Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has raised around Rs 5,400 crore from anchor investors. The telco is raising a total of Rs 45,000 crore through a mix of equity and debt. This Rs 5,400 crore came from anchor investors, by allocating 4,90,90,90,908 equity shares at Rs 11 each. Vi plans to raise Rs 18,000 crore through FPO (Follow-on Public Offer). It will open on April... Read More
Starlink, a major satellite communications (satcom) service provider, is set to receive a license to serve customers in India. Due to many security challenges, India has delayed the license approval for Elon Musk-owned satcom company. However, according to an ET report, the license application of Starlink is under process and once the security aspects are checked and cleared, a license should be granted to Starlink. The company has provided ‘ownership’... Read More
Bollywood movies are more than just song and dance routines. They also have a longstanding fascination with the exciting realm of cons. Forget petty street magicians; these films will take you on a rollercoaster ride of sophisticated plots, incisive social commentary, and daring robberies. They'll keep you on the edge of your seat with tension, occasionally sprinkled with social satire, and frequently leave you laughing out loud. Also Read: Top... Read More
Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator, offers a variety of prepaid plans. Jio also offers plans that come with 2.5GB of daily data. There are plans with 1GB, 1.5GB, 2GB and 3GB daily data as well. The 2.5GB daily data plans are for people who use plenty of mobile data every day. However, it is worth noting that since Jio is offering unlimited 5G data, consumers aren’t as worried about... Read More
Indian telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel announced today that it has surpassed 10 million users (10.1 million) enjoying 5G services in Tamil Nadu (5.9 million), Gujarat (3 million), as well as Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh (1.2 million). Airtel announced on Tuesday that it has deployed 5G services across all cities and districts in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Says Over 25 Million Users... Read More
Orange has announced that it is integrating the Network Artificial Intelligence platform from Augtera Networks into its Network Operating Center (NOC) tools to leverage AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning) in daily network operations. The French telco group noted that this comes after a two-year production trial conducted across various Orange networks, including the French Backbone, Orange Global Network, and SD-WAN Network. The trial evaluated Augtera Network AI's technical capabilities along with... Read More
OnePlus 11, the flagship phone from OnePlus in 2023, has received a price cut. The device is the predecessor to the OnePlus 12 but is still a good phone given its specifications and the remaining four years of software support. The device has a Hasselblad-tuned camera system and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. While there’s also the OnePlus 12R that has the chipset, there are... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has released a new application schedule for the spectrum auction 2024. For the unaware, due to the upcoming central elections, the telecom department had to change the schedule of the spectrum auction. Earlier, the auction was slated for May 20, however, later it was pushed 15 days ahead to June 6, 2024. Following that, the telecom department has released a new schedule for the application... Read More
Motorola has launched a new smartphone, Moto G64 5G in India. It is yet another affordable smartphone from the company in its Moto G series, which saw multiple new devices launching this year. Moto G34 5G, Moto G04, and Moto G24 Power are the three devices that Motorola launched in the G series in 2024 in the Indian market. There was also the Moto Edge 50 Pro, but it is... Read More
Xplore, Canada's fiber, 5G, and satellite broadband company, has selected CommScope, a network infrastructure company, to deploy high-speed fiber broadband in rural Ontario, Canada. The rural broadband service provider will connect over 35,000 homes and businesses to fiber internet as part of the Government of Ontario's Accelerated High-Speed Internet Program (AHSIP). Also Read: Xplore Accelerates Fibre and Fixed Wireless Expansion in Prince Edward Island Broadband Deployment Plan CommScope has signed... Read More
Faroese Telecom, the telecommunications company in the Faroe Islands, has modernised its network and launched a 5G Network, bringing high-speed connectivity to the entire population across all 18 islands in partnership with Ericsson. The launch of the 5G network providing 100 percent population coverage enables access to fast, low-latency connectivity for everyone, the official release said. Connectivity Everywhere Faroese Telecom provides mobile network coverage across all 18 islands of the... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in the country, is slowly expanding the reach of its 5G FWA (Fixed-Wireless Access) services. Currently, it is available in seven cities including Rajkot, Kolkata, Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Gurgaon. The telco plans to expand it slowly to other cities as the demand for 5G FWA increases. Airtel is offering very limited plans to customers under the Xstream AirFiber service. There are three... Read More
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Yes, But some investment is better than none. Also as said by CEO, these funds and 18k crore FPO money…
IMO, Airtel only needs to buy sub GHz ( like B8/B5 ) to have atleast 10 MHz in that. &…
Yes I like your detailed reply. I have noticed same in Kolkata circle. Under many metro train station, Jio 4G…
It's good that Airtel is sharing number of 5G customer circle by circle to attract new customer from that circle…
Thank you Rupesh for good realistic long writing on Vi and BSNL.??
