Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE might not have a bright future in the telecom industry of India. The Indian government might amend the license conditions so that telcos in the country can’t take any critical telecom equipment from a Chinese vendor. If this were to happen, Huawei and ZTE would have no impact or contribution on the 5G trials and deployments in India. Would this mean that apart... Read More
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has left the final call for setting the price of the spectrum on the cabinet. DoT has not suggested any change or reduction in the price of the spectrum as proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). The next spectrum auction is likely to take place in the first quarter of 2021. Since DoT hasn’t suggested any price modification, the government body has left... Read More
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approached the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for seeking his opinion on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues payment timeline. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have said that they have already paid more than 10% advance on the dues as per the Supreme Court’s (SC) order. But according to an ET Telecom report, DoT believes otherwise. Thus the government body is out seeking professional legal... Read More
Telecom operators Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel reportedly reached out the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) for clarity on how the AGR dues are calculated. The Supreme Court, on September 1, asked telcos to pay the AGR dues within ten years. And the apex court considered the final amounts submitted by DoT. Since the very beginning of the AGR case, Airtel and Vi are opposing the calculations of DoT saying that... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is yet to renew its 2G spectrum license that expired in February, 2020, New Indian Express said in a report citing an unnamed BSNL official. “Sources” have told the publication that “talks are going on” between BSNL and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) over the 2G spectrum license renewal for two more years. It has been recently reported that a DoT committee had recommended that... Read More
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology in a notice its members highlighted that it would be hearing from the representatives of Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea on “India’s preparedness for 5G.” The committee headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday in a notice to its members said that it would have two sessions on October 27, 2020. In the initial session scheduled for 4 pm on... Read More
A few days back, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had asked the Department of Space (DoS) and the defence ministry to vacate the airwaves in high and medium-range frequency for the smooth rollout of 5G services. Now, as per a report from ET Telecom, an elite panel of secretaries has requested the defence ministry and DoS to consider the request put forth by DoT for vacating the airwaves. Both DoS... Read More
Reliance Jio, the largest wireless operator in India is aiming to launch a 5G smartphone for less than Rs 5000. According to a PTI report citing an unnamed official, the company will gradually reduce the price of its upcoming 5G smartphone further to Rs 2,500 to Rs 3000 when it scales up the operation. The 20 to 30 crore people who are currently using the 2G connection in India would... Read More
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken out multiple illegal mobile signal repeaters across Delhi. This was possible due to the help of relevant authorities and mobile operators present in the city. Different locations of the city such as South Extension, East of Kailash, and Sant Nagar had both commercial and residential buildings operating active illegal mobile signal repeaters. After the search and scanning of the authorities came to rest, a... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has requested the Department of Space (DoS) and the defence ministry to vacate airwaves in the medium and high range spectrum bands for the 5G services rollout. The three parties met to discuss the spectrum issues under a committee led by the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba. Initially, the 5G spectrum auction was slated to take place in 2020. However, the issues related to the spectrum... Read More
Vodafone Idea is the next player after Reliance Jio striving to enter the 5G market in India. In a virtual media briefing, telecom service provider’s Chief Technology Officer Vishant Vora specified that the telco is ‘keenly interested’ in conducting the 5G trials. He said that Vi would support the government decisions on the subject. However, the 5G spectrum auction is going to take place in 2021. Vi along with Jio... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) might soon be operating as a Virtual Network Operator (VNO) under Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). For the unaware, MTNL only provides its telecom services in Mumbai and New Delhi within India. The operator outside India also offers its services in Mauritius. As per a Business Standard report, MTNL might soon be operating under BSNL as a VNO. A virtual network operator is a party... Read More
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Thank you Rupesh for good realistic long writing on Vi and BSNL.??
