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Vodafone Idea, the third-largest telecom operator in India, has tested 5G in 26 GHz and 3.3 GHz bands in Pune. According to a tweet from the Maharashtra wing of DoT (Department of Telecommunications), Vi successfully tested 5G in Ghole Road, Pune. The telco did this on August 16, 2023, as … Read More
The Indian government has taken a major step towards curbing cyber fraud in India. The government has introduced two new reforms for the telecom sector. Both of these reforms are focused on SIM cards and their dealers. One of the prominent causes for an increase in cyber fraud in the … Read More
The Indian telecom industry is going to witness very moderate revenue growth in FY24. According to ICRA, revenue growth of about 7-9% is likely to come in FY24 over FY23. The moderate growth is due to the absence of any major tariff hike and no monetisation of 5G. Further, the … Read More
Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) CEO, Akshaya Moondra, during the recent earnings call, said that they are hopeful of closing an external equity funding in the upcoming December quarter. The telco’s talks for fundraising have picked up and may be successful in the next quarter. Reported first by ET, Moondra said that … Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Adani Data Networks could soon be penalised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for not meeting the minimum 5G rollout obligations. All the Unified License holders who bid for the 5G spectrum in 2022 had to meet the minimum 5G rollout obligation, as per Notice Inviting … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has sought for comments from the public on whether the NCF (Network Capacity Fee) should be increased for the users. The Direct-to-Home (DTH) service providers charge NCF on channel packs that users subscribe to. The higher the number of channels, the more NCF … Read More
Reliance Jio is soon going to pay around Rs 7,864 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for its instalment towards the 5G spectrum. To recall, Jio acquired spectrum worth Rs 88,078 crore from the telecom department back in 2022 to roll out 5G. This will be Jio’s second instalment … Read More
Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India, could soon announce two new 5G-supportive phones. The telco has often said that it wants to see India 2G-Mukt. Much recently, Jio announced the arrival of the JioBharat Phone platform. It is meant to cater to users who want to upgrade to … Read More
Reliance Jio’s Rs 1499 postpaid plan comes with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. But is that all you get when you purchase the most expensive postpaid plan from the telco? Not really! There’s so much more. Reliance Jio is the leading telecom operator when it comes to offering 4G network … Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom company in India, has announced its Independence Day 2023 offer. The telco is offering discounts to consumers on select prepaid plans under the offer and also offering bonus data. Note that the offer for prepaid customers will only be there for a small period. … Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the IIT-Kanpur, amongst other stakeholders, to rework the pitch for Direct to Mobile (D2M) service for the broadcasters. Currently, to watch live TV, you either need a data connection, or you need a DTH (Direct-to-Home) connection. The D2M technology aims to directly stream … Read More
RailTel, a major internet service provider under the Ministry of Railways, has received a first-of-its-kind order. The order has come from the Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City (PCSCL) to provide end-to-end services for monetisation of PCSCL City Network Infrastructure on a “revenue sharing model” for 10 years, said an ANI report. … Read More
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