Bharti backed OneWeb has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Ghalam LLP to collaborate on opportunities for the local production of components for the second generation of OneWeb satellites in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The...
Read MoreIn response to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) consultation paper on ‘Licensing Framework for Satellite-based Connectivity for Low bit-rate Applications,’ SIA-India has requested the regulator to include low...
Read MoreAs per Common Service Centre (CSC) e-Governance Services India Limited, tele-law facility will be rolled out across all CSCs, covering more than half of rural India during the next financial year. Recently, the service has been...
Read MoreThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has scheduled an open house discussion on the interconnect usage charges (IUC) issue on November 15, 2019. The move comes at a time when there have been disagreements among...
Read MoreVodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have rejected Reliance Jio’s view on interconnection usage charges (IUC). The two operators expressed their views in counter-comments submitted on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s...
Read MoreThe Kerala government has approved the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) for providing free high-speed internet connection to around 2 million families in the state. The project is worth Rs 15.48 billion and will be completed by...
Read MoreAs per a study by GSMA Intelligence, China, United States, Japan and Korea will account for more than half of the world’s subscribers for 5G mobile networks by 2025. China will be predominating with 600 million 5G...
Read MoreThe Secretaries’ Panel might seek the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) inputs on a possible bailout of the telcos to reduce the stress that the telecom sector is facing currently. This decision has come in the...
Read MoreGoogle Pay is planning to work on a compliance mechanism for meeting the requirements of upcoming data localisation in the country. The services provided by the company to the individuals and businesses will continue to be...
Read MoreAs per industry sources, the Supreme Court (SC) order on the definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) may impact not only telecom operators but any entity that has taken telecom service licence, such as internet service...
Read MoreVivo India has set up a new manufacturing unit in Greater Noida under the first phase of its Rs 45 billion investment plan for the Indian market. With the new facility, the company would be able to produce 33.4 million devices...
Read MoreAs per filings made by Oppo and Vivo, the combined sales of the two brands grew by 67 per cent to Rs 387.26 billion in the year ended March 2019. Together, the brands have pushed BBK Electronics Corp’s India revenue to Rs 400...
Read MoreAs per industry sources, the government is planning to divest up to 25 per cent stake in RailTel Corporation through initial public offering (IPO). To this end, the government is reportedly looking for advertising agencies to...
Read MoreThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has briefed the committee of secretaries (CoS) on the financial state of the industry and the challenges it is facing. The meeting held recently was focused on gathering information by...
Read MoreThe Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has written to the telecom secretary stating that the proposal suggested by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to reduce the transmission power of base stations...
Read MoreSome vendors of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are planning to move insolvency pleas against the two operators for non-payment of their dues. As per PHD Chamber of Commerce, the...
Read MoreMicrosoft and Nokia have entered into a partnership for accelerating digital transformation of enterprises by offering unified solutions with Nokia’s connectivity and Microsoft’s Azure internet of things (IoT) solutions. The...
Read MoreAs per Realme, the company has recorded domestic sales of 5.2 million smartphones during October 2019 festive season on Flipkart. According to a study by the Counterpoint report, the company had registered a 160 per cent growth...
Read MoreThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has postponed the implementation of the new mobile number portability (MNP) rules indefinitely due to technical issues at the telcos’ and MNP service providers’ end....
Read MoreMahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has rolled out a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its employees. The move follows government’s approval to the revival package for MTNL. The scheme is based on Gujarat Model of VRS...
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