Bharatnet Phase-3 to extend subsidised broadband to 1.5 cr rural households: MoS TelecomUnder the Bharatnet Phase 3 scheme, India plans to provide subsidized broadband to 1.5 crore rural households, investing USD 18 billion to ...
01 Jul, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
View: BharatNet crucial for achieving progress towards Digital India's goalsBharatNet's network comprises two segments: BSNL-owned trunk line, and incremental additions connecting each GP headquarters. To ensure rel...
26 Feb, 2025, 11.12 PM IST
India on the cusp of a new revolution in telecom, can lead the world in 6G: Jyotiraditya ScindiaIndia is poised to lead in 6G technology, says communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Priorities include 4G saturation, rolling out ...
30 Aug, 2024, 12.50 AM IST
Congress treated PSUs like BSNL as cash cows: Vaishnaw in RSReplying to supplementaries during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Vaishnaw said the BSNL and the BBNL have been merged with each oth...
16 Dec, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
How Rs 3.03 -lakh crore scheme will impact power stocks: Sandeep Upadhyay“While more than Rs 3 lakh crore will be invested, about 97,000-98,000 crore will come from the centre.”
01 Jul, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
Bridging the 5G digital divide: How indigenously developed technology can reach remote Indian villagesIndigenous technology development in India often encounters scepticism about our technical capacity and lack of global scale and volume. Th...
23 Jul, 2020, 11.22 AM IST
Digital India: Gujarat deploys 18,000 kilometres of fibre under BharatNet-II initiative"We have added 18,000 kilometres of fibre in a record time of 10 months with proactive support of ecosystem players including state-run Ind...
08 Dec, 2019, 10.05 PM IST
Some states charging 50 times higher for telecom infra rollout: DoTTelecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said that some states and UTs are charging up to 50 times higher fees from companies for rolling out t...
17 Dec, 2018, 09.55 PM IST
Worst over for telecom sector, says secy Aruna SundararajanThe committee has articulated a set of principles that should guide data collection and processing at par with global best practices.
30 Jul, 2018, 11.56 AM IST
Digital infrastructure will change the future of work in India: N Venkatram, CEO, Deloitte India"About 64 per cent of the population will be in the working age by 2020, making India one of the youngest countries in the world," he said.
30 Oct, 2017, 07.49 AM IST
Betting on 2 small and midcap stocks to create wealth: Siddharth Sedani, Anand RathiMangalam Cement at the current state is trading at 6.5 times EV to EBITDA
20 Jul, 2017, 03.09 PM IST
We need much better broadband infrastructure, says DIPP secretaryDIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek said that in the last one year, almost 80,000 panchayats have already been provided with broadband connectiv...
04 Apr, 2017, 10.32 PM IST
Govt's digitisation plan set to deliver a slew of opportunities for startupsOnline retailers, smarting from the drop in sales owing to demonetisation, believe they stand to gain from the aggressive spending outlined...
02 Feb, 2017, 08.46 AM IST
What's in a name: Despite renaming, Modi's BharatNet struggles to meet deadlineOnly Rs 5,741.80 cr had been disbursed till August end against the approved Rs 20,100 crore.
19 Oct, 2016, 08.51 AM IST
Broadband India Forum pitches for satellite communication“Satellite communication is readily available in India, and about 10 gigabyte capacity is already available all over India. There is a myth...
07 Jun, 2016, 04.59 AM IST
Government must use satellite technology for Digital India initiative: TV Ramachandran“Satellite communication is readily available in India, and about 10 gigabyte capacity is already available all over India. It is a myth th...
06 Jun, 2016, 08.15 PM IST
Government must give revenue assurance for success of PPP under BharatNet: Anand AgarwalSterlite Technologies, a Vedanta group company, is betting on optic fibre rollouts amid the government’s nationwide optic fibre network pro...
24 Mar, 2016, 02.20 AM IST