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Shrijan Soni June 27th, 2020 8:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Gear Source Code Review Will Be Questionable: Ericsson

The government of India earlier said that it might seek source code of every network equipment deployed in the country as a part of security assurance testing initiative. However, Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson addressed its concern and stated that the result of checking source code would be diplomatic and it will not be possible virtually to free the software from unknown vulnerabilities. As reported by ET Telecom, Ericsson wrote... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 26th, 2020 7:45 PM 1 COMMENTS

COAI Signs MoU with 5G-ACIA to Promote 5G Mobile Communications in India

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has signed a non-profitable MoU with 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) which is the working party of ZVEI to shape and promote 5G mobile communications in different vertical industries with a special focus on manufacturing and process industry. The partnership between COAI and 5G-ACIA will primarily focus on the 5G needs in the manufacturing and process industry. The MoU between... Read More

Shrijan Soni May 25th, 2020 6:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Must Fix Floor Price Soon to Revive Telecom Sector: COAI

Telecom operators have urged Trai to fasten up the process of fixing floor price as it will revive the telecom sector from financial burden and attract investments in future. Telecom operators are already under huge burden due to the AGR crisis and lockdown period. Due to multiple reasons, the ARPU of the telecom operators has taken a hit. As reported by ET Telecom, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has... Read More

Shrijan Soni May 4th, 2020 1:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Launches Digital Chatbot on WhatsApp for Customer Support and Assistance

Vodafone Idea has launched an AI-powered VIC for customer service and support assistant for its customers on WhatsApp. The service has been developed on the technology of ORISERVE, which is famous for making multi-language chatbots. The VIC offered by Vodafone Idea is also live on the official website of the company along with My Vodafone and My Idea Apps. With the service launched, Vodafone Idea has become the first telecom... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 21st, 2020 6:42 PM 2 COMMENTS

COAI Requests States to Open Retail Recharging Centres

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has requested the states to open retail recharging centres to aid telecom subscribers. Since telecom services fall under essential services, COAI has urged that people involved in the business of retail recharge centres should be provided with a pass to move out. Similarly, telecom subscribers must also be allowed to step out in a staggered manner to get their recharge done. Since the... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 14th, 2020 5:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

COAI Pushes for Reduction in License Fees While Industry Focused on Keeping Networks Up And Running

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Tuesday said that it has asked the government for a reduction in license fees (LF) and spectrum usage charges (SUC). COAI, the industry body representing operators like Vodafone Idea and Airtel, said that it has urged the government not to excise GST on license fees and SUC as they are not services. While COAI has put forward the requests to the government,... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 13th, 2020 2:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Operations Might Fully Shut Down in Virus Hotspots

As the threat of COVID-19 is increasing drastically, the government of India has labelled various hotspots. These hotspots have been affected by the virus severely, and strict lockdown has been imposed in hotspots cities. Also, telecom operators who are trying to ensure seamless connectivity are not being allowed to operate in virus hotspot areas by the local authorities. Major telecom operators like Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 11th, 2020 6:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Says Telecom Operators Provided Over Rs 600 Crore Benefits to Prepaid Users

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said in a letter to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) that the telecom operators provided over Rs 600 crore of benefits, Economic Times reported. According to the report, COAI, the industry body representing telecom operators like Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea said that the benefits were offered to prepaid customers by validity extensions and additional talk time. The telecom operators in... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj April 7th, 2020 2:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos Seek Approval from DoT for Implementing Self KYC Process and Porting Procedure

Telecom Industry is facing operational difficulty amid the lockdown period which is announced by the government in mid-March. As a result of the lockdown, telecom operators have just added half-million subscribers in March month. The reason behind the less addition of subscribers is the decreased demand for new SIM cards and less porting requests. To ensure that people stay at home and enjoy telecom services, telcos have urged DoT to... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 1st, 2020 5:28 PM 6 COMMENTS

COAI Says No Additional Spectrum Required as Telcos See Flattening of Data Traffic

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that telecom operators no longer require additional spectrum to maintain the stability and quality of networks as operators are witnessing a flattening of traffic demand. COAI, the industry body for telecom operators like Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea in the recent past has been vocal about its member networks witnessing a surge in data usage. Last week, the COAI urged users... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 31st, 2020 6:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Operators Are Doing Their Best to Maintain Network Uptime: COAI

The Indian telecom operators are doing their best to maintain the uptime of networks which lets everybody in need of the network to access it, the director of Cellular Association of India (COAI) Rajan Mathews said. COAI, the industry body for telecom operators like Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, has urged users to use their data more responsibly while pushing the government to issue additional spectrum. COAI has also... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 26th, 2020 3:41 PM 30 COMMENTS

Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea Urge Users to Use Data Responsibly

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the industry body for telecom operators like Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, has urged its mobile customers to use their data more responsibly. The appeal from COAI comes at a time when data usage has been reported to increase, thanks to Covid 19 lockdown which has forced citizens to flood their home networks for professional use. PTI has reported that Rajan Mathews, director... Read More