The average revenue per user (ARPU) figure for the Indian telecom sector has gone up 2.76% up QoQ in the QE September 2023. The ARPU climbed from Rs 145.64 in the previous quarter to Rs 149.66. On YoY basis, the ARPU climbed 8.99% in the quarter. The data was published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in its recent quarterly performance report. According to the report, the prepaid... Read More
In a significant move to propel India's technological progress in the telecom sector, the Hon'ble Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in the presence of Shri Devusinh Chauhan, the Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications, announced the establishment of the Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA). This collaborative platform, consisting of public and private companies, academia, research institutions, and standards development organizations, aims to lead the... Read More
The chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal, stated on Tuesday at the Global Technology Summit hosted by Carnegie India that the telecom sector is a very capital-intensive industry that costs billions of dollars to set up the infrastructure and that, as a result, a better tax system is needed to have a strong, sustainable, infrastructure provider in the nation. The Telcos’ Tax Burden Should Be Reduced According to a... Read More
Since its 2016 launch, when it began to provide 4G data packs and plans with limitless calling capabilities, Reliance Jio has completely changed the telecom sector. The telecom provider has become a market leader thanks to its competitively priced Jio prepaid recharge plans. For its customers' convenience, the company makes mobile recharges straightforward and easy. Here is a list of the Reliance Jio prepaid recharge plans under Rs 500 with... Read More
The telecom sector experienced its highest attrition rate in six quarters during the April-June quarter, coming in at 8.87% as opposed to 7.88% in the January-March period, according to a research by hiring company TeamLease. This was mostly caused by a mix of people quitting their jobs as a result of unfavourable reviews and the growing number of openings in the market. According to an ET Telecom report, the current... Read More
The Indian telecom sector has witnessed serious instability after many companies went bankrupt or closed shops once Jio entered and the competition dynamics changed. But today, things have changed, and as an investor from the outside, there would be many wondering, is this the right time to put my money in the telecom sector? Well, here's the thing. Everyone has a set of values and principles around investing or trading... Read More
The Adani Group recently announced that it would be entering the telecom sector by participating in the 5G spectrum auction of 2022. According to the analysts, Adani Data Networks has already bid for 5G airwaves. But Adani Group is only focusing on enterprise services with 5G. Consumer market business is still a far reality for the Adani Group. It is very much understandable as well because the industry experts also... Read More
The 5G spectrum auction was announced by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) last week. The auction date has been set for July 26 and it will be an e-auction. But there are a lot of things that are still unclear for the telecom operators. The telcos have sought clarification from the Department of Telecommunication on several matters including the private 5G. According to an ET Telecom report, during the pre-bid... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had last year worked its magic for the Indian telecom sector and announced multiple relief measures. These measures had addressed the liquidity concerns mostly. Telcos were given the opportunity to opt for a moratorium of spectrum payments for up to four years. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea both opted for it. The DoT has also been working on the second set of reforms for the... Read More
The global market has been in an uneasy position since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in 2020. Since then, a lot has happened, including the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. The global economy has been affected negatively, and it has led to governments hiking interest rates. While the hike in interest rates has affected each and every sector in India, the telecom sector has been bulletproof. Regardless of the forex... Read More
Mobile internet speeds in India improved slightly in April 2022. At the same time, there was a noticeable dip in the speeds delivered by fixed broadband connections in the country, said Ookla. In the global ranking for providing median mobile speeds, India jumped two ranks to 118 from 120. As per Ookla, the median mobile download speeds improved from 13.67 Mbps in March 2022 to 14.19 Mbps in April 2022.... Read More
Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are set to see strong average revenue per user (ARPU) growth in Q4 FY22, said ICICI Securities in a note. This is because the private telecom operators will be able to see the impact of tariff hikes in a full quarter. In Q3 FY22, when the tariff hikes were announced, only the month of December was left. Thus the impact of tariff... Read More
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where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?
Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…
In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…
If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
