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Palak Sharma July 19th, 2022 10:06 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI in-house Study Centre to Keep India Up to Mark with Innovative and New Tech

To support proactive research activities into emerging and developing technologies that are anticipated to further disrupt the telecommunications and broadcasting industries, the Indian telecom regulatory authority (TRAI) has established an internal study centre. A senior TRAI official told ET Telecom that the regulatory body has formed a study centre which will indulge in pro-active research in new and forthcoming sectors. The official added that the scope would also include fact... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 1st, 2022 5:48 PM 2 COMMENTS

TRAI to Leverage AI for Curbing Cybercrime and SIM Frauds

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is looking to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) for curbing cybercrime and SIM frauds. India allows consumers to hold up to 9 SIM cards under their name. This gives fraudsters room for taking multiple SIM cards and then utilising them for fraud. (Note that J&K users can only keep 5 SIM cards). According to an ET Telecom report, a TRAI official said that they... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 3rd, 2022 7:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Again Extends NTO 2.0 Implementation Date for Broadcasters

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the NTO (New Tariff Order) 2.0 implementation date for the broadcasters. Earlier, the regulatory body had directed all the broadcasters to implement the NTO 2.0 by June 1, 2022. But, in a new directive, TRAI has extended the last date for implementation of the new tariff order 2.0 to November 30, 2022. In addition to this, TRAI has asked all the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 28th, 2022 7:04 AM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Will Check Whether Telcos Are Playing Clever Game of Differential Tariffs

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is looking to conduct a special audit on the telcos in India to check whether they were offering differential tariffs through the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) route. Back in 2021, TRAI had released a directive which said that the telcos along with their channel partners can’t make differential tariff offers for attracting customers through the MNP route. According to an ET report, the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 24th, 2022 2:18 PM 3 COMMENTS

Truecaller CEO Says TRAI Caller Display System Won’t be Competition

Truecaller, one of the most popular caller identification mobile applications in the world, is not worried about TRAI’s (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s) caller display system. The CEO of Truecaller, Alan Mamedi, said that TRAI’s initiative for caller identification is not a competition to Truecaller at all. Mamedi said that Truecaller offers a complete range of services to its 310+ million monthly active users, which makes TRAI’s caller identification feature... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 20th, 2022 3:24 PM 5 COMMENTS

TRAI to Soon Start Working on KYC Based Caller Name Mechanism

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will soon start working on a new mechanism that will display the name (registered during KYC process) of the caller on the receiver’s phone. The regulatory body has already received a reference for the same from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and will soon start consultation. According to a PTI report, the consultation for this mechanism will being in a few months. PD... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 17th, 2022 4:32 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Completes 25 Years, COAI and Other Industry Member Send Congratulations

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has completed 25 years today. The regulatory body has played a key role in the development of India’s telecom industry. Whether it was 2G, 3G, 4G, or now 5G, TRAI’s inputs have made a major impact on the growth of India’s telecom sector. Upon the special occasion, industry members, including COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) and DIPA (Digital Infrastructure Providers Association), have... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 17th, 2022 2:20 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G Will Create Employment Opportunities and Boost Economy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the Silver Jubilee event celebration of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), said that 5G will not only bring faster internet but will also rapidly ring in economic progress and boost jobs creation. Modi said that India’s economy would get a boost of $450 billion with 5G in the next one-and-a-half decade. PM Modi asked the government and the industry to cooperate and... Read More

Anupam Sharma May 17th, 2022 9:52 AM 1 COMMENTS

5G Test Bed Will be Inaugrated by PM Modi on This Date

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching a 5G testbed on Tuesday that has been created for the better sustenance of the country’s telecom industry. The said 5G testbed will also support the startups to validate their products, prototypes and solutions based on the fifth generation as well as next-generation technologies that are yet to come. It has been officially confirmed that the Prime Minister will be addressing a... Read More

Anupam Sharma May 10th, 2022 11:02 AM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Asks Government to Make a Decision on Auction of 28 GHz Spectrum Band

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has stated that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) should make a decision on whether the frequencies in the 27.5-28.5 GHz band to be auctioned or allocated administratively. TRAI also added that the 5G airwaves reservation for state-run telco – BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd) could be decided soon. The comments from the sector regulator came in response to the telecom department’s back reference... Read More

Anupam Sharma May 8th, 2022 2:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Seeks Stakeholders’ Views on New Tariff Order for Broadcast Services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is looking forward to the opinions and views of the stakeholders on issues related to the regulatory framework of the soon to be released amended order for the TV and broadcasting sector. The move from the sector regulator comes a month before the deadline to implement these orders which are popularly known as NTO 2.0. TRAI has requested stakeholders to submit their views... 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