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Tanay Singh Thakur April 28th, 2022 8:24 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Sector Revenues for the Government Increases 89% in FY22

While the Indian government announced relief measures for the telcos in FY22, it also benefited from the free cash flow that Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio were generating. The government’s revenue from the telecom sector jumped 89% to Rs 85,640 crore in FY22. This largely happened because of the pre-payments of deferred spectrum liabilities from Jio and Airtel. Compared to this, in FY21, the government’s revenue receipts showed an income... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 26th, 2022 11:45 AM 11 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel and Vi Must Focus on Quality of Service After Multiple Tariff Hikes

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) must focus on the quality of service (QoS) they are offering to the users after multiple tariff hikes. There’s no doubt that there’s going to be another round of prepaid tariff hikes later in 2022. The private telcos are changing the market dynamics by hiking tariffs. The more the prices go up, the more it becomes about premium and quality. But the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 22nd, 2022 2:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Might be Awarded Uncovered Villages Connectivity Program Says CMD: Report

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) might be awarded the uncovered villages connectivity program by the Indian government. This could be in line with the Government of India’s (GoI) campaign of Aatmanirbhar Bharat for promoting local technology. Pravin Kumar Purwar, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), BSNL, told ET Telecom that BSNL had sent a proposal to the GoI regarding the same. Purwar is hopeful of a positive response as the GoI... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 21st, 2022 5:10 PM 10 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Overtakes Bharti Airtel in Wireline Subscriber Market Share

Since the time Reliance Jio has come into the market, it has been achieving new milestones one after another. This time, according to the data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Jio has overtaken Bharti Airtel in the wireline subscriber market share. In the wireless category, Jio is already ahead. But in the wireline category, until January 2022, BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) was at the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 20th, 2022 12:14 PM 11 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Might Report Significant ARPU Gain in the Coming Quarters

Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator might report significant average revenue per user (ARPU) gains in the coming months. ARPU figure has become a focal point for the telecom industry. Because of the cutthroat competition and low tariffs, all the telcos had to suffer through the problem of low ARPU. Neither had any option but to keep offering lower tariffs to ensure that they have enough subscriber market share... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 20th, 2022 8:51 AM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Delivered Fastest 4G Download Speed in March 2022

According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Jio delivered the fastest average 4G download speed to users in India in March 2022. Vodafone Idea (Vi) lead the category in upload speeds. As per a PTI report, TRAI’s data suggests that both Vi and Airtel delivered 17.9 Mbps and 13.7 Mbps average download speeds to their users. Jio delivered an average download speed of 21.1 Mbps. Vi isn’t... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 19th, 2022 8:23 PM 27 COMMENTS

BSNL Adds New Active Subscribers for Two Months in a Row

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has just released the monthly performance report of the telcos for February 2022. From the report, it can be seen that BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) has added new active wireless subscribers in February. While the overall subscriber base of BSNL has dipped, the telco has added new active subscribers during the month. The same is the case with Reliance Jio. Only Bharti... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 12th, 2022 12:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel and Vi Won’t Need to Bid Heavily for C-Band Spectrum

All the private telecom operators in India are going to benefit from the fact that there are fewer players participating in the spectrum auction for the C-band spectrum. In the pre-Jio era, there were many operators fighting for a limited quantum of the spectrum, which resulted in bidding wars. But this time, there are only three private telcos, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), who will be... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 6th, 2022 6:20 PM 2 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Offering Rs 7200 Benefit on Purchase of OnePlus 10 Pro

Reliance Jio is offering users Rs 7200 worth of benefits when they purchase the OnePlus 10 Pro. The smartphone was launched a couple of days back, on March 31, 2022. Jio has laid out the terms and conditions of the offer in detail on its website. Note that the Rs 7200 cashback offered to the customers won’t be in the form of a single voucher or lump-sum amount. To know... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 6th, 2022 1:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, Vi Oppose Spectrum Allocation to Corporates for Private 5G Networks

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have opposed the move of spectrum allocation to corporates/enterprises for setting up their own 5G networks. In the next few days, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is expected to come out with its recommendations for the 5G spectrum auction. Before that, according to a Financial Express report, the private telcos have strongly suggested that corporate must not be allocated spectrum... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 5th, 2022 6:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G: Jio, Vi, Airtel Might Need to Pay an Annual Fee for Using Street Furniture

Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel are expected to launch 5G network services later in 2022. One of the things that the telecom industry has been asking from the government is clarity on policy around the use of street furniture. As per an ET Telecom report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) might allow the telcos to use the street furniture for an affordable annual fee. Telecom operators might have... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 5th, 2022 12:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G in India: Telcos to Get E-Band Spectrum via Administrative Allocation

E-band spectrum (71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz) is very necessary for the 5G rollout as it will play a major role in helping the telcos with backhaul. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will offer an E-band spectrum to the telcos for a nominal fee and thus it won’t be put into the auctions. The spectrum will only be used for backhaul services by the telecom operators and can’t be used... Read More