Indian International Telecom Service providers (TSPs), such as Airtel, BSNL, RJIL etc have blocked more than 20 international carriers/aggregators that were handing over spoofed international calls to India, in compliance with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) instructions. To tackle the menace of international spoofed calls from reaching Indian citizens, DoT … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked the Indian telecom operators including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, and Bharti Airtel to reduce the price of their voice-only plans. For the unaware, Airtel recently reduced the price of its voice and SMS-only plans by a small margin. The telco removed … Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has introduced a new plan in accordance with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) guidelines. Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have already unveiled their offerings, and now it’s time to look at what Vi has launched for its prepaid subscribers in … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has clarified claims circulating in newspapers, on social media, and through electronic media about new rules on SIM card validity. The reports suggest that SIM cards will remain active for 90 days even without recharge under a new directive. However, TRAI has confirmed … Read More
Indian telecom service providers Bharti Airtel (Airtel), BSNL/MTNL, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost wireless subscribers in November 2024, while Reliance Jio (Jio) remained the only telecom operator to gain wireless subscribers during the month, according to TRAI‘s Telecom Subscription Data as of 30th November 2024. The data shows that the … Read More
An effective spectrum management strategy is key to fostering innovation, universal connectivity, and economic growth in the telecom sector, according to Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). “He (A K Lahoti) underscored that effective spectrum management is not merely about allocation; it is about … Read More
India’s data transmission capacity is projected to increase fourfold by 2025 with the activation of new submarine cable systems connecting the country to key global markets, said TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti at the Digicom Summit, as reported by PTI. Currently, India hosts 17 international subsea cables across 17 landing … Read More
Airtel has emerged as the leader in data upload performance, achieving an average upload speed of 34.37 Mbps in a recent Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted in the Delhi LSA, according to a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report. Airtel recorded an average data download speed of 171.44 Mbps. … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested that a cap should be placed on broadband tariffs for PDOs (public data offices) under the PM-WANI scheme. As per a release from TRAI, the broadband cost with PDOs should not exceed the tariff applicable for retail broadband (FTTH) services of … Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reportedly urged telecom operators to fast-track the implementation of the Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) service, which mandates displaying the caller’s name for incoming calls. The initiative aims to curb spam and scam calls by enabling recipients to identify callers, according to a report by … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its performance indicator report for July-September 2024 quarter. It is worth noting that in July during the year, private Indian telcos implemented a tariff hike. This made the plans more expensive for consumers and contributed in growing the ARPU (average revenue … Read More
The Ministry of Communications has sought clarity from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on whether telecom operators’ bank guarantees (BGs) can be encashed to recover fines imposed for their failure to curb spam. This follows TRAI’s unprecedented recommendation to encash BGs for penalties amounting to Rs 141 crore, … Read More
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