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Tanuja K May 11th, 2023 10:16 AM 6 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos Push for OTT Apps to Pay for 5G Infrastructure

India's telecom companies are seeking a mechanism for OTT (over-the-top) apps to pay for the creation of digital infrastructure in the country. The telcos will highlight the current global debate regarding fair share principles for OTTs, particularly those generating the highest traffic, to make a contribution to necessary infrastructure investments. This approach is particularly pertinent given the anticipated exponential growth in data traffic resulting from the rollout of 5G networks,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 19th, 2022 2:15 PM 2 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Players are Just Looking for Liquidity

The Indian telecom industry has been grinding to retain high-paying customers and add new ones as fast as possible. The game has slightly shifted from capturing the largest subscriber market share to the highest average revenue per user (ARPU) figure. Telcos no longer just want subscribers at the cost of offering super affordable services. All the private telecom companies have hiked tariffs and are planning for more such hikes to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 17th, 2022 7:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction Announcement a Mixed Outcome for Indian Telcos: Charu Paliwal, Counterpoint

On Wednesday, the government announced the spectrum auction for India. This particular auction set for July 26 will pave the way for the 5G rollout in the country. There were a lot of key details announced by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that are going to affect the telcos directly. Charu Paliwal, a research analyst at Counterpoint Research, told TelecomTalk that the announcement of the spectrum auction was a mixed... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 16th, 2022 12:10 PM 2 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Price Likely to be Firmly Decided this Week: Report

5G spectrum auction is what every telecom enthusiast in India is waiting for. The telecom operators are looking forward to the decision of the Cabinet, which will finalise the spectrum pricing for the auctions. It is worth noting that the Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the top body of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), had endorsed the pricing recommendations given by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). However, the final... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 20th, 2022 5:54 PM 5 COMMENTS

4G Smartphones Rising Price Not a Good Sign for Telcos in General

4G smartphones are getting more expensive as days go by. This has happened because the COVID-19 spread across the world. Supply chains have been hit, and the cost of shipment of mobile parts has increased. Even the chipset costs have gone up due to extremely high demand, whereas there is a very limited supply. Indian telcos are trying to move the 2G users to 4G as fast as possible. It... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 21st, 2022 2:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos Might Have to Pay Lesser AGR Going Forward

The Indian telecom operators might have to pay lesser adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues going forward. One of the biggest pain points of the telecom industry of India is the high amount of levies on any and everything they want to do. The telecom industry is currently working on a micro-definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) to solve higher levy issues, reports Livemint. S.P. Kochhar, Director General, Cellular Operators Association... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 30th, 2021 9:41 AM 26 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos Should Also be in US, Europe and More Places: Vaishnaw

While the foreign telecom operators keep coming to India, the Indian operators are only bound in India. Pointing this out, Ashwini Vaishnaw, cabinet minister for IT and Railways told ET Telecom that the government is making new reforms that aim to strengthen the sector further. These reforms will help the operators in not only providing service in India but also abroad. Vaishnaw said that if foreign operators can come to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 21st, 2021 12:51 AM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Companies Investing More in 5G

Ceragon, one of the major 5G and mobile network solutions providers based out of Israel, said that it has received follow up orders from the tier-1 telecom service providers (TSPs) of India, totalling over $35 million in Q2. The big order from the Indian telecom companies is a testament to the fact that the operators want to roll out 5G networks as fast as possible. Before the 5G spectrum auctions... Read More

Srikapardhi May 25th, 2017 12:54 PM 13 COMMENTS

GST to Pose Technical, Accounting Challenges for Indian Telcos

The implementation of the goods & services tax (GST) regime is most likely to pose accounting and technology related challenges for Indian telecom operators in 12 telecom circles. The government has set the GST rate of 18% on telecom services, which will be levied in 29 states and seven union territories (UTs). However, the telecom operations of these telcos are divided into 22 circles. Currently, 15% service tax applies to... Read More