Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Monday said that it received “overwhelming response from the investors” over its bond issue. The state-run operator made its first ever issue on Monday and is said to have successfully raised Rs 8500 crores by issuing bonds on private placement basis using BSE BOND platform. In a separate release, BSE said that BSNL received 229 bids for Rs 17,183.10 crores on its BSE BOND... Read More
Spotify Technology, the company engaged in the music streaming services on Wednesday said that it is “playing the long game” in the Indian market. The development was shared by Paul Vogel, CFO of Spotify Technology at the Goldman Sachs 29th Annual Communacopia Virtual Conference. Vogel said that “India is a unique market” and that the companies entering the Indian market should be prepared to play the “long game.” The company... Read More
Xiaomi India on Monday announced the launch of its Mi Store on Wheels concept store designed to connect the brand to users located in “remotest parts” of the country. The company said that the Mi Store on Wheels “radical” concept will “operate out of a van” covering towns and cities across India. Xiaomi said that the concept store will initially travel between Basna to Sankara and Bhawarpur to Pithora in... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has installed three 4G base transceiver stations (BTSs) in the Rohtang Tunnel, enabling users to stay connected at high speed when passing through the “longest motorable” tunnel. The development was shared by BSNL Himachal Pradesh on Saturday on Twitter. The Rohtang tunnel dubbed as Atal Tunnel is designed to reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 kilometers. The 8.8 kilometre long Atal Tunnel... Read More
The government of India has said that it has no plans to privatise state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). The development was shared by Sanjay Dhotre, minister of state for communications, electronics and information technology in a reply to a question raised by Sridhar Kotagiri in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Kotagiri asked the government whether it “proposes to lay down any plan to privatise... Read More
Tata Sky, the largest direct-to-home (DTH) operator in India announced that it will revise electronic programmatic guide (EPG) numbers of over 25 regional channels on its platform early next week. The operator highlighted that the EPG number revisions would be applied on 15 regional channels on Monday followed by revisions to EPG numbers on 13 regional channels on Tuesday. Tata Sky since early September has revised the EPG numbers of... Read More
American Tower Corporation (ATC), one of the leading infrastructure providers engaged in the telecom space said that the Supreme Court verdict on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case gives “Vodafone some breathing room.” Tom Bartlett, president and CEO of ATC on Tuesday reflected on the Indian telecom space at the Goldman Sachs 29th Annual Communacopia Conference. Bartlett said that the company is “optimistic” about what it is seeing in the... Read More
India climbed four spots on the Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband while the country dropped two spots in the mobile segment for the month of August. Ookla, the company behind the Speedtest platform on Tuesday released its Speedtest Global Index for the month of August. The company said that India took the 71 spot on the Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband while the country dropped to 128 spot... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Monday hiked the installation charges for landline and broadband connections under Bharat Fiber category. According to a circular issued by the operator to the Heads of BSNL Telecom Circles, the hike in installation charges would be applicable to new Bharat Fiber voice and broadband connections across India. Further, it was said that the users opting for a new Bharat Fiber voice and broadband combo... Read More
OnePlus on Monday announced the launch of its Red Cable Prive platform designed to “reward” its OnePlus Community across India. The company said that Prive, a member-only platform, enables Red Cable Club members to receive a “series of exciting rewards and exclusive benefits.” OnePlus introduced the Red Cable Club platform in late 2019, offering multiple benefits such as free cloud storage and extended warranty to OnePlus devices. The Red Cable... Read More
Facebook on Monday announced the Watch Together feature on its Messenger app, enabling users across the world to watch videos with friends and family over Messenger video calls and Messenger Rooms. The company said that the Watch Together feature aids users to “feel together even when you’re not” with friends and family. Facebook, since early 2020, announced multiple new features such as Messenger Rooms and expansion of WhatsApp group voice... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Tuesday reintroduced its “300 GB Plan CS337” in multiple circles across India including West Bengal and Sikkim. The 300 GB Plan CS337 enables users to browse at 40 Mbps speed and serves as an entry level monthly plan for the operator in select BSNL circles across the country. BSNL initially introduced the 300 GB Plan CS337 in December 2019, on a promotional basis for... Read More
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No at present only 4G Towers showing No 5G Towers Data.
Second correctionVI which is a full fledged telecom operator
Correction i meantBSNL couldnt absorb MTNL
Any update on 5G tower list?
off Topic: Tarang Sanchar Updated his website now we can see BSNL 4G Towers. But if any tower upgrade to…
