Category: Internet & Broadband News

Reliance Industries is reportedly considering a major push into the satellite communications sector, with potential investments running into billions of dollars. The move would place the Indian conglomerate in direct competition...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) surpassed private telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel to secure the top rank in the fixed-line internet segment in financial year 2026 (FY26), according to French independent...

The government of Meghalaya has signed a letter of intent with Starlink India to pilot satellite-based internet across the state’s remote hill regions. The government plans to deploy the technology across education,...

The state transformation commission of the government of Uttar Pradesh has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OneOTTIntertainment Limited (OIL), the broadband division of Hinduja Global Solutions Limited (HGS), to...

OneOTT Intertainment Limited (OIL), the broadband vertical of Hinduja Global Solutions Limited, part of the Hinduja Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the State Transformation Commission, government of Uttar...

Mizoram has 54 villages without mobile or internet connectivity, information and communications technology (ICT) minister of Mizoram informed the state assembly, citing data from the Department of Telecommunications. Replying to...

Telecom operators have reportedly urged the government to review the 2016 net neutrality rules and align them with the 5G era. They have sought explicit support for network slicing, which would allow operators to charge a...

The government of Gujarat has exchanged a letter of intent (LoI) with Starlink to cooperate on providing high-speed satellite-based internet connectivity in remote, border and underserved areas of the state. The LoI was...

According to Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI), the relief granted to Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) on its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities has prompted demands for similar government support from...

According to the Union Minister for Communications, in a written response to Parliament of India, Maharashtra is steadily moving towards achieving 100 per cent 4G coverage. He noted that around 1,64,000 4G base transceiver...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is reportedly expected to reduce backhaul spectrum charges by up to 50 per cent, a move that would ease the financial load on telecom operators and enable annual savings of...

Major US technology companies including Amazon, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, Meta, HPE, and Intel, have opposed Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea Limited’s (Vi) call to allocate the upper 6GHz band for mobile (IMT) services. Instead,...