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Tanay Singh Thakur January 5th, 2022 7:42 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Gets a Huge Blow, Delhi HC Stays TDSAT Order on MNP

The Delhi High Court (HC) has stayed the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal’s (TDSAT) order which stopped the telecom regulator from taking any coercive action against Vodafone Idea (Vi) for not allowing certain customers to port out to other networks. Earlier, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had asked all the telecom operators to allow customers using prepaid without SMS benefits to port out as well. The telcos... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 5th, 2022 3:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Pursues Tamil Nadu-Based Cable TV Operators Association to Revoke Legal Notice

In the recent unfolding of events, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday has asked Tamil Nadu Digital Cable TV Operator Association to revoke the legal notice issued against it due to the implementation of the new tariff framework and deferment of revised charges by Star India. The regulator issued a letter dated January 4, 2022to the legal counsel of Tamil Nadu-based cable TV operators group stating that... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 28th, 2021 11:47 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, TCS Test Neural Manufacturing Solutions on 5G Network

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator, has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a major IT firm and both the companies are working on building a 5G based remote working technology using robotics. According to a release, the companies have tested two 5G use cases together on a 5G test bed created by Bharti Airtel. These use cases include remote manufacturing operations using robotics and vision-based quality inspection. This partnership... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 28th, 2021 9:45 AM 18 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Needs to Comply With New TRAI Order for MNP: TDSAT

Vodafone Idea (Vi) had appealed against the new Mobile Number Portability (MNP) order rolled out by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). However, in its ruling, TDSAT has stayed TRAI’s order and asked Vodafone Idea to comply with the order. At the same time, the appellate tribunal said that the issue requires consideration; regardless, Vi can’t go against the order... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 27th, 2021 1:07 PM 1 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos Need Access to Private, Public Premises for Better 5G

The Indian telecom industry has been complaining about not getting access to private and public premises for deploying telecom infrastructure to provide quality services. Looking at the same, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) might soon come out with a consultation paper seeking views on mandatory deployment of telecom infra in public and private premises. For providing quality services to the masses, the telecom operators need to heavily invest... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 25th, 2021 1:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

India’s Wireline Subscribers Grew to 23.13 Million in September 2021

India is seeing an increase in the number of wireline subscribers. From July 19.82 million subscribers in July 2020, the number of wireline subscribers grew to 23.13 million in September 2021. The upward trend in the number of wireline subscribers has been shared by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). COAI said that the telecom industry had seen a boost in the total wireline subscriber base. The industry body... Read More

Ria Lakshman December 24th, 2021 9:57 PM 4 COMMENTS

TRAI Suggests Compulsory Deployment of Telecom Infrastructure Within Buildings

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is expected to issue a consultation paper shortly, outlining its position on the non-discriminatory and compulsory deployment of telecom infrastructure within building premises to address Right-of-Way (RoW) issues, particularly in-building solutions (IBS). A source aware of the matter told ET Telecom that a discussion paper on granting compulsory access to telecom service providers within the building premises to facilitate in-building solutions, including optic-fibre... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 22nd, 2021 2:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

SIA-India Asks TRAI to Allow Satellite Gateways to Operate on 27.5 – 28.5 GHz Band

The Satcom Association of India (SIA-India) has written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for allowing the satellite gateways to operate on the spectrum in the 27.5 GHz - 28.5 GHz band. The industry body said that such a move is crucial for developing and enhancing the national infrastructure to roll out new broadband services, which also includes 5G. Further, according to an ET Telecom report, SIA-India also... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 21st, 2021 4:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Offering Cheapest SMS Bundled Prepaid Plan

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, is offering the cheapest SMS bundled prepaid plan to the users. After the tariff hikes, SMS bundled prepaid plans became very expensive. So much so that Reliance Jio had written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) complaining about the same. Post that, TRAI ordered that operators will allow free port out SMS to 1900 whether or not the plan comes with SMS... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 21st, 2021 12:23 PM 3 COMMENTS

TRAI Data Shows 7.29 Million MNP Requests in October 2021

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released its monthly performance report for the telecom sector, which revealed that a total of 7.29 million MNP requests were made during October 2021. Out of the total MNP requests, 4.20 million requests were made in Zone-1, and the other 3.09 million requests came from Zone-2. For the unaware, Zone-1 is Northern and Western India while Zone-2 is Southern and Eastern... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 17th, 2021 10:42 AM 4 COMMENTS

5G Rollout Expected to be Delayed Further in India

5G rollout in India is expected to be delayed further in India. This is because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to submit the fresh pricing recommendations to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) by March 2022. This means that the spectrum auctions might not take place in the first quarter of FY22. An official aware of the matter told ET Telecom that 5G spectrum auctions are unlikely... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 14th, 2021 6:37 PM 3 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel 4G Upload Speeds Up by 5.3% in November: TRAI

Bharti Airtel’s 4G network upload speeds increased by 5.3% in November 2021. The data has been shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). At the same time, Vodafone Idea’s 4G network upload speeds improved by 8.9% in the same month. Both the telcos have been investing in their networks to compete head-on with the rival Reliance Jio. According to a PTI report, TRAI data showed that Jio’s 4G... Read More