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Rudradeep Biswas January 22nd, 2015 1:11 PM 7 COMMENTS

Unutilised spectrum might lead to penalty for telcos

The Telecom Commission (TC) has recommended an audit of the spectrum usage by the telecom operators in their respective circles. In its recommendation, TC has mentioned that if any operator is found with unused spectrum in their network during the audit, the government would take penal action against them. The government has taken this step after Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) wing of the Department of Telecommunications complained that the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 22nd, 2015 12:22 PM 5 COMMENTS

YU to sell 15,000 YUREKA phones today in the next round of sale

YU, has announced that it will make 15,000 units of YUREKA, its first smartphone, available for its 2nd round of sale, that’s slated for today,22nd January 2015 through its exclusive partner Amazon. Micromax YU Yureka Specifications 5.5-inch display, 1280 x 720 pixels, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Android 4.4.4 KitKat based Cyanogen OS 11s, Monthly software updates Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, Adreno 405 GPU, and 2GB RAM 13-megapixel primary camera (Sony Exmor... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 20th, 2015 11:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

SCI rejects transfer plea of Department of Telecom on one time spectrum fee

The Supreme Court of India has rejected transfer plea of the Department of Telecom (DoT) with regards to the one time spectrum fee. However, a bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu dismissed as withdrawn the batch of government’s transfer pleas. "The telecom companies have filed petitions in different HCs “as a delaying tactic” and it is “nothing but an exercise of forum shopping in order to avoid the payment... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 20th, 2015 5:19 AM 12 COMMENTS

DoT to release spectrum sharing guidelines after auctions, to help smaller operators ?

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will release spectrum sharing and trading guidelines only after the spectrum auctions. This is likely to cause a delay in the introduction of the spectrum guidelines until then. The DoT's delay in releasing spectrum sharing guidelines could add to telecom operators' woes. Recently, The DoT would come out with new guidelines for telecom spectrum trading and sharing by December, communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 19th, 2015 5:24 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom Commission finalises Rs 3700-cr base price for 2100MHz in coming spectrum auction

Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission (TC) on Monday has finalised a base price of Rs 3,700 crore for each MHz of 2,100-MHz spectrum.The spectrum auctions would be auctioned in February 25. The next round of auctions for spectrum is compulsory for mobile operators - Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Reliance Communication - as some of their licences are set to expire in 2015-16. TC also decided that only five MHz of spectrum... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 17th, 2015 12:00 PM 29 COMMENTS

Department of Telecommunications forms internal committee to formulate policy on net neutrality

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has constituted an internal committee to formulate a policy on net neutrality issue. The six-member committee will be headed by A K Bhargava, Member (Technology) and will examine the issue of net neutrality from a public policy perspective. The committee will analyse advantages and disadvantages of net neutrality and examine the economic impact of a regulated telecom service sector and unregulated applications and content on... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 16th, 2015 6:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Videocon d2h selects MStar Semiconductor for high efficiency video codec

MStar Semiconductor has been selected by Direct to home (DTH) operator Videocon d2h for its high-efficiency video codec (HEVC) H.265 system-on-chip (SoC) to the former's HD set top boxes (STBs). MStar Semiconductor, which is a semiconductor company for TV, STB, display and digital home solutions, has successfully implemented HEVC technology in the HD solution, which fits properly to save the bandwidth requirement with high-definition picture quality. The operators and STB OEMs... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 16th, 2015 6:15 PM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel might have to cough up Rs 436 crore penalty

Bharti Airtel may have to pay Rs 436 crore for merging its subsidiary Airtel Broadband Services Pvt Ltd (ABSPL) with itself, according to a source. The telecom department (DoT) had sought legal opinion whether the company was liable to pay differential spectrum cost and migration fee for merging ABSPL with itself. ABSPL had an internet service provider's ( ISP) licence to provide wireless broadband but merging it with a unified... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 16th, 2015 12:18 PM 2 COMMENTS

XOLO One gets Android 5.0 Lollipop Update

XOLO has rolled out Android 5.0 Lollipop update on the XOLO One devices. Priced at Rs. 6,599 only, XOLO One is for Everyone including the first time smartphone users who have high aspirations, and look for value offering without compromising on the overall experience. With the Android v5.0 Lollipop update, users can enjoy more coherent and organized user experience. This latest Android Lollipop OS delivers a host of improvements including... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 16th, 2015 4:08 AM 2 COMMENTS

Spectrum price issue: TRAI returns clarifications sought by Telecom Commission without any change

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday returned the clarifications sought by the Telecom Commission and kept the base price of 3G spectrum unchanged at Rs 2,720 crore per megahertz stating all spectrum in 2100 MHz band. In its reply, TRAI said that it stands by its pricing of 3G spectrum at Rs 2,720 crore per megahertz and that it would be auctioned on February 25. A week ago, the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 15th, 2015 1:23 AM 12 COMMENTS

Tata Sons gets RBI nod to buy NTT Docomo’s stake in TTSL

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given an in-principle approval to Tata Sons’ proposal to buy Japanese telecom firm NTT DoCoMo's stake in their struggling joint venture, Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) for Rs 7,250 crore. Overall, Docomo holds 26.5 percent in TataTeleservices. Earlier this month, Japanese telecom firm had dragged TTSL to an international court of arbitration in London. A month ago, RBI had informed the Finance Ministry that it... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 14th, 2015 1:14 PM 19 COMMENTS

Ringo now in India, offers low cost calling without using the Internet

Ringo has launched its service in India, which will now offer low cost calling without using the Internet. Unlike other OTT voice apps, Ringo calls do not use the Internet, Wifi, data or carrier minutes. Making a call using Ringo is identical to making a call through your carrier, in terms of quality, and yet costs 70% lower than standard rates offered by most Telcos. Ringo uses a unique call flow to... Read More