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Tanuja K September 23rd, 2024 4:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

MTNL Employees Could be Moved to BSNL, DoT: Report

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), a state-run telecom company that operates in Mumbai and New Delhi is expected to see some downsizing in the employee force. The government is reportedly planning to send 3000 employees from MTNL to BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Alongside this, the government is also planning to offer VRS (voluntary retirement scheme) to employees. Read More - BSNL was the Only... Read More

Srikapardhi September 23rd, 2024 2:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Viettel Group Inks Deal for Nationwide 5G Deployment in Vietnam

Viettel Group (Viettel) signed a major agreement with Nokia to deploy 5G infrastructure across Vietnam, marking the first nationwide rollout of 5G in the country. The project, set to cover 22 provinces with 5G, will also include the modernisation of Viettel's 4G network. Deployment will begin this year, according to the official release on Monday. Also Read: Viettel Signs Second Contract to Provide Private 5G in India Nationwide 5G Rollout... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 23rd, 2024 2:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Multi Billion Dollar Order to Vendors Significance Explained

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, recently announced that it had concluded a $3.6 billion USD deal wherein it would source equipment from Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung. The deal will expand the presence of 4G in the country. What does this mean for the company, its users, and the vendors? Vodafone Idea has been much behind its competitors when it comes to capex levels over... Read More

Kripa B September 23rd, 2024 12:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

IGC Boosts Network Capacity with 400G DWDM Upgrade

International Gateway Company Limited (IGC), a subsidiary of ALT Telecom, has selected Nokia's optical transport solution to modernise its existing DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) network. The upgrade, powered by Nokia's Photonic Service Engine (PSE) chipset, will increase the network's capacity to 400G per wavelength, enhancing connectivity between Thailand's East and South regions, from the Cambodian border to Malaysia. Also Read: RETN Announces Activation of New Milan-Zurich Connectivity Route IGC's... Read More

Kripa B September 23rd, 2024 10:12 AM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Prepaid Plans with Unusual Validities: September 2024 Edition

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest private telecom operator in India, offers a range of prepaid plans to its over 215 million wireless subscribers as of July 2024. (Source: TRAI). Typically, we see recharges with validities of 1 month, 28 days, 56 days, 84 days, or 1 year. However, Vodafone Idea also provides plans with unusual validity options such as 24 days, 48 days, 64 days, and so on. We have... Read More

Srikapardhi September 23rd, 2024 7:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Free Launches Nationwide 5G Standalone Network and VoNR Services in France

French operator Free Mobile, part of Iliad, has announced the launch of what it calls France's first 5G 3.5 GHz Standalone Access (SA) network on a national scale. With over 20,000 5G sites in service, including nearly 7,000 on the 3.5 GHz band, Free now covers approximately 95 percent of the French population, the operator said in a recent statement. Also Read: Iliad Group Now Among Top Five Telecom Operators... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 23rd, 2024 6:20 AM 39 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Three New Data Vouchers, Take a Look

Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator has three new prepaid plans. These three plans are data vouchers and don't carry service validity. The three plans cost Rs 161, Rs 181, and Rs 351. Note that the Rs 181 plan was available before too, but now its benefits have been reduced. At this point, we would like to mention that there's a chance the Rs 161 and Rs 351 plans were... Read More

Srikapardhi September 22nd, 2024 4:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Eutelsat Group Enters New Agreement with Mitsubishi for Additional Launches

Eutelsat Group has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited (MHI) for multiple satellite launches using the H3 launch vehicle, beginning in 2027. This marks the first agreement between the two companies and enhances Eutelsat's launch capabilities, according to the official release. Also Read: Liquid Intelligent to Bring Eutelsat LEO Satellite Services to Africa Commitment to Diverse Launch Options Eutelsat said that it has consistently worked with leading launch... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 22nd, 2024 3:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Calls a Special Investors and Analysts Meet on September 23

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has called special investors and analysts meet on September 23, 2024. It will be Monday and this meeting is scheduled from 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM. The company said that this meeting is to provide an update on the recent developments. For the unaware, the Supreme Court of India said that they won't entertain any recalculation pleas for adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. The participants from the... Read More

Kripa B September 22nd, 2024 2:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio International Service Packs for Travellers: September 2024 Edition

Reliance Jio offers International Roaming (IR) services for its customers. If you are a Jio user travelling abroad, there's no need to worry about staying connected, as Jio provides unified plans for both prepaid and postpaid users. Jio offers calling, SMS, data, ISD, and in-flight connectivity services as part of its international offerings. Jio claims on its website that with its network spanning over 160 countries across Europe, Asia, the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 22nd, 2024 11:35 AM 34 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Concludes Mega $3.6 Billion Deal with Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has just announced that it concluded a mega $3.6 billion mega-deal with Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for the supply of network equipment over a period of three years. This aligns with the company's plan to spend Rs 55,000 crore ($6.6 billion) on capex over the next three years. This deal also brings in Samsung which has been working with other telcos like Airtel already. Vi said... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 22nd, 2024 6:33 AM 8 COMMENTS

Telecom Minister Jots Down BSNL’s Path for Success

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has finally been able to add wireless customers in the month of July 2024. The reality is that it is just a market reaction to the tariff hikes. Industry experts believe that after a certain period, these users will look to port back to private telcos when they don't get decent 4G services from BSNL. Thus, BSNL is trying to roll out 4G as fast... Read More