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About the author: Tanuja is a passionate technology and telecom buff who has been following the telecom industry for several years now.

Tanuja K February 2nd, 2024 3:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Starlink Not Getting India License Quickly Might be Partly because of Verizon

While Starlink is present in many countries already, one geography where it has faced tremendous trouble is India. The satellite-based internet service provider wants to reach rural and underserved areas to extend the benefits of digitalisation to everyone. A move, that the government should back, is facing issues due to the regulatory environment. Since Starlink is a US-based company, the Indian government needs to know the companies with a stake... Read More

Tanuja K January 27th, 2024 7:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Awards Tejas Networks Additional Purchase Order Worth Rs 107 Crore

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has awarded Tejas Networks an additional purchase order worth Rs 107 crore. The order is for shipping 4G Radio Access Networks (RAN) for additional sites. Tejas Networks, a Tata Group company is supplying the RAN equipment that BSNL is using to deploy homegrown 4G in India. During the Q3 FY24 earnings call, Arnob Roy, Chief Operating Officer at Tejas Networks, said, "On the wireless segment,... Read More

Tanuja K January 24th, 2024 11:40 AM 3 COMMENTS

Spectrum Auctions 2024: DoT Doesn’t Expect Much Revenue

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has lowered its expected revenue from the upcoming spectrum auctions. The government is reportedly planning a spectrum auction in the last quarter of FY24. DoT had earlier targetted to earn Rs 5,000 crores from the spectrum auctions. But now, according to an ET report, the telecom department has cut the revenue target to Rs 500 crore from the auction which is expected to take place... Read More

Tanuja K January 19th, 2024 6:03 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Not Looking to Charge Separately for 5G in the Short-Term: Sunil Mittal

Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, is not looking to charge separately for 5G in the near future. There were reports that Airtel wants to remove the unlimited 5G data offer in the second half of 2024. But that is likely not going to happen. Instead, the telco will look to hike the overall tariffs. This makes more sense because 5G doesn't have many consumer use cases. "I don’t think... Read More

Tanuja K January 18th, 2024 2:23 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vi Doesn’t Exist in Large Parts of the Country: Sunil Bharti Mittal

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has been struggling to raise funds from investors. Due to a weak financial situation, Vi has not been able to invest in building network capacity and coverage in more parts of India, thus, falling behind its competitors. Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises, in a conversation with ET on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos,... Read More

Tanuja K January 17th, 2024 12:09 PM 2 COMMENTS

Jio Interested to Acquire Govt Stake in Sri Lanka Telecom PLC

Jio Paltforms, India's largest telecom operator, has expressed interest in acquiring the govt stake in Sri Lanka Telecom PLC. Due to the weak financial situation of the govt as well as the telecom operator, Sri Lanka is looking to aggressively privatise state-owned companies. This will help the country in generating jobs and also improve the economy gradually. Jio Platforms, expected to go independent with an IPO (Initial Public Offer) shortly,... Read More

Tanuja K January 16th, 2024 1:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Yet to Close Funding from US DFC

Vodafone Idea (Vi), a struggling Indian telecom operator, has so far failed to raise funds from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). The telco has been trying to raise funds for the same for deployment of Open-RAN and related technologies, sad an ET report. Vi had given its assurance of closing the funding four months ago, yet nothing has happened. The report mentions that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)... Read More

Tanuja K January 15th, 2024 1:01 PM 2 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel 5G Tariff Hike is Expected Says Jefferies

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, the two leading telecom operators, will look to charge at least 5-10% more for 5G, said Jefferies in a report seen by ET. The analyst also suggested that the telcos will end their current unlimited 5G data offer. While it is supposed to end someday, we believe that the offer may not go away so soon. According to the analyst, the removal of the 5G... Read More

Tanuja K January 8th, 2024 2:19 PM 1 COMMENTS

Why Telecom Department will Not Offer 600 MHz Spectrum to Telcos Again

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is not going to offer the costly 600 MHz spectrum band to the telcos again. But this is not a forever thing, as the decision to not offer the 600 MHz band could only be for the next auction. Its price was the same as the 700 MHz spectrum band in the previous auctions that took place in mid-2022. At Rs 3,927 crore per unit,... Read More

Tanuja K January 5th, 2024 5:09 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G Monetisation Path Clears, But will it Work in India

The Indian telecom operators are struggling to monetise 5G networks. While mobile customers are essentially getting it for free, enterprises haven't yet shown much demand for it. Even at the enterprise level for 5G, the use cases are quite limited. There's not enough leverage to push enterprises into adopting 5G instantly. However, once the government gives the green flag to the telcos for leasing spectrum to the enterprises for setting... Read More

Tanuja K January 2nd, 2024 4:57 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Doesn’t Have the Confidence of Lenders: Report

Vodafone Idea (Vi), a struggling Indian telecom operator, has lost the confidence of its lenders. The telco, unable to raise funds, will not be able to raise fresh capital from lenders now. This is because it missed the deadline of raising funds by December 31, 2023, and since the promoters are not showing any confidence in the company, the lenders don't want to expose themselves any further. While Vi is... Read More

Tanuja K December 29th, 2023 1:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Planning Next Spectrum Auctions for Telcos by February 2024: Report

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is planning the next round of spectrum auctions by February 2024. The previous auction took place in mid-2022 and since then, the telcos have been busy deploying 5G. The Indian government wants one spectrum auction every financial year. As we head towards the last quarter, only three months remain for the government to hold the spectrum auction. There's a chance that the auctions could also... Read More