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Anupam Sharma December 21st, 2021 7:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Appreciates Telangana Govt for Launching RoW Portal

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which is the leading representative body for the Indian telecommunications industry, has shown appreciation for the Department of Information Technology Electronics and Communications Department, Telangana Secretariat following the launch of the RoW Portal in the state of Telangana. The opening of RoW portal was a programme brought into effect by the aforementioned department of Telangana Secretariat which will ensure an easy process for getting... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 3rd, 2021 11:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Says Intra Circle Roaming to Help Cyclone Affected Users

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has issued a statement according to which intra circle roaming will be started to ensure that mobile phone users can switch between the telecom service providers (TSPs) if their primary or native service provider is affected. COAI is an industry body that represents all the private telecom operators in India, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea. The industry body said that... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 18th, 2021 5:12 PM 5 COMMENTS

COAI Lauds Govt Effort for Targeting Telecom Services in Remote Areas

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has lauded the Indian government’s efforts of bringing telecom connectivity to remote regions of India. The government recently approved a Rs 6,466 crore package for ensuring that remote areas of the country are also connected with mobile networks. The project aims to bring 4G services to 7,287 uncovered villages in 44 aspirational districts across five different states. The industry body has welcomed the... Read More

Chakri K November 11th, 2021 3:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Appreciates TN State Govt for Safeguarding Telecom Infrastructure

The leading representative body for the telecommunications industry in India, COAI, has appreciated and thanked the State Government of Tamil Nadu for issuing directions that safeguard the telecom infrastructure. These directives were issued in response to a letter shared by COAI. It highlights the necessity for authorities to be cognizant of the ongoing developments in the sector and offer the required support to drive the necessary infrastructure for technological advancements.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 5th, 2021 12:13 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vi and Jio Again Get Vocal About 5Gi

All of the private telecom operators in India, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, and Bharti Airtel, have said that 5Gi should be made a part of 3GPP. The telcos want the Indian government to not lose focus from 3GPP because it would ensure economies of scale. According to an ET Telecom report, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the representative body of the private Indian Telecom operators, said that... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 22nd, 2021 6:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Says Amendments in Indian Telegraph RoW Rules to Help With 5G

The laying of fiber is going to be one of the biggest challenges for telecom companies and internet service providers. Especially with 5G, the role of fiber will multiple by several times. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has applauded the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) move to amend the Indian Telegraph RoW rules and add various terms and conditions for laying overhead optical fiber cable (OFC). COAI Believes This... Read More

Chakri K October 20th, 2021 5:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Applauds the PM Gati Shakti Vision, Says Will Boost Telecom Infra in India

COAI, which is the representative body for the telecommunications industry in India, congratulated the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching the ambitious Gati Shakti project. It is a multi-model plan for connectivity, which is aimed to expedite the implementation of the infrastructural project, which will accelerate economic growth. Gati Shakti relies on digitisation and communication and will provide a major boost to the country’s telecom infrastructure. PM Gati Shakti... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 24th, 2021 4:30 PM 12 COMMENTS

COAI Happy With Recent Amendments In License Conditions

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has expressed its happiness on the recent amendments introduced in license conditions which will now allow the telcos to actively share infrastructure with each other. This will allow the telecom operators to save high costs and also roll out services much faster. For the unaware, COAI is an industry body that represents telcos, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea. COAI said... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 6th, 2021 12:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Backs TRAI Recommendations on Spectrum, RoW

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) is backing the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on spectrum and RoW. The telecom regulator has proposed a new national portal for RoW. Further, TRAI has recommended exemption of RoW charges for the telcos for the next five years (FY23 to FY28) with an aim to expedite the laying of common ducts. On top of this, TRAI recommends that... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 26th, 2021 12:32 AM 4 COMMENTS

COAI Asks DoT to Redefine AGR, Remove Bank Guarantees

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has asked the government to completely remove the system of bank guarantees (BGs) for the telcos. Further, the industry body has asked for redefining the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. Both have become issues for the industry, particularly Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. Through a tweet, SP Kochhar, Director General, COAI, said that the AGR definition should only include telecom revenues. In another... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 19th, 2021 9:36 AM 2 COMMENTS

COAI Wants DoT to Increase Tenure of Leased Spectrum

The Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to increase the tenure of the leased spectrum from 20 years to 40 years. Further, the industry body wants DoT to increase the moratorium period on spectrum payments to be increased to 10 years from the current 2 years. COAI has requested DoT to include these demands in the relief package it comes out with in... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 7th, 2021 4:15 PM 1 COMMENTS

COAI Predicts Complete Overhaul of Transit Systems as a 5G Use Case

The fifth-generation network technology in India is still a few years away. The telecom companies like Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, however, are already on the task of conducting field trials. Not only this, but they have already got their hands on the requisite spectrum which is needed to start relaying 5G services and this has already happened in the month of March, earlier this year. Recently, we also saw... Read More