000 crore to BSNL for its delayed 4G rollout. This funding aims to cover the shortfall in capital ex...
04 Sep, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
Indo-China border clash leads to heightened fears around cyber security"There will be increased state surveillance and monitoring. One can expect digital and cyber security breaches which typically happen after...
17 Jun, 2020, 02.28 PM IST
Telcos brace for Super Cyclone Amphan, ink roaming pacts, stock up dieselBoth Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (VIL) have tested ICR arrangements in advance to ensure all telecom operators in the impacted states c...
20 May, 2020, 02.24 PM IST
Huawei offers China learnings to tackle Covid 19 outbreak in IndiaJay Chen, Huawei India CEO, told ET, “We are working on solutions to apply our learnings and experience from China to the current situation...
30 Mar, 2020, 05.03 PM IST
5G Trials: DoT to meet telcos, vendorsThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will hold a meeting on February 20 with telecom operators and telecom equipment vendors to discu...
20 Feb, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
Need to align states with DoT rules for high speed broadband: Telcos to GovtThe RoW, in telecom sector parlance, refers to a phone company’s legal right to set up network infrastructure such as towers and optic fibr...
22 Nov, 2018, 07.28 AM IST
Telcos rush to rejig IT, billing systems for GSTThe billing systems are currently aligned to the circle level since the Department of Telecom department has split the country into 22 lice...
24 Jun, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Ready to Support 700 MHz Band: MediaTek“We are ready to support the 700 MHz spectrum band. The devices can already support all those (700 MHz) frequencies because they are deploy...
23 May, 2017, 10.19 AM IST
Telcos on high alert post global ransomware blitzTop telcos said there was no immediate impact of the attack — caused by a malicious piece of software, or 'malware', known as WannaCry.
15 May, 2017, 12.36 AM IST
Telecom sector calls imports screening plan 'draconian'The BIF represents Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Telenor, Qualcomm, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Intel, among other companies.
26 Dec, 2016, 12.09 AM IST
Telcos take up tower repairs on war footing as Vardah paralyses servicesAirtel said the severity of the cyclone damaged one of its international undersea cables, which has partially affected its internet traffic...
14 Dec, 2016, 01.13 AM IST
Call failures between Jio and Airtel down to 56%; with Vodafone India still at 75%Mukesh Ambani-run Jio did not reply to ET’s queries while an Airtel spokesperson said the PoI issue is “a bilateral one between the two ope...
13 Oct, 2016, 02.04 AM IST
Reliance Jio call drops due to its under-preparedness: Airtel"It is important to note, that despite our best efforts, the POIs are still in the process of augmentation due to issues at your end," Airt...
28 Sep, 2016, 08.11 AM IST
Telecom gear makers Ericsson and Nokia initiate 5G talksInitial talks revolve around telcos’ interest and preparedness for 5G, besides identification of relevant spectrum band to support it.
15 Jun, 2016, 06.28 AM IST
- Telcos told to have disaster plan in place
The DoT has recommended that all telcos be armed with a disaster management plan to ensure their networks don’t fail consumers during a cri...
25 Aug, 2007, 01.01 AM IST
- Thank God, the phones were working this time
Mumbaikars faced some hiccups in telecom connectivity on Tuesday, but services were definitely better than last July when stranded commuter...
05 Jul, 2006, 02.05 AM IST