The Indian government is not going to change any rules surrounding net neutrality. The private telcos asked for a change in rules as with 5G, the digital world evolves into something new and the old rules don't seem perfect anymore. According to an ET report, the government is going to ask the telcos and the OTT (over-the-top) companies to find a solution by working together. The aim is to not... Read More
In a recent advisory, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has urged the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) and the Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) to take necessary measures to ensure the availability of the inbuilt FM Radio receiver feature in mobile phones. Also Read: TRAI Releases Consultation on Definition of International Traffic Decline in FM-enabled Mobile Phones This move aims to address the significant decline... Read More
The Indian government is now working to launch a new portal which will contribute to the customers getting better quality product service. After-sales service is a very important element in any customer's journey. The government will list all the details of the after-sales service for different products, such as handsets and cars for customers in India. According to an ET report, a senior government official aware of the matter said... Read More
The Indian government is going to soon announce a new version of the Data Protection Bill. The work on the bill, as well as the proposed Digital India Law, is going on. Ashwini Vaishnaw, IT and telecom minister, on Monday said the new bill and the law would look to make the online world more accountable. According to a PTI report, Vaishnaw also said that the government would soon float... Read More
Nokia, Ericsson, and Cisco are few of the top telecom gear manufacturers and equipment providers globally. Their presence in India is also quite solid now as the Chinese companies, including Huawei and ZTE, have been barred from helping telecom operators with their equipment needs. The differences between India and China still exist, due to which the Government of India (GoI) has decided to continue not including Chinese companies in the... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator will be able to benefit from the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on spectrum surrender guidelines. Not just Vodafone Idea, but Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio will also be able to benefit from this. But the position where Vi is in currently, the recommendations on spectrum surrender guidelines will make a huge difference in the telco’s business. So what... Read More
The telecom sector got a boost earlier this year when the Indian government came out with a set of aid reforms. Telcos got an option to accept a moratorium on payments of statutory dues, and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) also returned the bank guarantees (BGs) worth thousands of crores to the operators. But the government isn’t going to stop there. There is another set of reforms for the sector... Read More
The telecom operators of India have been looked at the wrong way by some for moving ahead with tariff hikes. Many have opposed the government for coming out with reforms that helped at least one private telco save its life in the long run. Then some say that the government must not reduce spectrum price as the telcos wouldn’t extend the benefit of a lower cost to the customers anyway.... Read More
PJ Nath, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Nelco Ltd, a Tata-owned company, said that the government should provide access to any frequency to operate for the satellite communications provider. It is worth noting that earlier this morning, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA). In light of the same, Nath shared a few things with the Prime Minister. Nath acknowledged... Read More
The telecom industry remains in a tough spot, and this is not just a story of a few days. Meticulously watching the industry for the last half-decade, we have seen the rise and fall of telecom companies. Truthfully, mostly fall. Many telecom operators which were big names in the country, like Tata Docomo, Reliance Communications, and several others saw their exit from the industry post-2015. However, even with the given... Read More
The Indian government is thinking about offering relief to the ailing telecom industry. The telecom sector has seen multiple challenges in the last year owing to the increase in data consumption and rising network services demands. To fulfil the needs of the users, the operators have worked really hard and spent a lot of money on improving and expanding their network infrastructure. Adding to the high costs involved in improving... Read More
The Delhi government has a draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041 (MPD41) outlining a digital roadmap for the city for the next several years. With this new draft, the government aims to provide universal broadband access to every house that’s in Delhi along with Wi-Fi connectivity at up to 1 Gbps speeds to each citizen of the city. Further, the government wants to create appropriate infrastructure for enabling complete coverage... Read More
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If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
Vi just showing their greedy face more than ARPUtel these days. With minimum spectrum and network, they want to take…
it would be harakari for vodafone to increase tariff, as it will only benifit 5g players
That is good enough speed as per 4G standard, and you get cheaper plan. You could dial *#0011# and show…
Tested BSNL 4G, on Band 28 coverage is best, speed also 10mbps to 40mbps with 10mHz
