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Tanay Singh Thakur November 17th, 2022 5:13 PM 5 COMMENTS

Need for Collaborative Effort between Govt and Telcos to shape the Future of Telecom Industry

By - Nishant Bansal, Senior Research Manager, Telecom, IDC Asia/Pacific India recently joined the select list of nations that offers 5G services. Airtel launched the service in eight cities while Jio launched 5G in 4 cities, and Vodafone Idea gearing up for the launch soon. The launch of 5G has given the Indian Telecom Industry much needed optimism about its prospects and growth potential. Here are some of the growth... Read More

Bhavya Singh October 1st, 2022 9:50 AM 1 COMMENTS

Russian Minister Expresses Interest in Collaborating with India for 5G and More

Bella Cherkesova, Russia's deputy minister for digital development, communications, and mass media, has indicated interest in expanding her country's cooperation with India in the areas of telecom technology, security, and the creation of 5G use cases, according to a report by PTI. On the fringes of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meeting that began on September 24 in Romania, she had a chance encounter with Devusinh Chauhan, India's Minister of... Read More

Bhavya Singh August 13th, 2022 8:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Rollout to Help Telecom Sector Add 6000 Jobs in July-September Quarter

The telecom sector experienced its highest attrition rate in six quarters during the April-June quarter, coming in at 8.87% as opposed to 7.88% in the January-March period, according to a research by hiring company TeamLease. This was mostly caused by a mix of people quitting their jobs as a result of unfavourable reviews and the growing number of openings in the market. According to an ET Telecom report, the current... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 15th, 2022 4:50 PM 2 COMMENTS

Telecom Industry ARPU to Rise to 170 by FY23 End, Debt Levels to Go Up as Well

The Indian telecom industry has been in a constant state of survival since Jio has come to the market. The debt levels have been soaring because of liquidity issues that Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have faced in the past. But since 2021, things have started becoming good for the telecom industry and signs of recovery are there. The improvements can be credited to the higher demand for digital services... Read More

Anupam Sharma April 22nd, 2022 8:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Private 5G Networks Will Not Hamper Revenues for Telecom Operators, Says BIF

The Broadband India Forum (BIF) in a statement has discredited the rumours suggesting that the telecom sector will witness a loss in revenues and has said that private 5G captive networks will lead to increased productivity for the enterprises and drive better revenues for the telecom service providers. The president of BIF, T V Ramachandran in a letter to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) secretary, K Rajaraman said that telcos will... Read More

Anupam Sharma April 13th, 2022 10:01 AM 26 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Overcame Tough Situations to Become a Stable Organisation, Says Chairman

Bharti Airtel’s Chairman Sunil Mittal in a statement on Tuesday said that the company has fought tough battles and has emerged victorious as a ‘very stable organisation.’ The chairman was talking about the challenges faced by the telecom industry in the last five years because of the dipping revenues and surging debt. The top executive of the company was speaking at the All-India Management Association (AIMA) where he also stated... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 12th, 2022 2:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Industry Debt Level to Elevate Despite Tariff Hikes: ICRA

The debt levels of the Indian telecom industry are expected to go up with the upcoming spectrum auction. While the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested a price cut for multiple spectrum bands, participation in the auction would mean an elevated debt level for the telecom industry. Ankit Jain, Assistant Vice President & Sector Head, ICRA said even modest participation in this auction would mean the debt levels... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 19th, 2022 2:47 PM 30 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Industry: Will Users Go Back to Using Single SIM Cards, Let’s Talk

The Indian telecom industry is going to see repeated tariff hikes in the coming years. This will specifically happen with 4G tariffs. Right now, because the prepaid mobile tariffs are very affordable, a lot of users keep more than one SIMs active at all times. This gives them the freedom of using multiple networks for staying connected with their friends, family, and colleagues. But there’s one thing that a lot... Read More

Anupam Sharma March 12th, 2022 8:35 PM 2 COMMENTS

Private 5G – The Next Big Thing for Enterprises and Operators

Private 5G is fast emerging as the next big thing as it encompasses a wide range of sectors from farms to hospitals to hotels and has been under the radar of enterprises across the industry. The public carrier networks and IT enterprises have never converged onto a single path; however, private networks are changing things up as they require technology from both disciplines. On the other hand, factors such as... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 13th, 2022 7:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Applauds the Notification of RoW Policy by Karnataka Government

Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which is the leading representative body for the Indian telecommunications industry, has shown appreciation for the notification of the RoW Policy on Urban Municipal Corporation by the Government of Karnataka. The new bylaws will be applicable to all city areas, Municipal Councils, Town Municipal Councils, Town Panchayats and areas under the Jurisdiction of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The policy includes telecom towers as... Read More

Anupam Sharma December 8th, 2021 4:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Service Quality a Focus Area: DoT Secretary

According to a statement from an eminent official, the government will prioritise the quality of telecoms services in all the rural and urban areas and will continue to keep it the core focus area in order to fulfil the commitment of financial and digital inclusion of 1.38 billion people of India. It is to be noted that the fifth edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC) is currently underway which is... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 31st, 2021 9:27 PM 21 COMMENTS

Tariff Hike Inevitability is the Landslide Telecom Industry Has Been Building Upto

A lot of hype has been building around the tariffs that have been sustaining in the telecom industry for a long now. The telecom companies have been suffering under the balance of their lofty balance sheets, which are filled with obscure losses and dues. Even the hotshots have not been spared of the financial bloodbath of the telecom industry; however, it all had to come crashing down one day, and... Read More