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Tanay Singh Thakur October 26th, 2021 4:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, Vi Case on Penalty Payments Not Heard by TDSAT on Tuesday

In a fresh development, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has refused to hear the Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) penalty case today, i.e., October 26, 2021. According to a PTI report, TDSAT said that it won’t be hearing cases today. The reason behind the tribunal not sitting for a hearing today is unknown. To recall, on October 12, 2021, Justice Shiv Kirti heading TDSAT had listed... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 26th, 2021 12:47 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Approaches Delhi HC for the Issue of Excessive Ads on TV

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has approached the Delhi High Court (HC) to share the complaints of the consumers who have said that due to excessive advertisements, their TV viewing experience deteriorates. According to a BarandBench report, the Delhi HC has sought responses from the central government and the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) on the same. NBA Says TRAI Has No Power to Regulate Length of Ads There’s... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 25th, 2021 8:15 PM 2 COMMENTS

TRAI Questions if LCO Should be Shared Infra for Broadband Services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a consultation paper to understand the market structure and competition in cable television (TV) services. Initially, through a letter dated December 12, 2021, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) had sought recommendations of TRAI on the issues related to the monopoly/market dominance in cable TV services. In response to the letter, TRAI had come out with recommendations on market and... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 23rd, 2021 2:06 AM 2 COMMENTS

TRAI Warns TV Broadcasters, Won’t Shy Away from Taking Action

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has warned the broadcasters saying that it will take action if necessary in the interest of consumers and the sector. The regulator on Friday said that some of the broadcasters are “exploiting” the freedom they have got for a-la-carte pricing of the TV channels. According to a PTI report, TRAI said that some leading broadcasters are taking advantage and of the new rules... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 18th, 2021 5:54 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Might Reserve 25 MHz of Mid Band Spectrum for Private 5G Networks

5G is just around the corner, and the telecom operators are worried about the way the 5G spectrum will be auctioned. The use cases of 5G technology will be way more than 4G, and the airwaves/spectrum will be required by not just the terrestrial network service providers but also by the satcom service providers and the enterprises. The enterprises or non-telecom firms will require airwaves for 5G to allow machine-to-machine... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 6th, 2021 3:11 PM 8 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Gearing for mmWave 5G Trials

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, is gearing up for mmWave 5G trials. Randeep Sekhon, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Bharti Airtel, said that mmWave bands would be included in the telco’s next round of 5G trials. For the unaware, the mmWave 5G bands will be able to deliver the fastest 5G speeds to the users. The sub-6 GHz bands are good for coverage, but they can’t offer the fastest speeds.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 28th, 2021 3:21 PM 4 COMMENTS

5G Networks Launch in India Might be Delayed

While many countries have already rolled out live 5G networks, Indian telecom operators are still in the testing phase of the next-generation connectivity standard. After the recent announcements from the government, it was expected that the 5G spectrum auctions will take place in the first quarter of 2022 (mostly February). This would have meant that the telecom operators could have launched the live 5G networks by the first half of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 24th, 2021 12:46 PM 12 COMMENTS

BSNL Overtakes Jio In Wireline Broadband Subscribers Addition In July 2021

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has taken Reliance Jio’s throne when it comes to adding wireline broadband subscribers in the month of July 2021. For the unaware, as per the monthly data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for June 2021, Reliance Jio had added the most number of wireline broadband subscribers in India. But in the month of July 2021, Jio’s throne was overtaken by BSNL,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 24th, 2021 9:39 AM 2 COMMENTS

5G, 4G Spectrum Bands Might Get a Price Revision Soon

One of the biggest issues in making 5G a faster reality for India is the spectrum pricing of the airwaves. The 5G airwaves are priced very much in the premium range as per the telcos. The telecom operators have made it clear that if they have to overpay for the 5G spectrum, they will ignore spending any money in the spectrum auctions. Looking at this, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 23rd, 2021 2:53 PM 58 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Much Ahead of Jio in Active Subscribers in July 2021: TRAI

Bharti Airtel might not have as many 4G subscribers as Jio, but it still has more active subscribers than its competitor. Airtel focuses more on quality while Jio mostly on numbers. According to the monthly performance report shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Airtel’s 97.74% users of the total subscriber base were active as compared to its rival Jio’s 78.18% users of the total subscriber base. Even... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 18th, 2021 12:46 AM 15 COMMENTS

TRAI Will Not Go for Floor Pricing

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that going for floor pricing is not the correct way to help the industry right now. This is correct, though, because it is not like the financial health of all the telecom operators is bad. Just to save one private company, floor pricing shouldn’t be introduced. Yes, it will help the operators in earning more, but it will also completely destroy... Read More

Chakri K September 10th, 2021 4:02 PM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Believes Satellite Broadband Might Help In Case of Natural Calamities

Satellite communication or satcom is an emerging technology that has been gaining traction in recent years. It is believed to come to help as a frontline service in regions where the fiber optic connectivity might not be feasible or in times of natural disasters. TRAI believes that satcom services might keep essential services running at these situations. V Raghunandan, TRAI secretary, stated that satcom could be an excellent backup at... Read More