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Palak Sharma August 27th, 2022 1:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Receives Applications for the Telecom PLI Scheme from 32 Companies

32 businesses have submitted applications for the telecom equipment and design production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to the Department of Telecommunication (DoT), including 22 MSMEs. What exactly is a Production-Linked Incentive Program? The central government unveiled a program in March of this year that aims to provide incentives to businesses on incremental sales from goods produced in local units in an effort to increase domestic manufacturing and reduce import costs. The... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 18th, 2022 11:06 AM 0 COMMENTS

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti Enterprises Founder Appreciates Ease of Business DoT Created

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, is happy with the ease of business that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) helped create. Mittal said that there was "no fuss, no follow up, no running around the corridors and no tall claims. This is ease of doing business at its full glory." To recall, on Wednesday, Airtel paid Rs 8312.4 crore towards spectrum dues which includes an advance for... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 17th, 2022 11:44 AM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel Pays Rs 8312.4 Crore as Upfront Spectrum Payment for 4 Years to DoT

Bharti Airtel has just announced that it paid Rs 8312.4 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as the spectrum payment for the recently concluded 5G auctions. To recall, Airtel purchased spectrum worth Rs 43,084 crore in several frequency bands. The telco has paid an additional amount as an upfront payment to the DoT. The amount is for the next four years. This shows the great cash flow position Airtel... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 10th, 2022 4:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Private 5G Networks in India: DoT Assessing Enterprises Demand Up to September 9

India is all set to become a nation with live commercial 5G networks. One part of India's would also be for enterprises. Until 4G, enterprises weren't so concerned to get spectrum from the government for captive private networks. But the power of 5G networks surely changed things. Private 5G networks are going to help the enterprises in a major way. Earlier this year, TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) had... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 27th, 2022 5:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Allocates Short code to CBI, New Delhi for Anti-Corruption Helpline

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allocated a short code to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), New Delhi, for the anti-corruption helpline. This will help in easy communication between the general public and the CBI. DoT said that this short code has been categorised under 'Category-1' service, meaning it has to be mandatorily provided by all the access providers. It is not restricted to any one group of people... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 26th, 2022 12:49 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea, Airtel and Jio Can Get E-Band Spectrum in Administrative Manner: DoT

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said that telecom operators can get the E-band spectrum from the government in an administrative manner for the circles they have purchased spectrum for. The E-band spectrum can be utilised by the telcos to boost their backhaul to provide a better internet experience to consumers. This means that post the spectrum auction 2022, Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio can take spectrum... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 26th, 2022 10:37 AM 0 COMMENTS

DoT to Hold Online Workshop on Transition to IPv6 in India

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is going to hold an online workshop on the transition to IPv6 in India. This workshop will take place on July 27, 2022, and will start at 11 AM. It will be a two-hour thirty-minute workshop meaning it will end around 1:30 PM. For the unaware, there are two types of internet protocol in India right now. The first is the Internet Protocol version 4... Read More

Palak Sharma July 20th, 2022 4:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Helps DoT with ORAN Based 5G Trial

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently conducted an ORAN based 5G field test conducted by Bharti Airtel. The tests were carried out in Chandigarh. Note that the validation of ORAN-based 5G had already been given by Airtel in partnership with Mavenir. The broader purpose of this trial is unclear. The department tweeted, "Punjab LSA of DoT carried out the 5G test trials offered by M/s Airtel in Chandigarh today." The... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 19th, 2022 12:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

CloudConnect Gets DoT License for Offering Services in Mumbai and Ahmedabad

CloudConnect, a virtual network operator (VNO), has just announced that it has secured a license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to offer services in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The company claims that it is the first B2B (business-to-business) VNO which is licensed by the DoT in India. The company has been helping businesses with their call management through the cloud and more. As a part of its expansion plans in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 16th, 2022 12:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Assigns Short Code for Persons with Disabilities for Calling

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has assigned a short code for persons with disabilities (PwDs) helpline for the welfare of disabled and senior citizens living in Telangana. The short-code ‘155326’ can be leveraged by the disabled and senior citizens to get immediate help. All the access providers in the state have been ordered to provide mandatory support for this short-code. But the accessibility of the short-code is for only users... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 11th, 2022 10:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Amends License for Telcos Which Will Make it Hard for Chinese Vendors in India

The Chinese telecom vendors have not had a good time in India in the last few years because of the tension between India and China. To keep its borders secure, India has decided not to include Chinese vendors in its trusted list of telecom gear vendors due to which, telcos can’t do business with Huawei and ZTE anymore. Earlier, the telcos were not allowed to issue fresh orders to companies... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 6th, 2022 4:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Announces New Rule for International Calls

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has come up with a new rule for the international calls that Indian consumers receive. The telecom department has amended the clause in the unified license for TSPs (telecom service providers), which says that ILDOs (International Long-Distance Operators) need to stop any international call without or with improper caller line identification (CLI) from reaching the end customer. This move will up the security of Indian... Read More