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Shrijan Soni July 7th, 2020 7:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Gear Source Codes Will Be Used for Testing Purpose: DoT

In the past, the Government of India asked the equipment makers to share the source codes for network equipment as a security standard which received apprehension from the renowned telecom gear maker Ericsson. However, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has addressed Ericsson and stated that there would be no security threat in sharing source code as designated laboratories would only require it for testing purposes. As reported by ET Telecom,... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 2nd, 2020 1:53 PM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL Cancels 4G Tender, Employees Say Private Lobby Succeeded

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Wednesday cancelled its 4G tender that the operator issued in March. The tender required the vendors to deal with the “planning, engineering, supply, installation, testing, commissioning & annual maintenance of 4G mobile network.” BSNL estimated that the winners of the tender would deal with 50,000 sites of BSNL across India and 7000 sites of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) in Delhi and Mumbai circles. Following... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 29th, 2020 10:06 PM 17 COMMENTS

UC Browser, TikTok, WeChat Among 59 Apps Banned by Indian Government

The Ministry of Information Technology on Monday banned 59 apps including TikTok, UC Browser and WeChat to “safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users.” The ministry said that it is invoking its power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act to block the 59 apps. The development is on the heels of the escalated confrontation between the Chinese soldiers and Indian soldiers in mid June... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 27th, 2020 5:02 PM 10 COMMENTS

BSNL Employees Stage Protest, Ladakh MP Pushes BSNL to Upgrade Towers to 4G

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Employees Union (EU) said that the “employees will be forced to resort to more serious forms of struggles” if the management does not act on its demands. The development is on the heels of the BSNL employees staging demonstrations across India on Friday urging the government to act on its demands ranging from salary payments to 4G roll out. The BSNLEU on Saturday said that... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 22nd, 2020 8:15 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G Roll Out Stalled by Vested Interests: BSNL Employees Union

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Employees Union (EU) on Thursday said that the delay in the roll out of BSNL 4G services is hampering the operator’s revival plans. The BSNLEU in a letter to the secretary of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) highlighted several issues including the non-implementation of measures announced as part of BSNL revival package. Additionally, BSNLEU said that the BSNL management should address several key issues including the... Read More

Chakri K June 18th, 2020 1:28 PM 10 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone Idea Refuse to Provide Bank Guarantees Against AGR Dues; SC Asks Them to Provide Balance Sheets

The Supreme Court has ordered the telcos like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone to file their audited balance sheets of the past 10 years after telcos refused to provide additional bank guarantees and security against AGR-related payments. The Court said that the next hearing will take place in the third week of July. The Court has also directed these telcos to come up with payment proposals and asked the Department of... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj June 17th, 2020 1:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio Seeks DoT Nod to Test Own 5G Equipment

Reliance Jio has reportedly sought the Department of Telecommunications’ approval to conduct lab testing of 5G products that the Mukesh Ambani-led telco has developed on its own, Financial Express reported. Jio will be undertaking the whole process of setting up the network at its premises without the involvement of any third part vendor or technology provider. The DOT is yet to take a call on Jio’s application which was submitted... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 9th, 2020 5:36 PM 2 COMMENTS

Aircel Resolution Plan Gets a Nod from NCLT

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday approved a resolution plan of erstwhile telecom operator Aircel, ET Telecom reports. UVARCL, an asset reconstruction firm is said to be the shortlisted buyer for Aircel’s assets. In February, the asset reconstruction company proposed a resolution plan worth Rs 6,630 crore. The publication citing “people aware” of the development said that the NCLT Mumbai bench “approved the plan but with some modifications.” Aircel,... Read More

Shrijan Soni May 13th, 2020 4:10 PM 10 COMMENTS

Government Might Defer 5G Spectrum Sale to 2021

Government of India might defer 5G spectrum sale in 2021 and focus on 4G auction in 2020. Officials from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) stated that 5G auctions in 2020 would have intrigued fewer buyers which might be one of the primary reasons for pushing the 5G sale in 2021. However, as reported by ET Telecom, the lack of clarity on whether Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE can deploy their... Read More

Bala Yogesh May 11th, 2020 5:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

India Adds 3.85 Million Connections in February, Overall Tele-Density at 88.95%

India has added 3.85 million telephone connections in February as the total number of connections in the country increased to 1179.67 million, the Department of Telecommunications (DOT), said in a report. According to the data from the DoT, Uttar Pradesh East circle registered a maximum increase in the number of telephone connections in February with the addition of 6,05,446 connections. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu completed the top three circles... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 29th, 2020 4:44 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL to Change 4G Tender Conditions for Procurement of Equipment

The state-owned telecom operator, BSNL will revise the conditions and structure of its 4G expansion tender for the procurement of 4G equipment. As the ministry of commerce marked DoT officials earlier and stated that strict actions would be taken against the telco for not following the public procurement policy and encourage Make in India Initiative. The revised bidding conditions of the 4G expansion tender will now be formulated as per... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 28th, 2020 11:22 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telephone Connections Increase by 4.39 Million in January, Thanks to Jammu and Kashmir

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday said in a report that the number of telephone connections in January increased by 4.39 million. The Monthly Telecom Scenario report said that India had 1175.82 million telephone connections at the end of January as compared to 1171.43 million in December 2019. The DoT said that Jammu and Kashmir circle recorded a maximum rise in connections with over 1.2 million subscribers being added... Read More