Airtel revenue market share surges in Q3, closing gap with Reliance JioBharti Airtel led the growth in revenue market share among Indian telecom operators in Q3FY25, driven by solid performance across various m...
17 Mar, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
Nokia pips Ericsson for Vodafone 4G deal in 3 circlesNokia has pipped arch rival Ericsson to secure a three-year 4G network deployment contract from Vodafone for three of its most lucrative ci...
09 Jan, 2016, 04.08 AM IST
Idea Cellular launches 3G services in Delhi on 900 MHz bandTill now, Idea had been offering the services in these metro circles via roaming agreements with bigger rivals Airtel and Vodafone India.
24 Mar, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
DoT to merge Mumbai,Kolkata telecom circles with Maharashtra, BengalThe DoT is considering merger of Mumbai and Kolkata circles with Maharashtra and West Bengal service areas- a step that will end roaming ch...
18 Aug, 2014, 05.45 PM IST
Vodafone, Airtel win spectrum; Govt gets Rs 61,162 croreMukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm choose spectrum only in the later band in 14 out of 22 circles.
13 Feb, 2014, 09.07 PM IST
Rural revenue of telcos stagnate despite faster user additionsThe aggressive expansion of Indian telecom operators in rural pockets has failed to show a proportionate jump in their revenue generated fr...
08 Oct, 2012, 05.19 PM IST
- Government to charge telcos uniform licence fee from April 2013
Government has decided to charge 8 per cent of gross revenue as licence fee from all telecom service providers across all categories and se...
24 Jun, 2012, 12.42 PM IST
- Ericsson, NSN and Huawei to build 3G networks for Airtel
Telecom major Bharti Airtel said on Monday that it has given contracts to Ericsson India, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and Huawei Technolog...
20 Sep, 2010, 05.40 PM IST
- 3G spectrum auction enters 18th day; bid crosses Rs 9,521 cr
Bids for pan-India 3G spectrum inched closer to the Rs 10,000 crore mark, as telecom operators' renewed interest in metros led to the price...
30 Apr, 2010, 08.48 PM IST
- Telecom beats slowdown blues, contributes big to GDP growth
The sector, which clocked a 42.2% growth in the quarter ended September, has emerged as a big contributor to the GDP growth.
20 Dec, 2008, 12.41 AM IST
- 60% of mobile users in rural India by '12: E&Y
Of the next 250 million Indian wireless users, approximately 100 million (40%) are likely to be from rural areas, and by 2012, rural users ...
02 Dec, 2008, 12.42 AM IST
- Telecom Commission to deliberate on 3G policy
Telecom Commission will deliberate on the 3G spectrum auction guidelines formulated by the Department and within the next two weeks the pol...
13 Jul, 2008, 12.15 PM IST
- GSM cos agree to strict spectrum allocation norms
Leading GSM operators agree to negotiate spectrum allocation norms but only in category ‘B’ and ‘C’ telecom circles. COAI walks out of spec...
08 Dec, 2007, 09.00 AM IST
- Number portability will increase margins: Mittal
Sunil Mittal says that his company is prepared for MNP on a national basis and that its implementation would not impact margins. Another 5....
15 Nov, 2007, 08.56 AM IST
- Mumbai Airtel is best, but what about the rest?
India may be adding record mobile subscribers every month but mobile users in the country are not too happy with the services provided by t...
25 Jan, 2007, 01.54 AM IST
- Cell users would love to go for a better service
More than a fourth of Indian mobile users do not perceive their service providers to be up to the mark with regard to the quality of servic...
04 Jul, 2006, 01.44 AM IST
- Investment-led industrial growth augurs well
An investment-led growth rather than one driven by consumption is clearly noticeable, which is a positive signal. An impressive pick-up is ...
14 Jun, 2006, 12.27 AM IST