Vodafone Idea (Vi) has mostly stayed mum when it comes to 5G while its rivals (Jio, Airtel) have been boasting about how they are going to bring indigenous 5G in India very soon. But Vi isn’t going to stay behind Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel when it comes to 5G. Vodafone Idea has already started testing 5G networks. This was confirmed by the Managing Director (MD) of the telco, Ravinder... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), India’s third-largest telecom operator, has asked for more time to pay spectrum dues from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Everyone aware of the industry knows how difficult situation Vi is in financially. But after the earnings release from the telco two days back, it has become clearer that Vi isn’t close to making profits and has a mountain of debt on its shoulders. Vodafone Idea has asked... Read More
The buzz around the arrival of 5G has been quite high in India since the time the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had announced that telecom operators could start with 5G trials. There are some who believe it will be good for the economy, and then some who are worried about its impact on nature (Juhi Chawla case). Regardless, the next-generation technology is insignificant for now. Even in 2022, it won’t... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) hasn’t been performing financially well for years now. It is not something that the market or the government doesn’t know. However, the recent action or rather inaction from BSNL just even makes it clearer for the country to understand its dire situation. According to a TNN report, the state-run telecom operator has been unable to pay off the salaries of its employees for the month... Read More
Mukesh Ambani, Managing Director and Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) made plenty of big announcements at the company’s 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM). One of those announcements was JioPhone Next. The JioPhone Next has been slated to arrive in the market on September 10, 2021. Another big announcement during the event was made regarding 5G. In a statement, Mukesh Ambani shared that Reliance Jio will be leveraging the cloud... Read More
The South Korean company Samsung has stated that it will not participate in the production linked incentive (PIL) scheme in India for the telecom sector. As per an ET Telecom report, the decision was announced by Samsung India officials to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in a video conferencing meeting on Wednesday. Two of the senior industry executives stated that Samsung does not want to commit new investment in a... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants to ensure that the government’s revenues are safe at all costs. For the same, the telecom department might seek a legal opinion on whether it can secure a Bank Guarantee (BG) against the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues that the telcos are liable to pay. According to an ET Telecom report, an official aware of the matter said that the Supreme Court’s (SC’s) order... Read More
To retain rights over the spectrum and keep the enterprise business alive, the bankrupt entity Reliance Communications (RCom) has requested the telecom department to renew its telecom license for a period of 20 years. In response, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has demanded the ownership details of Rcom. As reported by ET Telecom, Reliance Communications is managed by a resolution professional (RP) Deloitte as part of the bankruptcy process under... Read More
Reliance Jio has started its 5G trials in Mumbai using indigenously developed telecom equipment. The company will be partnering up with other telecom vendors, including Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung, to conduct trials in other parts of the country. According to an ET Telecom report, Reliance Jio is using spectrum in both mmWave and mid-bands for conducting the trials in Mumbai. A senior executive aware of the matter said that the... Read More
The era of fixed-line broadband is very much in the beginning phase only with more and more people migrating to fibre connections. Multiple internet service providers (ISPs) including ACT Fibernet, BBNL, You Broadband, Shyam Spectra, and more have joined hands together to form a new industry body that will represent the interests of fixed-line broadband service providers in the country. As per an ET Telecom report, this body will aim... Read More
Bharti Airtel has been on the move for the last few weeks and has deployed additional spectrum at several regions/circles of India. Now, as per sources, the telco has made its 5G network live in Gurgaon’s Cyber Hub with the help of the mid-band spectrum (3500 MHz) as part of the 5G trials all the operators have been allowed to conduct. The second-largest telecom operator of India has followed all... Read More
Bharti Airtel has been adding new customers at a rapid pace. In fact, the telco outperformed Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator, for consecutive months and added more customers. With more customers wanting to be a part of the company’s subscribers base, Airtel needs to have more numbering resources. To help Bharti Airtel with the same, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has assigned the telco new Mobile Switching Center... Read More
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