The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is working with the ministry of defence, department of space, and ministry of home affairs to come up with a new law that will determine how the allotment of the spectrum will be done for several government and defence purposes. There’s an inherent need for clarity around spectrum allotment in the minds of the policymakers because the Supreme Court had asked the spectrum to be... Read More
In the latest development of events, the telecom sector regulator has eradicated tariffs for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)-based mobile banking and payment services from 50 paise per session earlier. The move comes in despite the concerns posed by telcos in order to boost digital financial inclusion and protect the interests of ordinary feature phone users. The new tariff order from the telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI) is applicable... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) to move fast on the recommendations. According to an ET Telecom report, there are a lot of pending decisions that DoT and MIB need to take based on the recommendations given by the TRAI. The sector regulator has warned that if timely actions are not taken, the recommendations... Read More
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
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had earlier asked the telcos in India to at least offer one prepaid plan to their users, which comes with a validity of 30 days. Further, the regulatory body had asked the operators to ensure that users get a plan with which they can recharge on the same date every month. The telecom operators had three things to say about these orders. First,... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is all set to submit its long-awaited recommendations around the working of the 5G spectrum auction and its pricing in about 10 days’ time as informed by a prominent TRAI official. The government has asked the telecom regulator to submit the recommendations by March 31 so that the auction process can be commenced in May or June 2022. This would allow the government... Read More
A Committee of Secretaries (CoS) including the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Department of Space discussed spectrum allocation to various user departments/ministries in the context of spectrum needs of emerging technologies such as 5G and IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) and recommended the spectrum allocation in relevant key bands. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had already sent a reference to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on... Read More
We know that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is already piloting a test in multiple locations of the country to check how street furniture can be leveraged for deploying small cells to offer better 5G. Now, the regulatory body has also floated a consultation paper on the use of street furniture to see how aerial fiber and small cells can be used to deliver 5G to people around... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has kicked off a pilot study at the GMR international airport in Delhi for the use of street furniture in enhancing connectivity. The regulatory body has made a working group for the study, which will have representatives from the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), GMR, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Civil Aviation, and major telecom service providers. This study will help... Read More
The satellite communications (Satcom) sector in India is all set to see an influx of investments from global players as well as local companies in 2022. The Indian government will allow satcom players to offer satellite broadband internet services in the country. This isn’t just a good thing for the direct consumers, but even the terrestrial network service providers will benefit from the arrival of satcom companies. With satcom services,... Read More
Street furniture is a term that is used by the telecom industry when talking about small cells deployed on public buildings, road lamps, traffic signals, and more. Street furniture’s basic role is to help with delivering better coverage to users. It is a boost to the existing major telecom infrastructure such as mobile towers. Now, according to an ET Telecom report, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is conducting... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is currently working on the 5G spectrum auctions recommendations and is likely going to submit it to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) by March-end or early April, said P D Vaghela, Chairman, TRAI. The regulatory body has been working on the recommendations since October of last year now. According to a PTI report, Vaghela said that generally, it takes TRAI seven to eight... Read More
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Vi is doing really well in five six circles. You may not see it, but it's the fact. Even Jio…
All these 2G customers should shift to BSNL 4G once coverage is achieved with 2L 700Mhz sites.
Airtel will lose most customers in next fifteen months if they don't upgrade their 4G network.
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India will get 5G in 2030 for sure. Courtesy Jio. I doubt Airtel will get profitable by then.
