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Bala Yogesh September 11th, 2020 12:00 PM 74 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Operators Register Lower Data Speed in August, Idea Improves

The telecom operators in India including Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone registered a marginal dip in 4G data speeds in August, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) data reveals. According to the data released by Trai on Thursday, Reliance Jio continues to register higher data speeds as compared to its rivals. However, Idea emerged as the lone operator to register an improvement in data speeds in August as compared to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 9th, 2020 9:56 PM 6 COMMENTS

4G Migration Rate Fell to an All Time Low in Q1 2020

The effect of COVID-19 was seen in every sector of the economy. One of the already struggling sectors, the telecom sector saw many losses and hardships during the lockdown period. Reliance Jio was the only telecom company which saw profits during the time because of all the investments which came in. One of the many side-effects witnessed was low migration rate and new user addition to the 4G. In the... Read More

Bala Yogesh September 4th, 2020 3:37 PM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL to Disengage with Contract Workers Even as Quality of Service “Deteriorated”

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has directed its chief general managers (CGM) across its territorial and non-territorial circles to “draw a clear road map for non engagement of contract labours immediately.” According to a letter dated September 1, 2020, BSNL CGMs were also told that there was “no justification for housekeeping labourers and other contractual stuff such as security.” The operator earlier in May 2020 and September 2019 had asked... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 26th, 2020 4:04 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL Initiated Discussions with Other Telecom Operators for 4G Services

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has “initiated discussions” with other telecom operators for launching 4G services across the country. The development was shared by Sanchar Nigam Executives Association (SNEA) on Tuesday as SNEA shared the highlights of its meeting with P K Purwar, CMD of BSNL. SNEA is said to be the largest and recognised executive association in BSNL with more than 12,000 members. The members of the SNEA and... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 20th, 2020 12:52 PM 7 COMMENTS

Ather Energy Switches to BSNL As Vodafone Discontinues 3G Network

Ather Energy, an Indian electric vehicle company on Wednesday said that it should be ready by mid September to start swapping the Vodafone SIM card fitted on the Ather 450 with BSNL SIM card. The company behind the Ather 450 and the Ather 450X electric scooters had equipped several Ather 450s with Vodafone SIM card. The electric vehicles use data connectivity for multiple elements inside a vehicle including onboard navigation... Read More

Chakri K June 18th, 2020 3:28 PM 5 COMMENTS

Govt May Ask Airtel, Vodafone Idea to Stop Using Huawei, ZTE Telecom Gear

India may ask private telecom operators like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to discontinue their engagements with Chinese telecom equipment makers like Huawei and ZTE, having already made up its mind to to block ZTE's participation in BSNL's upcoming 4G expansion tender. The development follows the skirmishes on the Indo-China border in the Galway valley in Eastern Ladakh. Both Huawei and ZTE work with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea in... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 18th, 2020 12:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

4G LTE Subscriptions in India Will Reach 820 Million by 2025: Ericsson

Telecom gear maker Ericsson has released a report which states that 4G LTE subscriptions and 5G will extensively grow in India. As per the report, 5G will equate around 18% of entire mobile subscriptions in India by 2025. Also, 4G LTE subscriptions will drastically increase from 550 million users in 2019 to 820 million in 2025. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) will be around 7 % as reported by... Read More

Rohit Kumar May 30th, 2020 12:41 PM 16 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel: Making Strides Across Services and Emerging Stronger When It Matters

In Q42020, Airtel’s mobile revenue growth outstripped Jio’s by a huge margin (quarter on quarter increase of 15%, 2X Jio) as the company saw an increase in ARPU from Rs 135 in Q32020 to Rs 154 in Q42020. This revenue and ARPU growth are despite the ~30 million customers not recharging due to the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Airtel has consistently maintained its subscriber market share (Airtel –... Read More

Shrijan Soni May 29th, 2020 4:45 PM 13 COMMENTS

Government Speeds Up 4G Spectrum Sale Worth Rs 4 Lakh Crore

Government of India is speeding up the sale of the 4G spectrum which is worth more than Rs 4 lakh crore. The statement was announced by a senior government official. Earlier, the government deferred the sale of 5G spectrum to 2021 and focused on the auction of 4G airwaves. As reported by ET Telecom, the draft is being prepared to fasten up the sale of the 4G spectrum, and it... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 27th, 2020 7:07 AM 6 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Plans for Massive 4G Expansion in Rural Areas

Bharti Airtel has picked the products and services of top wireless hauling specialist Ceragon for additional 4G network expansion. Since the demand for broadband connections have increased in India amid the lockdown period, Bharti Airtel is planning to increase the network capacity, which will cater to the growing demand for stable connection in India. Also, the telco giant has deployed the expansion plans in rural areas and started preparing for... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj April 3rd, 2020 2:47 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Might Add Only Half Million Subscribers in March

Telecom operators such as Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio have just added half-million subscribers in march month. The prime reason behind the low addition in subscribers is the precautionary lockdown period imposed by the government to combat COVID-19. In regular good times, telecom operators were approximately adding three million subscribers in a single month, but the addition of new subscribers have been drastically reduced because of COVID-19 which has... Read More