Idea Cellular, India’s third largest telecom operator by users reported a massive sequential decline in its standalone net profit at Rs 4.3 crore for the July-September period, as compared to Rs 497.1 crore in April-June quarter. The company said that net profit was impacted by competitive pressures on the voice business, … Read More
Ericsson, the Swedish telecom gear maker, posted 28% decline in its India revenues for the third quarter of 2016 at SEK 2.59 billion or $292 million or Rs 1,890 crore, due to delayed spectrum auctions which have delayed telecom operators’ investments for several quarters, the company said. The company had … Read More
GSM industry body Cellular operators’ association COAI said that it will not get involved in the fresh Rs 3,050 crore penalty case involving top telecom operators allegedly denying inter-connectivity to 4G entrant Reliance Jio, having faced the criticism from Trai chief and Mukesh Ambani. The industry body said that the … Read More
Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco Reliance Jio has come up with a clarification over Trai’s order which limits its promotional offer till December 3, 2016, and said that its subscribers will continue to get the benefits of free unlimited voice and data under the “Welcome Offer” till December 31 2016. It … Read More
India’s telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommends Department of Telecommunication (DOT) to fine the incumbents with Rs. 3,050 crore for denying sufficient Points-of-Interconnection (PoI) to Reliance Jio. The penalty is combined for Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, and Vodafone India. The regulator pointed out that the aim of the … Read More
Reliance Jio’s network may have become the largest network in terms of data carried globally but its data speeds continue to plunge and now are slower than speeds offered by top telcos- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and RCom. According to data published on Trai’s analytics website, 4G speed on … Read More
At 16,000 terabytes (TB) per day of traffic, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio may have become the largest network globally in terms of data carried, according to Credit Suisse estimates. The agency said that Jio is ahead of China Mobile (12,000 TB), Vodafone Global (6, 000 TB), China Unicom and Bharti … Read More
Reliance Jio may extend the period of free services in case its subscribers are not able to get adequate experience due to interconnection congestion., the company said. The telco on Thursday said that its customers are facing severe quality of service issues due to inadequate release of points of interconnection … Read More
Vodafone India and Tata Teleservices Limted have made payments of over Rs 10,100 crore and Rs 2,300 crore, respectively, to the telecom department for spectrum they bought in the recently-concluded auction, according to a PTI report. Vodafone, the country’s second largest carrier by users, emerged as the most aggressive bidder … Read More
The Indian government seems set to adopt 5G technology alongside other developed markets, given its focus on programs like Digital India. The government has commissioned a research team on 5G technology, which has already filed 100 patents so far — of which around 10 have already been granted, according to … Read More
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said that Reliance Jio is a well thought-out, well executed and well engineered ecosystem with Rs 2,50,000 crore investment. In an interview to The Print, a digital media outfit owned by senior journalists Shekhar Gupta and Barkha Dutt, Ambani also termed the ongoing fight for … Read More
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has said that Vodafone and Idea Cellular are still not releasing sufficient interconnection points (PoIs), which it said is resulting in massive call failures. Jio has written letters to both these telcos earlier this week, warning them of consequences if they continue to ignore the 4G … Read More
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