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Nokia, the Finnish telecoms company, has announced the expansion of its Smartpur programme in Jammu & Kashmir, India. The programme aims to integrate technology into the daily lives of people living in remote villages. Nokia has opened 24 new Smartpur centres across various Panchayat jurisdictions in the districts of Samba … Read More
The US government has reportedly begun developing plans for the future use of 6G networks in order to gain a technological advantage over China’s rapid advances in the telecommunications sector. Senior officials from the White House have held meetings with corporate leaders, technology officials, and academic experts to devise strategies … Read More
The Indian government anticipates a significant rise in the domestic production of telecom equipment following a clarification of customs duty on various products. The move is expected to encourage local manufacturers to produce products in the country instead of importing them. A Department of Telecommunications (DoT) official explained to ET … Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-controlled telecom carrier in India, plans to deploy 200 4G mobile towers every day after three months of field tests using an indigenously-developed stack. The company has already deployed 135 sites, and the rest will be operational soon, said an ET Telecom report quoting … Read More
The Steel Authority of India Limited’s (SAIL) Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) to explore the potential of 5G, IT, telecom, and other wireless communication technologies in the steel manufacturing process. This project will include SAIL’s Mines and Collieries, … Read More
The News Broadcasters and Digital Association (DBDA) is concerned about the allocation of C-band spectrum for 5G services. The association believes that if the C-band spectrum is allocated to the telcos for 5G services, then it would be very little left for broadcasting services. To air its concern, DBDA has … Read More
Ericsson, the Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer, has reported that strong 5G equipment sales in markets such as India have boosted its earnings for the January-March 2023 quarter, despite sales in more established markets experiencing a decline and eroding margins. India is now Ericsson’s second-largest market by net sales, accounting for … Read More
IIT-Hyderabad’s 5G startup, WiSig Networks, has received a tremendous response to its product, Integrated Access Backhaul, from G20 representatives, particularly those from African and Asian countries. The concept involves using shorter towers instead of expensive optical fibre networks to provide internet access, which is especially useful for countries unable to … Read More
WhatsApp has released an update that allows users to add descriptions to forwarded media. The “forward media with caption” feature was originally designed to make it easier for users to re-share photos with their captions, eliminating the need to manually add them each time. However, the feature had a limitation: … Read More
Indian telecom regulator TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has called for a review meeting with the country’s incumbent telcos, including Reliance Jio, Airtel, and state-run BSNL separately, to discuss progress on the reduction of unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) messages. The meeting will take place later this month, and the … Read More
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s senior leadership held discussions with British government officials last month to seek political support for the proposed merger of its Three UK mobile network with Vodafone UK. The deal is set to receive intense regulatory scrutiny from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which will … Read More
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has granted approval for India Business Excellence Fund-IV’s (IBEF-IV) acquisition of a stake in VVDN Technologies. The transaction was approved under the green channel route, which deems acquisitions that do not raise any risk of an appreciable adverse effect on competition as approved once … Read More
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