20 YEARS OF TELE.NET
World No. 3 spot for Bharti Airtel
Airtel became the third-largest telecom service provider in the world in mid-2015, in terms of...
HEADLINES
Specials
Privacy Matters: Key features and likely impact of the personal data protection bill
Data has emerged as a critical element of a digital economy. Digital applications collect and...
ViewPoint
5G private network deployments will be preferred connectivity choice for enterprises in 2020, says Deloitte
According to Deloitte’s Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions 2020 report,...
Face To Face
Views of Dr R.S. Sharma : “There is a huge potential for satellite technologies in the country”
Satellite communications (satcom) technology has immense potential for true broadband...
News
Government not to take coercive action on telcos for delaying AGR dues
The government will not take coercive action against telcos that failed to meet the Supreme Court’s (SC) January 23, 2020 deadline to pay adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues as per a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) internal...
- Telefocus
- Digital Infrastructure
- Smart Cities
- Energy Management
- T&M
Ramping Up: Towards an integrated, extensive digital infrastructure
Over the years, the government’s thrust on digitalisation has led to the expansion of India’s...
Ramping Up: Towards an integrated, extensive digital infrastructure
Over the years, the government’s thrust on digitalisation has led to the expansion of India’s...
Getting Smart: New age technologies making public systems and services intelligent
New age technology solutions are at the centre of smart city development. Technologies such as...
Optimising Energy Use: Data centres look for green solutions
Over the past few years, India has witnessed a radical shift in the production and consumption of...
In Demand: Global uptake of T&M equipment on the rise
The global telecom industry has experienced massive network transformation from voice-driven 2G/3G...
- Enterprise Telecom
- Manufacturing
- Travel & Hospitality
- Media & Entertainment
- Retail
Technology Trajectory : BFSI enterprises increase their ICT uptake
The use of information and communications technology (ICT) solutions has altered the digital...
Smart Factories : Deploying cutting-edge technology to build integrated supply chains
With the advent of Industry 4.0, manufacturing enterprises are making the leap from traditional...
A Defining Role: Travel and hospitality industry ups its technology game
Technological evolution is changing the way travel and hospitality players identify and acquire...
Being Virtual: Deploying cutting-edge technology solutions in the media and entertainment space
Driven by the proliferation of digital streaming platforms and the demand for better content,...
Reshaping Retail
Industry steps up technology adoption
Blogs
Technology trends for 2020
Technology is embedded in everything we do today. Data consumption continues to grow and...
Companies
BSNL-MTNL: Revival package must be backed by an effective turnaround strategy
In October 2019, the union cabinet finally announced a revival package worth around Rs 700 billion...
DISCUSSION BOARD
Big Impact
Hetal Gandhi, Director, CRISIL Research
Ankit Jain, Assistant Vice President, Corporate Ratings, ICRA Limited
Rajan S. Mathews, Director General, COAI
Dr Mahesh Uppal, Director, ComFirst
Tech Watch
Tapping NFV : Virtualisation to transform enterprise operations across verticals
Network function virtualisation (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) are transforming...
Finance
Non-telecom PSUs to approach SC on AGR order
Non-telecom public sector units (PSUs) including GAIL India, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Oil India Limited (OIL), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and RailTel are filing separate applications in the...
Conference Highlights
Building Capacity: Fiberisation key to 5G success
The Indian telecom sector is witnessing a radical transformation due to surging mobile data usage...
People
Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India and SAARC, Fortinet
During a career spanning over 24 years, Rajesh Maurya has held key positions in various...
Company Wire
Airtel’s chief regulatory officer Ravi Gandhi quits
As per industry sources, Bharti Airtel’s chief regulatory officer Ravi Gandhi has quit from the position in the midst of the ongoing AGR-related payment issue. Airtel has to pay over Rs 355 billion in AGR-related dues to...
Press Release
Bharti Airtel partners Western Union to provide real-time global payments in India and Africa
Bharti Airtel has partnered Western Union to launch real-time payments services for millions of Airtel Payments Bank accounts in India and mobile wallets across 14 countries in Africa. As per the World Bank, Western Union’s...
White Papers
5G Security Strategy Considerations
Security is fundamental to the successful delivery of 5G networks across a wide range of industry...
Products Release
Anritsu releases Support for PCI Express5.0 Base Specification Rx Tests
Anritsu Corporation has released its new PCI Express test solution supporting the Gen5 Base Specification Stressed Receiver Test using the company’s Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900ASeries with installed Automation Software for...
Devices & Services
Big C to expand its offline retail network; will open 75 more stores in 2020-21
As per industry sources, Big C, a mobile phone retailing network, is planning to open 75 more stores in 2020-21, taking the total number of outlets to 300. The company will be investing Rs 500 million for this expansion. At...
