Telecom, Big Tech firms spar over access to 5G spectrum in IndiaBharti Airtel and Reliance Jio say that any move to give non-telecom companies access to 5G spectrum bands without auction would put at ris...
07 Jan, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
COAI seeks urgent allocation of E and V band spectrum via auction to access providersIn a letter to Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) on Monday called for alloca...
28 Sep, 2020, 11.42 PM IST
Trai chief rejects telcos’ criticism of unlicensed companies providing Wi-FiIn his first comments on the controversial subject, Sharma told ET that mobile phone operators would in fact benefit from the model where r...
25 Jul, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
Telcos warn government of threat to business if V band delicensedCOAI has in the past too made an aggressive pitch to the Telecom Department to allot E and V band to mobile operators for backhaul usage.
15 Jul, 2018, 06.59 PM IST
Telecom companies seek PMO intervention to stop delicensing airwaves in E & V BandsCOAI, which represents telecom biggies Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio Infocomm, in letter to the PMO suggest...
10 Jul, 2018, 08.32 AM IST
Top telcos urge PMO, DoT to auction E, V band spectrumThe latest round of letters appears part of a coordinated attempt by licenced telcos and internet service providers to build pressure in th...
09 Jul, 2018, 06.48 PM IST
Telcos ask government to reject Trai’s call to allow unlicensed firms in public wi-fiTelcos say accepting such a proposal would be illegal, hurt licensed operators, undermine national security, tilt the level-playing field a...
08 Jul, 2018, 11.34 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 seeks industry view on licensing structure overhaulTelecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan has indicated that the draft New Telecom Policy 2018 will be unveiled by December for comments from st...
24 Oct, 2017, 08.50 AM IST
Telcos oppose Trai view of delicensing airwaves for M2MIn its submission to Trai’s discussion paper, COAI had dismissed the need to delicense any additional bands for promoting M2M communication...
07 Sep, 2017, 01.45 AM IST
Trai wants to allocate 10 Mhz in 700 Mhz band to machine-to-machine servicesTelecom companies, which see great opportunities in new-age technologies, may find it unviable to spend thousands of crores to buy these ai...
27 Apr, 2017, 11.24 AM IST
Ease of doing business one of our core areas: TraiEase of doing business is a focus area from the perspective of stakeholders and we have issued a consultation paper, Trai chairman RS Sharm...
07 Apr, 2017, 12.44 AM IST
Telecom companies seek clarity on 470-698 Mhz licensingThe 700 Mhz spectrum auction may be given a miss by top telcos if the telecom ministry decides to leave airwaves in the 470-698 Mhz band un...
07 Apr, 2016, 03.47 AM IST
Telenor in talks to buy a majority stake in Videocon TelecomVideocon’s Bali conceded that starting a mobility business in anew circle is becoming unviable for a new player at prevailing spectrum pric...
07 May, 2015, 07.08 AM IST
Defence ministry reluctant on airwaves for commercial cordless useAt present, 300 MHz or units of airwaves between the 1700 MHz and 2000 MHz bands are equally shared between the DoT and the armed forces.
24 Dec, 2014, 11.09 AM IST
Auctions not the only way to allot spectrum: Trai to telecom departmentThe telecom regulator has said that auctions are not the only way to allot spectrum and slammed DoT over its plan to hold two-stage auction...
25 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Ease grip on frequencies to drive wireless growth: Microsoft
Microsoft has said India can drive innovation if government reduces its grip on radio frequencies on which communication signals travel.
02 Apr, 2010, 03.59 AM IST