Passionately following the Indian #Telecom Industry for over a decade from Business, Consumer and a Technical perspective. My primary focus area is Consumer & Digital Experience.
Indian GSM telecom operators have urged the Indian government to ensure that the GST rate applied for the telecom services should be no more than the existing 15% to meet the government’s vision of a connected digital India and ensuring affordable services. A failure to cap the rate at 15%would increase … Read More
Telenor Group has appointed Jørgen C. Arentz Rostrup as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company, effective from November 1, 2016. The company said that the current acting CFO, Morten Karlsen Sorby, will continue until Rostrup commences the position, and will then assume a new role as Chief Transformation … Read More
TelecomTalk conducted a nationwide survey on “Will you PORT your primary number to Jio via MNP ?” Our nationwide survey received an incredible response [considered 2329 responses] from our readers across all the telecom circles. While the poll is already closed, we have come up with a detailed analysis of … Read More
Japanese telecom major Docomo on Friday accused Tata and Sons of making excuses not to honour $1.17-billion arbitration award and said that the latter has now shown its willingness to make the payment. The Japanese company, in a statement, said, “The only excuse for non-payment of the award which is … Read More
Vodafone India has upgraded its network in Karnataka to provide best in class connectivity solutions to over 7 million customers. Having introduced Vodafone SuperNet™, a seamless network experience that empowers users to remain confidently connected at all times for voice and data needs, Vodafone has further invested in strengthening network … Read More
Route Mobile Limited, a messaging and voice API company, said that it has acquired Mumbai-headquartered Cellent Technologies. The acquisition is in line with Route Mobile’s strategy of pursuing inorganic growth to reach a wider set of enterprise customers as well as broaden its portfolio of products and services. Cellent Technologies, … Read More
Vodafone UK and Huawei are conducting technical trials of a new mobile technology, 4.5G (TDD+) with LTE TDD, to significantly increase the capacity and efficiency of its 4G network in urban areas, as well as lay the foundations for the introduction of 5G by 2020. New 4*4 MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) … Read More
ICRA said that Indian government is expected to miss revenue target from the telecom sector this financial, despite the planned mega-spectrum auction in September. “As per the budget estimates for FY2017, receipts from telecommunications are expected at Rs. 98,995 crore. However, ICRA expects it to be lower,” said Harsh Jagnani, … Read More
Indian telecom operators have on Monday committed to install 1 lakh towers within a year with an investment of about Rs 20,000 crore to tackle the mobile call drop menace, according to media reports. This was the outcome of the meeting of top honchos of telecom operators and Telecom Minister … Read More
Sterlite Technologies reported 30% year-on-year jump in its first quarter profit at Rs 40 crore, as compared to Rs 31 crore profit in the same quarter last year. The company’s revenues for the same quarter were at Rs 565 crore, against Rs 463 crore in the same quarter last year, … Read More
The telecom industry has urged the government to come out with a clear cut position with regard to levy of taxes on Value Added Services (VAS) in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, even as the firms across the entire value chain look forward to a smooth transition to … Read More
Leading telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Communications have attracted maximum consumer complaints for poor service and call drops in the last three years and the trend continues, according to data shared by Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha in the Parliament. “…regarding poor services and call drops received by … Read More
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