The Indian government is pushing BSNL towards long-term profitability. The state-run telecom operator has been able to perform better in the recent months than how it performed for years before that. The brand logo has been updated, website changed, new services launched, and 4G has reached more places. However, one … Read More
Airtel Business, the B2B arm of Bharti Airtel, has enabled a leading Indian public sector bank to significantly modernise its network infrastructure, resulting in an anticipated 35–40 percent reduction in network costs. The transformation was achieved through the deployment of Airtel’s cloud-based Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution for the … Read More
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has called for the development of a regulatory framework for High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), citing their potential to offer secure, flexible, and cost-effective connectivity solutions. High-altitude platforms such as solar power drones, balloons, airships, etc, can provide secure and flexible coverage at … Read More
JioStar Vice-Chairman Uday Shankar has reportedly urged regulators to avoid applying uniform regulations to television and digital platforms, citing their fundamentally distinct characteristics and stages of evolution. Speaking at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025, Shankar cautioned that homogenised regulation could erode value in both sectors. Also … Read More
Bharti Airtel and the Tata Group have announced the termination of discussions to merge their direct-to-home (DTH) television businesses — Airtel Digital TV and Tata Play — after failing to reach a mutually agreeable resolution. In a regulatory filing late Saturday, Airtel said, “After not being able to find a … Read More
Telecom tariffs were increased by a singificant margin in July 2024. This led to an uptick in the average revenue per user (ARPU) for the telcos, which in turn meant better financial health. While the ARPUs have gone up, have they converted into any value for the customer? The network … Read More
The pace of adding new 5G base stations (BTS) remained flat in April 2025—in fact, it was slightly lower than the number rolled out in March 2025. Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are done with large-scale 5G deployments, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) is in the process of rolling out 5G … Read More
In a move aimed at promoting sustainability and consumer awareness, the Indian government is set to introduce a repairability index for smartphones and tablets. A government-appointed panel, constituted by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and chaired by Additional Secretary Bharat Khera, has submitted a comprehensive report recommending a framework for … Read More
OnePlus is gearing up for launches one after the other. The company has already confirmed the OnePlus 13s for India, and we recently talked about the OnePlus Nord 5 coming soon to India. Now, another device in the Nord series is being talked about online. The OnePlus Nord CE 5 … Read More
Bharti Airtel officially launched its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) service in the last week of March 2025 across 2,000 cities in India, where the company has infrastructure in place and is offering Airtel Xstream Fiber services. The Airtel IPTV service is bundled complimentary with Airtel Wi-Fi services, and users can … Read More
Reliance Jio’s 5G business is growing fast. While the revenues from 5G services are still not reported separately by the telco, the rising 5G customer base for mobility as well as the AirFiber services is a positive. Jio reported its 5G subscriber base at 191 million at the end of … Read More
American semiconductor company Intel and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) IndiaAI division have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly advance artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and skilling initiatives in India under the IndiaAI mission. Also Read: IndiaAI and Microsoft Join Forces to Harness AI for Economic … Read More
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