December 18th, 2020 12:27 PM 7 COMMENTS

Telecom Network Gear Might be Sourced from Chinese Vendors Upon a Condition

Since the time border tensions between India and China increased, the government has been trying to push Chinese products and companies out of the Indian market. Supporting that move, telecom operators of the country have been actively removing the Chinese gear and equipment from their network. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) has no plans of awarding or renewing any contracts for ZTE or Huawei. The government hasn’t explicitly put... Read More

October 8th, 2020 7:02 AM 32 COMMENTS

Airtel and Vi Now Say No to Chinese Vendors

Airtel and Vi (Vodafone Idea) have ignored the Chinese vendors while awarding new projects. The two telecom operators are walking down the same path as Reliance Jio. The largest telecom operator in India has been highlighting that it does not depend on any Chinese vendor to provide its services. Thus, Jio has been termed ‘clean telco’ and the telecom giant has been leveraging off the term for a while now.... Read More

June 22nd, 2020 8:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea and Airtel Might Have to Incur Massive Payouts if Not for Chinese Telecom Gear Deals

The ongoing geopolitical situations between India and China are showing adverse results in the telecom industry. Earlier the government was planning to stop Chinese telecom gear makers from supplying network to the state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL. Not only this, but private telcos were also in the loop. However, if the private telcos will be barred from purchasing telecom gear from Chinese vendors, they will have to pay massive outstanding... Read More

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