NTT Global Data Center is building its data center in Kolkata, India. The facility is anticipated to be operational in 12 to 15 months. NTT currently operates 12 facilities in India, including the ones in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, and Chennai, totalling 230 MW of data center capacity. The company plans to add 280 MW to this in the following two years. Also Read: LEW TelNet Is Building a Green Data... Read More
Retail Roaming revenues will increase for the global telecom market in the coming few years. According to a new study from Juniper Research, retail roaming revenues will grow from $10 billion USD in 2022 to $19 billion USD by 2027. The growth will be aided by an increase both in the number of 5G roaming subscribers across key international travel corridors between Asia Pacific, Europe and North America and data... Read More
Bharti Airtel just announced the launch of Airtel 5G Plus services in fifteen new cities in West Bengal. Bharti Airtel customers in Berhampore, Old Malda, Raiganj, Durgapur, Balurghat, Alipurduar, Dinhata, Asansol, Barrdhaman, Koch Bihar, Medinipur, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Islampur and Kharagpur can now experience Airtel 5G Plus services. Airtel 5G Plus services are already live in Siliguri, taking the total number of Airtel 5G Plus cities in West Bengal to 16.... Read More
Broadband India Forum (BIF) has just announced that it has appointed Aruna Sundararajan, a retired IAS officer and the former telecom secretary, the Department of Telecommunications as the new chairperson with immediate effect. Sundararajan is one of the most respected figures in the telecom industry in India. She accepted the organisation's offer to chair the forum and guide it in its mission to improve affordable broadband penetration across India. Sundararajan... Read More
Ookla, a leading network intelligence and insights company, has released its latest Speedtest Global Index report for January 2023. According to Ookla global index report, India has jumped 10 spots in the median mobile speeds chart globally and now stands at the 69th position with 29.85 Mbps speed. In the previous month, December 2022, India's median mobile speed recorded by Ookla was 25.29 Mbps, ranking India at the 79th position.... Read More
The GSM Association (GSMA) has again said that India should see the 6 GHz spectrum band as the next step for providing 5G to consumers. The body, which represents hundreds of telecom operators across the world, including Jio, Airtel and Vi, said that the 6 GHz mid-band spectrum is important to meet the needs for 5G expansion. In a letter to the union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, GSMA said that... Read More
The British multinational telecommunications company BT Group has announced the launch of National Roaming for IoT SIMs for Businesses across the UK, enabling smart devices to stay connected everywhere. BT's IoT SIMs use EE's Network and other Mobile Network Operators, whenever required, to provide coverage wherever there is a cellular network. IoT National Roaming SIMs IoT national roaming SIM cards enable smart devices to stay connected to mobile networks, even... Read More
Bharti Airtel has been continuously adding wireless subscribers for more than a year now, and to be precise, December 2022 marks the fourteenth month of continuous wireless additions. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the telecom subscription data for December, and there are significant numbers to discuss concerning the Active Wireless Subscriber base, Wireless Subscriber Additions and VLR of Bharti Airtel. So let's look at those in this... Read More
GTPL Fiber is a high-speed internet service offered by GTPL Hathway Limited, which is one of India's leading digital cable TV and broadband service providers. GTPL is India's 6th largest Private Wireline Broadband service provider and Number 1 player in Gujarat, which recently changed its brand identity to Entertain and Connect. GTPL has significant presence in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and North-East. GTPL Fiber offers internet plans with speeds... Read More
Bharti Airtel is looking to boost market share by expanding its operations to rural India. Indian telcos have made a majority of their investments in urban cities and towns to ensure they get a decent return. With low tariffs and small market size, it didn't make a lot of sense for operators to expand into rural India aggressively. But now, in a bid to boost the subscriber market share, Bharti... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), after an extensive consultative process, notified the amended Regulations and Tariff Order on November 22, 2022. As a result, the Telecom Regulatory Authority's (TRAI) new tariff order (NTO 3.0) on the pricing of TV channels came into effect on February 1, 2023. Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF) says that the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), in its latest announcement, has made... Read More
iPhone 11 series, when it launched, was a breath of fresh air. It symbolised what Apple stood for - beauty and power. Of course, iPhones have always been a sign of luxury. But more so than that, iPhones have been smartphones full of value. That means when you purchase an iPhone, you know that any day, its resale value will drop comparatively slower than the same-priced Android phone, be it... Read More
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