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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

Tanay Singh Thakur February 16th, 2022 8:18 AM 0 COMMENTS

NTO 2.0: TRAI to Float Consultation Paper, Broadcasters Withdraw Petitions

The broadcasters in India will be withdrawing the petitions filed against the New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0 in the Supreme Court. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will soon be coming out with a consultation paper to address the issues faced by the broadcasters and all the concerned stakeholders. The Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) and its members will be withdrawing the petitions without any conditions. The bodies... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 3rd, 2022 5:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Extends Time for Broadcasters to Implement NT0 2.0 by June 2022

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the required time for the implementation of the New Regulation Framework 2020 by the distributors of TV channels. Earlier, in a letter dated November 10, 2021, the regulatory body had asked the broadcasters and the DPOs to submit compliance report on the provision of New Regulatory Framework 2020 from February 1, 2022, to March 31, 2022, and ensure that the New... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 27th, 2022 8:20 PM 9 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, Vi, BSNL Directed by TRAI to Have Minimum of One 30 Day Recharge Plan

In a new development, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made it compulsory for the telcos in India – Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and BSNL to feature at least one tariff plan which provides the validity period of 30 days. TRAI announced on Thursday, bringing a change to the telecommunications order of 1999, that every telecom operator is required to offer at least one plan voucher,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 26th, 2022 8:28 AM 1 COMMENTS

Private 5G: Difference of View Between Telcos and Organisations Continue

With 5G, the role of private networks is going to grow multiple folds. Many organisations and multinational companies (MNCs) would want to go for a private 5G network to keep data and communication internal and more secure. But even for private 5G networks, spectrum is required. This is where the industry is at a standstill at the moment. The telecom operators have asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 24th, 2022 12:06 PM 10 COMMENTS

5G on High Frequencies a Challenge to be Delivered Inside Buildings Says TRAI

5G networks would bring high-spectrum frequencies into play. It would be the first time where the government will be auctioning 3.3 GHz - 3.6 GHz and mmWave spectrum bands to the telcos. But the thing with a high-frequency spectrum is that the airwaves can get disturbed very easily. While there are issues with delivering 4G networks in some buildings, it isn’t hard to assume that with 5G, it will become... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 22nd, 2022 8:52 AM 1 COMMENTS

TRAI Says 5G Safe for Aviation in India

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reassured that 5G is safe for aircraft operations in India. There has been a lot of confusion in people’s minds related to 5G being a safe technology or not. The concerns for the aviation sector came up primarily because of what’s happening in the United States. Air India had even cancelled some of its flights to the United States (U.S.) on Wednesday... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 18th, 2022 8:20 PM 23 COMMENTS

Airtel Makes Strong Comeback in Nov 2021, Vi Lost 1.8 Million Users: TRAI

Compared to a dull October, Bharti Airtel had a very eventful and joyous November in 2021. The telco added 13,18,251 (1.31 million) new wireless users in November 2021, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data. At the same time, Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost 18,97,050 (1.89 million) users. During the same period, Reliance Jio outperformed every telco in gaining new users by adding 20,19,362 (2.01 million) new users... Read More