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Tanay Singh Thakur March 11th, 2022 9:50 AM 11 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Loses Case Against TRAI’s MNP Order

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator, has lost the case against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) order for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) which was issued in December 7, 2021. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), in its order, said that TRAI is well within its powers to issue such an order and doesn’t require any interference. TDSAT has said that TRAI’s stand is “fair and... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 9th, 2022 9:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators in India Counting Badly on TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is currently working on the recommendations that it has to submit to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the 5G spectrum auctions. The deadline for the regulatory body is March-end. While it is unclear whether TRAI will be able to do it in that particular time frame, it will be very interesting to see what the regulatory body has to say in its... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 4th, 2022 1:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

Satcom: Jio or Airtel, One Company to be Left Dissatisfied With TRAI

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are both going to be entering the satellite communications (satcom) market in India. Jio will be in the distribution segment while Airtel will be producing and distributing as it owns the satcom company OneWeb. Jio will operate its satcom business under Jio Satellite Communications Ltd (JSCL), which was incorporated only a few months ago. Ahead of the 5G spectrum auctions, both Jio and Airtel have... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 1st, 2022 2:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G in India: TRAI Working on DoT’s Deadline for Submitting Recommendations

5G network rollout timeline heavily depends on the time that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will take for submitting the recommendations for upcoming spectrum auctions. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had already written to the regulator asking to expedite the process so that the 5G rollout can happen by August 15, 2022. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) wants India to have live commercial 5G networks by the Independence... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 25th, 2022 9:42 AM 2 COMMENTS

PM Office Wants 5G Rollout by August 15, 2022: DoT to TRAI

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) asking the regulatory body to submit recommendations for 5G spectrum auctions before March-end. This is to ensure that the wish of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of launching 5G networks by August 15, 2022, is successful. The DoT has asked the TRAI to expedite the matter and provide the recommendations at the earliest. DoT Also... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 21st, 2022 8:13 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Recommendations on 5G Spectrum to Determine Govt Revenue from Auctions

The recommendations that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will give for the 5G spectrum auctions will largely determine the kind of revenue that the government will make in the coming financial year. As for the current financial year, the centre is surely going to make more than its estimates. For this year, the budget estimates from the telecom sector was Rs 53,986 crore, but the revenues may go... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 18th, 2022 1:23 PM 5 COMMENTS

Fixed Broadband in India Had the Best Month of 2021 in December

The fixed broadband (FBB) segment in India saw December as its most successful month in the year. According to the data shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), more than two million users were added to the overall FBB subscribers list of the country. However, at the same time, it was the worst month for wireless broadband. “Wireless broadband segment witnessed a massive loss of 11.54 million subscribers... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 18th, 2022 8:26 AM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel Did Best Amongst Vi, Jio After Tariff Hikes

Bharti Airtel’s performance was the best amongst all the private telecom operators, including Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, after the prepaid tariff hikes. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data, Airtel was the only private telco that added new subscribers in the month of December 2021. “Airtel has done fairly better among all three operators that revised mobile plans in late November. Airtel has positive subscriber addition... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 17th, 2022 6:34 PM 3 COMMENTS

Tata Play and Dish TV Unhappy of the Discrimination With OTT

Tata Play and Dish TV, two of the top direct-to-home (DTH) service providers in India, are not happy with the discrimination they face from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) with regards to providing services with the way over-the-top (OTT) platforms do. The DTH operators want a level playing field for the competition and replied to TRAI’s consultation paper, saying the DTH industry has been struggling because of undue... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 17th, 2022 1:41 PM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL Benefits From Prepaid Tariff Hikes of Private Telcos

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has benefited from the prepaid tariff hikes of the private telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, and Bharti Airtel. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report, BSNL gained over 1.1 million new subscribers during the month of December 2021. Amongst the private telcos, only Bharti Airtel gained new subscribers during the month, while Jio and Vodafone Idea lost subscribers. Jio saw... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 17th, 2022 1:08 PM 28 COMMENTS

Jio Lost 12.9 Million Users in December, Airtel and BSNL Add New Ones

In a surprising turn of events, Reliance Jio lost 12.9 million subscribers in December 2021. During the same month, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bharti Airtel added 1.1 million and 0.47 million users, says Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data. Vodafone Idea (Vi) again lost 1.6 million users during December. BSNL would be happy with the prepaid tariff hikes as many low paying subscribers in Jio, Vi, and... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 17th, 2022 12:08 PM 66 COMMENTS

Jio Wants Higher Spectrum Cap, Airtel and Vi Disagree

The 5G spectrum auctions are only a few months away, and the telecom operators have made their final submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) with regards to how the spectrum auction should take place. On an interesting note, Reliance Jio has called for the need for a higher spectrum cap across bands of 50% from the current 35% in some. However, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi)... Read More