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Tanay Singh Thakur April 27th, 2022 12:53 PM 44 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Added New Users in These Circles in February

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, added new wireless subscribers in select circles of the country in February 2022. These circles included Mumbai, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and UP East circle. In Mumbai, Vi added the highest number of wireless subscribers between December 2021 to February 2022. The total number of users added by Vi in the Mumbai circle for the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 21st, 2022 9:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Signs First License Agreement for Satellite Broadband With OneWeb

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has just announced that it has signed the first license agreement for satellite broadband services in India with OneWeb. Bharti backed OneWeb will offer broadband internet services via a constellation of low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellites making it the first of a kind broadband service delivery platform in India. OneWeb already had plans to commence services by May 2022 in India. Things seem to be rolling for... 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 6:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Believes New Category of Skilled Professionals Required for 5G Deployment

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) believes that there is a gap for new types of skilled professionals who can help with deploying the network inside buildings or over buildings in a timely manner. According to TheHinduBusinessline report, TRAI has proposed a dedicated digital connectivity infrastructure (DCI) - designers, engineers, property managers, and evaluators. The digital ecosystem is only going to become more complex from here, and that is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 19th, 2022 8:24 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G: mmWave Spectrum to Help Telcos in Saving Thousands of Crores

The millimetre wavelength (mmWave) spectrum will help the telecom operators in saving thousands of crores worth of payments in Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC). The mmWave spectrum will be included in the spectrum auction for the first time to help with the 5G rollout in India. Airways in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz band has been recommended to be put in the auction for bidding. These new frequency bands won’t... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 18th, 2022 8:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Won’t Side With Reserving mmWave Bands for Satellite Operators Only

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is not going to side with reserving the 28 GHz band only for the satellite communications (satcom) companies. The regulator believes that for the optimum use of airwaves, the mmWave bands must be shared with both the satcom as well as terrestrial network operators. A TRAI official told ET Telecom that International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) and satellite bands can co-exist and it has... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 15th, 2022 5:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Is Making the Life of Indian Telecom Operators Easy With RoW Draft Policy Guidelines

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued draft policy guidelines addressing the right of way (RoW) procedures across different Indian states to help with the proliferation of modern infrastructure ahead of the 5G launch in India. With 5G networks, the need for more fiberised towers, street furniture for small cell deployment and more infrastructure will increase. Thus, addressing the RoW issues is very significant to ensure that the 5G rollout... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 14th, 2022 11:47 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Bats for Private Enterprise 5G Citing Global Trend, But Telcos Unhappy

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has supported private enterprise networks in its recommendations released on Monday. The regulatory body cited examples of countries such as Japan, Hong Kong, Brazil, Australia, Germany, and Finland, which have already set aside spectrum in the mmWave (millimetre wavelength) bands for private captive 5G networks. Then there are countries such as Korea, Sweden, and Slovenia, which are planning to keep both mid-band and... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 13th, 2022 3:28 PM 4 COMMENTS

TRAI Has Failed to Understand Paying Capacity of Telcos: CUTS International

In its recommendations for the 5G spectrum auction, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has slashed the reserve price of spectrum by 35%. The recommendations have left many disappointed. Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International, said the TRAI has given some relief to the telecom sector by reducing the reserve price of the airwaves. However, the price reduction wasn’t enough. As per Mehta, the regulatory body has failed... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 13th, 2022 2:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Panel Will Decide Whether TRAI Recommendations Are Good Enough

A top panel of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will decide whether the recommendations provided by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) are good enough or not. According to an ET Telecom report, the Digital Communications Commission (DCC) is going to take a call on the pricing recommendations provided by the TRAI in the next three to four weeks. A standing committee of the telecom department will start analysing... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 13th, 2022 7:06 AM 2 COMMENTS

COAI Unhappy With TRAI Recommendations for 5G Spectrum Auction

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently came out with recommendations for the 5G spectrum auction. While some of the recommendations were good such as the easy payment terms, some didn’t go down well with the telco body, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). COAI believes the price cut recommended by TRAI is not sufficient, and the reserve price is still higher than what it should be. Through extensive... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 12th, 2022 5:59 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea to Benefit from Spectrum Surrender Guidelines Recommended by TRAI

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator will be able to benefit from the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on spectrum surrender guidelines. Not just Vodafone Idea, but Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio will also be able to benefit from this. But the position where Vi is in currently, the recommendations on spectrum surrender guidelines will make a huge difference in the telco’s business. So what... Read More