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On Wednesday, the Gujarat government and IN-SPACe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a space manufacturing cluster at Sanand in the Ahmedabad district. IN-SPACe is an autonomous agency of the DoS (Department of Space). The purpose of IN-SPACe is to promote the non-governmental entities engaging in space … Read More
Infrastructure is the lifeline of telecom services. Keeping that in view, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has requested the government to make RoW (Right of Way) legally enforceable for everyone, including the state or central government and municipality. RoW policies are still different for some states. That means … Read More
Bharti Airtel, a leading Indian telecom operator is looking to increase intensity in hiring from college campuses. The telco is looking at Tier 1, 2 and 3 cities and their colleges to hire from. Bharti Airtel has huge operations with multiple businesses such as the DTH (Direct-to-Home) business, fixed-broadband business, … Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), on Tuesday, tested PAN-India emergency alerts using the cell broadcast system. There were multiple sample tests. The tests will enable the government to send alerts in situations of emergencies in an accurate manner and to everyone. The messages were delivered to both iOS and Android … Read More
Amazon is moving at a fast pace to launch Project Kuiper, its satellite broadband business. The company has confirmed that it will start offering space broadband services by the end of 2024. Amazon has also confirmed that it is looking forward to working with the Indian government and local partners … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been trying to regulate OTT (over-the-top) communication platforms such as WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. TRAI even released a consultation paper around the same a while back. Now, TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal) has said that OTT platforms are out of … Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) isn’t looking to hike tariffs even after the launch of 4G in India. While there’s no saying when 4G will arrive, the good thing for BSNL consumers is that they won’t have to pay anything extra for it. BSNL plans to aggressively roll out 4G … Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), a leading telecom company in India with over 202 million active subscribers, could soon be in serious trouble. The cash-strapped telecom operator is under the threat of losing access to some mobile towers in the near future. Indus Towers, a telecom infra company, has told TRAI (Telecom … Read More
The Indian government is currently discussing bringing the home broadband gear under a new import licensing regime. This would push the companies to manufacture locally instead of importing the gear from outside countries. The move is to boost local production and increase self-reliance while adding fresh jobs for the citizens. … Read More
Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator, wants the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to widen the scope of E-band spectrum usage by the telcos. In 2022, the telecom department gave the E-band spectrum to the telcos for backhaul use. It was allocated in an administrative manner and wasn’t a part of … Read More
SpaceX-owned satellite internet company Starlink may soon get the license required to start services in India. To offer satellite broadband services in India, a company requires a GMPCS (global mobile personal communication by satellite) service license. OneWeb and Jio Satellite Communications Ltd have already acquired this license. According to a … Read More
The telecom department is working on bringing a new SMS alert service for users living in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) to give them warnings related to emergency situations. As per a PTI report, users in J&K will soon get to see new safety messaging with ‘warning sounds’ and ‘auto-readout alerts’ … Read More
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