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Tanay Singh Thakur May 6th, 2022 10:36 AM 2 COMMENTS

Indian Govt Collected 19.21% More Licence Fee from Telcos in Q3 FY22: TRAI Data

The Indian government collected a total of Rs 4,541 crore as license fee (LF) from the telecom service providers (TSPs) in Q3 FY22, said the quarterly performance report published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday. This was 19.21% more than Rs 3,809 crore in LFs’ during the same quarter in the previous year. More LFs came to the government because of the higher AGR (adjusted gross... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 6th, 2022 9:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

Satcom: GSA Asks Indian Govt to Put all Frequencies in 28 GHz for Auction

The UK-based Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has asked the Indian government to put up all the frequencies in the 24.5 GHz - 28.5 GHz band for auction. According to an ET Telecom report, the body said that satcom (satellite communications) and terrestrial network service providers can co-exist. GSA wrote to K Rajaraman, Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) saying that it fully supports the recommendations given by the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 6th, 2022 8:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Stands By Its Recommendations for Satcom in Reply to DCC

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has stood by its recommendations for the satellite communications (satcom) sector. On Thursday, the regulator responded to the queries raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in which it said that the recommendations for satellite-based connectivity for low bit-rate applications such as IoT (Internet of Things) devices, ATMs, and traffic management are right. TRAI has published its response to give clarifications to the... Read More

Anupam Sharma May 6th, 2022 7:01 AM 2 COMMENTS

Jio Has a Better 500 Mbps Broadband Plan Among These Service Providers

One of the leading service providers in the country – Jio offers a broadband plan that might not always be the cheapest option but offer amazing benefits that you just cannot ignore. Whether it is work, learning, gaming, streaming or leisure, high-speed internet has become a crucial part of our lives and high-speed plans have been in demand. In this article, we are going to take a look at the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 5th, 2022 8:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

HFCL, Wipro Partner Up to Manufacture 5G Telecom Product

Wipro Limited and HFCL Limited have announced that they are partnering up for the manufacturing of a variety of 5G transport products that include DU (Distributed Unit) Aggregation Router, Cell Site Router, and CU (Centralised Unit) aggregation router. Businesses and organisations around the world understand the potential of 5G to accelerate innovation or enabling new revenue models and drive business. Wipro will be co-developing the equipment with HFCL by bringing... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 5th, 2022 5:43 PM 3 COMMENTS

Prepaid ARPU Increased 5.5% QoQ in Q3 FY22 While Wireless Users Declined: TRAI

It looks like the tariff hike helped the telcos in increasing the industry prepaid average revenue per user (ARPU) from wireless services in Q3 FY22. However, at the same time, the drive from Jio to remove inactive subscribers from its portfolio caused a major decline in wireless subscribers from the industry during the quarter. According to the data shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), there was a... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 5th, 2022 5:06 PM 31 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G Launch in Pune Likely to Come by End of 2022

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is going to come out with 4G networks very soon. The state-run telco has said that in Pune, the 4G networks are likely going to be launched by the end of the year 2022. This was shared by the official handle of BSNL India (@BSNLCorporate) when a certain user asked about the status of BSNL’s 4G networks coming to Pune, Maharashtra. It is the same... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 5th, 2022 3:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

India and France Agree to Work for Building More Secure 5G and 6G Telecom Systems

France and India, two major nations in the global economy have agreed to work together for building more secure 5G and 6G telecom systems. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, and talked about preparations for the future to deepen cooperation between both countries. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that India and France have reiterated their willingness to deepen... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 5th, 2022 2:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Former Chief Business Officer Unhappy they Sold to Facebook: Story

Facebook acquiring WhatsApp for a staggering $22 billion was one of the biggest app acquisitions made in the tech world until recently, when Elon Musk tried to purchase Twitter for $44 billion (still in the process, the deal is not done yet). Regardless, Neeraj Arora, former Chief Business Officer of WhatsApp, expressed his disappointment over the deal. Arora said he “regrets” the deal he help facilitated between WhatsApp and Facebook.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 5th, 2022 1:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

CUTS International Partners With ARPI, IIITB for Developing Ethical Framework for 6G

CUTS International has managed to bag a grant under the second round of the Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP) programme coordinated by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for its project - ‘Ethical 6G - Identifying Elements of an Ethical Framework for 6G and Creating Opportunities for India and Australia’. For this, CUTS has partnered with the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIITB) and the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 5th, 2022 1:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

NTT Announces New Data Center in Mumbai

NTT has announced a new hyperscale data center campus in Navi Mumbai. The first data center on the campus is NAV1A. The new data namely NVA1A has a capacity to host 5000 racks and support over 30 MW of IT load. According to an ET report, the NAV1 campus in the Navi Mumbai has been designed in a manner so that it has a capacity of hosting up to 4... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 5th, 2022 12:20 PM 2 COMMENTS

Poco M4 5G Available in India Now, Check Offers

Poco M4 5G is now available in India. The device went into first sale today at 12 PM via Flipkart. It is available in two memory variants with the base variant coming with 4GB+64GB for Rs 12,999 and the superior variant coming with 6GB+128GB for Rs 14,999. Users who make the purchase using an SBI card will get an instant discount of Rs 2,000 on either of the variants. Thus,... Read More