Srikapardhi

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.

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TIM Completes EUR 22 Billion Sale of NetCo to KKR

TIM Completes EUR 22 Billion Sale of NetCo to KKR

Italy’s Telecom Italia (TIM) has completed the sale of its fixed-line business, NetCo, to private equity firm KKR. Following the announcement on 24th June 2024, this transaction involved transferring TIM’s fixed network infrastructure and wholesale activities to FiberCop, a 58 percent owned subsidiary, and then KKR’s subsidiary, Optics BidCo, acquiring … Read More

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Airtel Unlimited 5G Prepaid Plans Post the 2024 Tariff Revision

Airtel Unlimited 5G Prepaid Plans Post the 2024 Tariff Revision

Bharti Airtel has revised mobile tariffs across different segments in both prepaid and postpaid plans, effective starting Wednesday, July 3rd. This upward pricing revision, or tariff correction, has been long pending across the industry to enable a healthy business model for telecom companies. However, while the telcos still continue to … Read More

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Stc Group Deploys AI-Powered Network Optimisation System

Stc Group Deploys AI-Powered Network Optimisation System

Saudi Arabia’s stc Group (stc) has deployed an AI-powered operations system on its network using Nokia’s MantaRay Self-Organizing Network (SON), an AI-powered system that automates network optimization. The MantaRay SON solution was utilized for the first time on stc’s network infrastructure during the Hajj season, enabling over one million pilgrims … Read More

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Optus Pilots 5G Interference Sensing Technology in Live Network

Optus Pilots 5G Interference Sensing Technology in Live Network

Australian telco Optus has deployed Ericsson’s Interference Sensing technology on its live 5G network. With this, the telco claims to have completed a world-first pilot in a live network using technology designed to improve network performance and deliver a better data experience for customers by dynamically sensing and mitigating inter-cell … Read More

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