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Kripa B January 18th, 2025 11:17 AM 0 COMMENTS

What Did COAI and Broadband India Forum Say About Spectrum Refarming?

Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced on Friday that 320 MHz of spectrum would be immediately available following the Cabinet's approval of spectrum refarming, addressing the telecom industry's needs. Speaking at the Digicom Summit 2025, organised by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the minister highlighted significant developments in the country's telecom infrastructure. Also Read: Cabinet Approves Spectrum Refarming for 5G and Future 6G Services: Report Spectrum Refarming "We... Read More

Kripa B January 17th, 2025 9:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

Government Launches Sanchar Saathi Mobile App, NBM 2.0, and ICR at DBN 4G Sites

Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya M Scindia today launched a series of citizen-focused initiatives aimed at enhancing telecom accessibility, security, and connectivity. Key announcements included the Sanchar Saathi Mobile App, National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0, and the Intra Circle Roaming (ICR) facility at Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN)-funded 4G sites. Also Read: Sanchar Saathi Portal Launched by Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw 1. Sanchar Saathi Mobile App The Sanchar Saathi Mobile... Read More

Kripa B January 17th, 2025 11:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Home Business to See Strong Momentum: BofA Securities

Bharti Airtel is anticipated to deliver strong results, with a 4 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) revenue increase driven by a combination of rising Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) and subscriber additions. The company's home business is likely to continue its strong momentum, projecting an 18 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth, according to a report from BofA Securities on January 9, 2025. Also Read: Bharti Airtel, Hexacom ARPU Expected to Rise 15-17 Percent:... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 16th, 2025 2:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Suggests a Cap on Broadband Tariffs for PM-WANI Growth

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested that a cap should be placed on broadband tariffs for PDOs (public data offices) under the PM-WANI scheme. As per a release from TRAI, the broadband cost with PDOs should not exceed the tariff applicable for retail broadband (FTTH) services of the same capacity by twice the amount. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had reached out to TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 11th, 2025 1:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Fiber or AirFiber: What Should be Your Go to in 2025

Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) services have been present in India for several years. AirFiber or the FWA (fixed wireless access) services are fast becoming mainstream as 5G expands. Reliance Jio has plans to soon add 1 million AirFiber/FWA customers every month. This would help India in becoming a super well connected nation. However, in 2025, if AirFiber is now available in your area or soon going to arrive, should you pick that... Read More

Srikapardhi January 9th, 2025 5:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Openreach to Build Open-Access Fiber Network in UK with Nokia

Openreach has chosen Nokia to build an open-access fibre network to serve millions of premises across the UK. The network will be constructed using Nokia's One Network Platform and is expected to accelerate Openreach's roll-out of fibre broadband services to UK homes and businesses, aiming to connect 25 million premises by the end of 2026. Also Read: Openreach Brings Fiber to 70 Percent of Kirklees Homes with GBP 42 Million... Read More

Srikapardhi January 9th, 2025 4:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nexfibre Network Passes Two Million Premises Across UK

UK wholesale fibre network operator Nexfibre has reached two million premises passed and ready for service (RFS) on its network, making it the second largest alternative network operator in the United Kingdom (UK). Nexfibre said it reached the milestone in two years, faster than any other operator, by delivering full-fibre network connectivity to previously underserved premises in suburban and semi-rural areas. Also Read: Nexfibre Reaches Nearly 1.3 Million Premises Passed... Read More

Srikapardhi January 6th, 2025 9:48 AM 0 COMMENTS

MasOrange and Vodafone Spain Sign Deal to Create Largest FibreCo in Europe

Vodafone Spain and MasOrange have entered into a binding agreement to create a new fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network operator in Spain (FiberCo). The new joint venture company (FiberCo) will bring together network assets from Vodafone Spain and MasOrange to create an FTTH network covering 12.2 million premises, with equal, exclusive access for the two service providers. They aim to complete the deal in the first half of 2025 and bring in... Read More

Tanuja K December 27th, 2024 3:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL, ISPs Installed 11.97 Lakh FTTH Connections Under BharatNet: Govt

BharatNet, one of the largest broadband connectivity projects globally run by the Indian government, has enabled BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) and ISPs to install 11.97 lakh FTTH connections. FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home) connections are important for reliable and high-speed internet connectivity to enable IoT (Internet of Things) use cases and more. BSNL was merged with BBNL (Bharat Broadband Network Limited), which enabled BSNL to get access to the fiber infrastructure laid... Read More

Srikapardhi December 18th, 2024 11:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Lumos Announces USD 246 Million Expansion of Fiber Optic Internet in Illinois

Lumos, a US Fiber Optic Internet and Home Wi-Fi provider, has announced a USD 246 million investment to expand its services to DuPage and Cook Counties in Illinois. The inaugural expansion aims to meet rising digital demand, offering fiber-based internet to homes and businesses. Also Read: Lumos Announces USD 150 Million Fiber-Optic Expansion in Stark County, Ohio Job Creation and Economic Growth Engineering work is already underway, with the expansion... Read More

Srikapardhi December 18th, 2024 10:53 AM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia Partners with Ishan Technologies to Modernise Broadband Infrastructure

Nokia announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Ishan Technologies Private Limited, an Indian internet service provider, to enhance broadband services in Gujarat and Maharashtra. As part of the collaboration, Nokia will deploy its solutions, including the Altiplano Software-Defined Access Network (SDAN) solution, Broadband Network Gateway (BNG), Data Center Fabric, and IP/MPLS transport networks, to deliver high-speed internet to retail and enterprise customers. Also Read: Netplus to Deliver New Quad-Play... Read More

Srikapardhi December 12th, 2024 11:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Rogers Introduces Rogers Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi

Canadian telecommunications company Rogers Communications has introduced the new Rogers Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi, designed to keep customers connected in case of an outage. The new offering combines Rogers network capacity with a device that automatically switches to a cellular backup connection in the event of a network or power outage, ensuring customers remain connected at home. Also Read: Rogers Communications Launches Xfinity Brand in Canada Rogers Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi "The... Read More