Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is struggling to stay on its feet due to not having 4G presence in India. The same was pointed out by the DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran. According to a PTI report, engaging in words with BJP members during the question hour in Lok Sabha, Maran said BSNL’s 4G and 5G services are missing and only the government is to blame here. Maran said while the... Read More
Network security is of prime importance for any nation today. Mobile networks carry a ton of data and are susceptible to hacking if proper measures are not taken. This is why almost every nation, including India, has become aware of the security of its mobile networks and are ensuring that network equipment comes from only trusted sources. 5G, the next big revolution in network technology, might be launched in India... Read More
Before the relief measures were announced for the telecom sector, India was scared of a duopoly between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. Vodafone Idea had a mountain of debt and was just not getting a break. The telco wasn’t adding subscribers, nor had it made any profits for years. The general perception of the market was that Vodafone Idea (vi) was going to go out of business, if not right... Read More
The telecom sector of India is one of the most ruthless places for private companies to be in. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has been attached to the sector for decades now. Speaking at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2021, Mittal said that while it is important to fight really hard to gain new customers, the companies must also learn to collaborate together. Mittal said that there’s a... Read More
The adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues have been the hot topic of the entire telecom industry in India for the last few years. The telcos had waged and lost a battle against the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for redefining the AGR. The government, though listened carefully to the sector’s wishes and changed the definition of the AGR dues as part of the relief measures announced recently. The DoT will not... Read More
India should focus on covering the 2G and 4G users to 5G at the earliest, said Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). Speaking at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2021, Ambani said that keeping millions of Indians at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid confined to 2G is depriving them of the digital revolution. According to the Indian business tycoon, the rollout of 5G networks should... Read More
Bharti Airtel, one of the leading private telecommunications companies in India, has taken a big step towards expanding broadband coverage in India. Juniper Networks has just announced that it will be partnering with Bharti Airtel to help the telco in reaching more areas of India with broadband services. Bharti Airtel has built a strong FTTH presence in India with its sub-brand Airtel Xstream Fiber. The telco has already reached over... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in the country, is popular for providing postpaid services. The telco is especially popular in the corporate world for offering uniform postpaid mobile services across India. With the prepaid tariff hikes already implemented, there’s no way that the telcos aren’t already planning on increasing the postpaid tariffs as well. It is only a matter of when it will happen. But largely, Bharti Airtel’s postpaid... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has sent a letter to Starlink asking the SpaceX owned satellite broadband company to stop selling pre-bookings in India. As per an ET report, the regulator has said that due to not having necessary approvals and licenses, the company shouldn’t engage in any sort of telecom business and collect any related fee from the Indian consumers. The timing of the letter is a... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) had made their prepaid plans with SMS benefits quite expensive. Users had to pay a substantial amount of money to buy a prepaid plan with SMS benefits just to be able to port out. But the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has changed that now. Telecom operators can no longer stop users from porting out with low-end prepaid plans. While the... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has just announced that it partnered with Nokia to demonstrate network slicing over the 5G standalone (SA) network. The telco used Nokia’s 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and 5G core to go make this demonstration possible. Vodafone Idea conducted this demonstration in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The telco used the 5G spectrum allocated by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Network Slicing Will Allow Vodafone Idea to Open New Revenue... Read More
Dish TV, one of the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) service providers in India, is trying to change the narrative with the recharge offers that it has introduced recently. The company always tries to bring something new to the table for the customers. This time, Dish TV is offering users a free scratch card on long-term recharges. But not only this, there are additional days of service offered without any cost along... Read More
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Mmwave and 5G on every band by Jio 5G atleast. Everywhere.
Yes, Airtel has expanded really fast and Airtel fiber service and 4G service is far better than Jio to be…
Vi harming itself by providing 179 recharge to keep validity. In this way it will not survive. I think investors…
Airtel really expanded fiber network across India much faster after Jio Fiber entry. In our Village Airtel brought service first…
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