September 11th, 2024 6:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Asks DoT to Encash Bank Guarantees for Telcos Not Paying Penalties: Report

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to encash the bank guarantees (BGs) since the telcos are refraining from paying the penalties. The penalties that TRAI is talking about here are related to not being able to curb spam messaging. The Indian government has imposed fines on the telcos over failing to curb spam messaging. However, they are not paying up for the... Read More

August 26th, 2024 7:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos to Stop SMS from Unregistered Templates Starting September 1

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed the telecom operators to stop all kinds of service and transactional messages from banks and financial instutions if their message template is not registered. This is in line with TRAI's approach to reduce spam messages in India. Due to spam, customers fall into the trap of scamsters and often miss out on important messages too. As per TRAI's order, SMS containing... Read More

May 22nd, 2024 12:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos Want OTT Texting Platforms to Meet Regulatory Norms

The Indian telecom operators have been pretty vocal about not having a level playing field compared to the OTT (over-the-top) texting platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram and more. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the industry body representing Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) has said that it hopes a level playing field can be ensured between the telcos and the OTT texting apps when it comes... Read More

April 30th, 2024 5:00 PM 5 COMMENTS

Telcos Want Complete Ban on Wi-Fi 6E Router Selling in India

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), an industry body, representing Indian telecom operators including Jio, Airtel, and Vi has written to the telecom department asking for a complete ban on sales of Wi-Fi 6E routers in the country. The Indian government has not made its decision on the use of the 6 GHz spectrum yet, and the Wi-Fi 6E routers which are being sold, operate in this frequency. COAI... Read More

March 24th, 2023 7:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

OTT vs Telcos: Is the Problem Getting Worse

The problem between the OTT (over-the-top) players and the telecom operators have become quite major. Telcos have been feeling that OTT players are treated differently even when they offer the same services. It is worth noting that the telcos and OTT communication players such as WhatsApp and Telegram, and more offer texting, voice and video calling, as well as sharing files services to their customers. But here, the telcos have... Read More

February 6th, 2023 6:53 AM 0 COMMENTS

Is Era for Affordable Internet Going from India

All the telecom industry executives believe that telcos would sooner or later implement a tariff hike for prepaid consumers in India. In the eyes of the telcos, they are earning much lesser than they should, given the huge investments they are making. Consumers would obviously not like to pay more, but they would be left with no other option. Airtel has already taken the first step by increasing the base... Read More

November 29th, 2022 6:04 PM 8 COMMENTS

Telcos Should be Paid a Usage Charge by OTT Players in India Says COAI

To provide an equal playing field, there has been an increasing call for OTT (over-the-top) communication players to fall under the same licencing or regulatory requirements as telecom players. In a letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Secretary K Rajaraman, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) proposed levying a "usage tax" for the actual traffic carried by OTT on telecom networks. Imposition of a Usage Fee for OTT Players... Read More

November 23rd, 2022 9:34 PM 1 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Sector Monthly ARPU from Wireless Services Increased by 5.02% in Q1 FY23

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the performance report of the Indian telecom sector for Q1 FY23 (April to June 2022). According to the data published by TRAI, the monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) figure from wireless services increased by 5.02% in Q1 Fy23. From Rs 127.17 in QE March 2022, the monthly ARPU figure for the sector grew to Rs... Read More

September 20th, 2022 8:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G FWA Revenue Will Reach $24 Billion USD by 2027

According to Juniper Research, the revenue generated by telecom operators from 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) services is expected to increase by 480 percent between 2022 and 2023, from $515 million to $2.5 billion. Broadband and Internet of Things (IoT) networks are just two examples of the usage of FWA services, which offer high-speed Internet connectivity using cellular-enabled CP (Customer Premises Equipment). Accelerating Expansion of 5G FWA Services According to the... Read More

May 17th, 2022 9:25 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G Rollout in India Could Slow Down Due to Govt’s New Mandate

The telecom operators now have a fresh worry in front of them. Their 5G rollout plans could slow down significantly if the government’s new mandate comes into effect from July 1, 2022. For the unaware, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants all the telecom gear imported to India from July 1, 2022, to be tested under the Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) regime. While the intention behind... Read More

May 16th, 2022 6:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

Hughes India President Explains Why Conflict of Spectrum Exists Between Satcom and Telecom Operators

The satellite communications (satcom) service providers and the telecom or terrestrial network service providers (TSPs) have contradicting views when it comes to spectrum auctions. First of all, the satcom sector didn’t want India to hold an auction for allocating airwaves for satellite services. Instead, the satcom players were looking forward to an administrative allocation of spectrum. There is a demand from the satcom sector for reserving frequencies in the mmWave... Read More

May 11th, 2022 7:19 PM 6 COMMENTS

Smartphone Prices Going Up Is Making Life of Indian Telcos Difficult

The smartphone vendors and manufacturers have increased the price of their 4G and 5G devices. They had to do so because of the rising cost of manufacturing new products. There’s a global shortage of chipsets for electronics. Further, the shipment costs have also risen since the time the coronavirus pandemic hit the world. Other components of smartphones, such as displays, have also become expensive. Because the manufacturers of components and... Read More

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