Key Contracts: Major deals signed in 2021
The year 2021 witnessed significant activity on the 5G technology front. Over the year, the scope...
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Category: Conference Highlights
Telecom Subscriber Base: Mobile and fixed line segments
The mobile subscriber base grew at a modest 1.09 per cent, from 1,153.77 million as of December...
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Telecom Subscriber Base: Internet segment
The total internet subscriber base increased from 749.06 million in June 2020 to 833.71 million in...
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Telecom Statistics: Teledensity and mobile number portability
The overall teledensity increased from 86.38 per cent in December 2020 to 86.85 per cent in...
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Strong Incentive: PLI scheme to encourage investments in domestic telecom equipment manufacturing
The performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme is part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat umbrella, with...
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Digital Payment Trends: Shift in consumer behaviour
In recent years, various government initiatives and multiple financial technology (fintech)...
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Frequencies for 5G: TRAI floats consultation paper on spectrum auctions
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on “Auction of...
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Sharing Spectrum: Exploring the use of RLANs in India
India has been battling the issue of spectrum scarcity for the past few years. Today, the country...
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Divided Approach: Industry debates the adoption of 5Gi standards
The year 2020 was a landmark year for the Indian telecom sector. The localised version of 5G...
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Growth Trends: TRAI releases PIR for April-June 2021
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently released the performance indicator...
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Space Age: Laying the groundwork for satellite-based broadband services
The sky may literally be the limit when it comes to the potential of satellite broadband in the...
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Exploring Alternatives: TRAI recommendations on licensing of satellite-based connectivity for IoT
Connectivity is one of the most significant components of a low-bit-rate internet of things (IoT)...
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Spurring Broadband: TRAI releases recommendations on promoting high speed connectivity
Access to secure, reliable and affordable high speed broadband services has become a priority for...
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Telecom Duopoly?: Implications of a two private player market
The telecom services industry may effectively become a duopoly. This would be a huge...
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Alternate Reality: Facebook’s ambitious metaverse project seeks to blend the actual and virtual worlds
Recently, while announcing Facebook’s quarterly revenue, its chief executive officer (CEO) Mark...
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Smart Money: Digital banking shows promising growth trends in Southeast Asia
The Southeast Asia (SEA) region is in the midst of a banking evolution. Digital banks are...
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Regulating Access: Implications of the new IT rules for the OTT sector
The over-the-top (OTT) sector in India has witnessed unprecedented growth in recent times. The...
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Trending Up: Airtel, Vi hike tariffs to shore up revenues
In a big industry move, Bharti Airtel has taken the lead in hiking tariffs for select customer...
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Investment Destination: PE funds place their bets on Indian telecom
The telecom sector has attracted significant investments from private equity (PE) investors, over...
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Breach of Privacy: WhatsApp faces a backlash for its new user policy
In early 2021, WhatsApp announced that it would be unveiling a new privacy policy and terms of use...
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