Bharti Airtel, a leading Indian telecom operator, is eyeing to add 2.5 million home connections every quarter, said Goptal Vittal, it’s CEO. The company understands that homes business is the next growth opportunity. It is not a saturated segment, and it will have high-paying customers. Airtel’s approach to homes business … Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked private telecom operators to increase the share of locally manufactured equipment in their networks, warning that a mandate could follow if they fail to comply. The move is aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing and reducing dependence on foreign suppliers amid rising geopolitical uncertainties. … Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Ericsson India, Qualcomm Technologies, Cisco Systems, and Nokia Solutions and Networks India to accelerate India’s digital transformation and strengthen the telecom skilling ecosystem. The agreements were formalised at a ceremony in the capital on August 11, 2025, … Read More
Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom company, has two prepaid plans on offer which are priced almost the same. There’s one Rs 999 plan and then another Rs 949 plan. Both these plans have a price difference of just Rs 50. They also offer similar data benefits – 2GB every day. … Read More
Reliance Jio has asserted that its Unlicensed Band Radio (UBR)-based home internet service offers significant advantages over traditional fiber broadband, positioning it as a scalable and cost-effective solution for India’s vast last-mile connectivity needs. Also Read: Reliance Jio Encourages Users to Familiarise Themselves to Tackle Cyber Scams Jio as a … Read More
Vodafone Idea’s (Vodafone Idea) 5G has reached Kolkata. This would make it the first city in West Bengal where Vi’s 5G is now present. In West Bengal, Vi’s website says that Siliguri will soon get its 5G networks. This is interesting as there’s no mention of Kolkata in the list … Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) announced the launch of its 5G services in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, following the rollout in Visakhapatnam and Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. These launches come after Vi’s 5G debut in Meerut on July 31, 2025. “This expansion is part of Vi’s ongoing 5G rollout across many cities, in its … Read More
Bharti Airtel, while behind in number of fixed-broadband connections from Jio, is ahead in delivering a better experience. Opensignal, a network intelligence and insights firm, shared that Airtel led in almost all of the experiences for home broadband connections. Today, home broadband connections are categories in two ways – Fiber … Read More
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, is soon expected to launch 5G SA (standalone architecture) services. The company has already confirmed that intially, the 5G SA will come for FWA (fixed-wireless architecture) customers. Then, once the maximum user base of Airtel is using 5G phones and there’s capacity issues with … Read More
India’s telecom operators, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, are leveraging Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies to streamline the expansion of their 5G networks and fixed wireless access (FWA) services, according to a senior executive of Esri India. The GIS-driven approach is helping telcos identify optimal deployment locations, improve network management, … Read More
A renewed attempt by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to gauge industry demand for direct allocation of spectrum for private 5G networks has reignited tensions between telecom operators and technology companies. The move is expected to trigger a fresh round of lobbying as both camps vie for control over what … Read More
India added over 6,000 new 5G base stations (BTS) in July 2025, significantly higher than the over 4,000 BTS rolled out in the previous month of June 2025. Vodafone Idea (Vi) claims to be in the process of rolling out 5G in 17 priority circles—where the telco has acquired the … Read More
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