Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator, was the fatest network service provider in India in 2H 2024. This was across all network technologies, specifically for 5G. Jio’s networks recorded a median download speed of 258.54 Mbps for 5G and an upload speed of 14.54 Mbps. Ookla said that overall, Jio … Read More
Indian telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea make their network coverage maps available to users on their respective websites. This follows a directive from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which requires mobile carriers to display geospatial coverage maps on their websites, showing the geographical areas … Read More
Bharti Airtel has already launched JioHotstar-bundled prepaid and postpaid plans ahead of the IPL 2025 season so its users can enjoy the matches. Additionally, Airtel has boosted its network in all IPL stadiums across India ahead of the season to ensure that its customers inside the stadiums, as well as … Read More
India’s local internet service providers (ISPs) are facing mounting challenges as telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio aggressively expand their home broadband services, particularly through Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). The affordable and easy-to-deploy FWA technology on 5G Networks is further squeezing ISPs’ revenues and margins as they fight to … Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has put on hold its proposal to allow telecom operators to surrender airwaves bought before the 2022 auctions, dealing a fresh blow to Vodafone Idea. The cash-strapped telco was hoping to return some spectrum to reduce its financial burden and secure bank guarantees, according to … Read More
Meta is advancing its Project Waterworth, a 50,000-km undersea cable initiative set to become the world’s longest. The project aims to enhance internet speeds and reliability across India, the US, Brazil, South Africa, and other key regions, supporting data demand for apps like Instagram, WhatsApp, and YouTube. Now, Meta is … Read More
Bharti Airtel has urged the central government to reconsider the 8 percent license fee (LF) on wireline broadband to accelerate fiber penetration in India. The chief regulatory officer of Bharti Airtel highlighted that only 13 percent of Indian households have fiber broadband, compared to over 90 percent in the US … Read More
Streaming service provider JioHotstar has announced surpassing 100 million subscribers, in what the company calls a “groundbreaking achievement that cements its position as India’s most loved streaming platform.” This milestone comes on the back of Reliance Jio offering bundled JioHotstar subscriptions with its mobile plans above Rs 299, along with … Read More
Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has landed the 2Africa Pearls subsea cable in India, connecting India to Africa, and Europe via the Middle East. Airtel serves as the landing partner in collaboration with center3 and Meta, key investors in the project. Airtel recently landed the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable in Chennai … Read More
Bharti Airtel’s enterprise arm, Airtel Business, is stepping up investments as well as go-to-market muscle to drive faster growth in its digital business segment. Airtel Business will be launching a comprehensive cloud solution in the next few months. However, Bharti Airtel will not be an early mover in offering GPU-as-a-service … Read More
With the rollout of high-speed wireless networks supporting tens of Mbps to up to Gbps, broadband services now include both wired and wireless, and wired internet is no longer a necessity for calling it “broadband.” With the launch of wireless 5G services, Airtel and Jio both offer Fixed Wireless Access … Read More
Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel) and its subsidiary Bharti Hexacom Limited, have prepaid an additional Rs 5,985 crores to the Department of Telecom (DoT), Ministry of Communications. In a statement on Wednesday, the company announced that this transaction fully settles its high-cost interest liabilities of 8.65 percent related to the 2024 … Read More
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