Telecom Services

Wireless subscriptions in urban areas increased to 630.17 million at the end of September 2023 and in rural areas it increased to 519.99 million during the same period.

India Mobile Congress: Not just 5G, India is working on becoming leader in 6G, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi likened previous governments to old phones that would hang when their screens were touched. He said that after 2014, citizens stopped using these "outdated phones."

G20 Summit: 3,600 mandays invested for IT infra: RailTel

Delhi G20: In a statement, RailTel said that "over 3,600 mandays were invested by RailTel and its partners to establish cutting-edge mobile network infrastructure and a neutral in-building telecom infrastructure...".

Telecom services' AGR rises sequentially to Rs 64,494 crore in March quarter, says TRAI

The adjusted gross revenue increased 9.5 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Indian govt IT spending to grow 9.5% to $7.8 bn in 2017: Gartner

The forecast includes spending by the Centre and state governments on internal services, software, IT services, data center systems, devices and telecom services.

RJIL free mobile service may be reason for congestion: COAI

Industry body COAI today said its members have provided Reliance Jio Infocomm sufficient capacity to support 10 times more customer base it currently claims and attributed congestion in the network to free calls and data service the company is currently offering.

Govt to miss revenue target from telcos: ICRA

The telecom sector will, however, contribute to the tune of Rs 5-6 lakh crore over period of next 10 years,, credit rating agency ICRA said today.

Manana Innovations aims USD 40 mn in revenue by July 2017

Telecom services company Manana Innovations said it is aiming to increase its revenue to USD 40 million per month by July 2017 on account of the fast growing industry.

Telecom Min to approach Cabinet for reducing spectrum charges

"The Telecom Commission has agreed to charge SUC (spectrum usage charges) at 3 percent level of adjusted gross revenue on spectrum that will be purchased in next round of auction.

Manana Innovations to invest Rs 500 crore in telecom business

"We are looking at international roaming business. In India, this market is estimated to be around Rs 18,000 crore. We are looking to capture five percent of it i.e Rs 900 crore in two years and ten percent in three years," Manana Innovations Founder and Director Chandan Ghosh told PTI.

Healthcare providers to spend 1.2 bn on IT in 2015: Gartner

The growth in the Indian healthcare ICT market will be driven by private sector as well as Government investments.

Levy cess on telecom, petrol for Swachh Bharat: CMs' panel

The panel has also pitched for viability gap funding, tax exemptions and separate tariff for waste-to-energy and compost projects.

7k-10k mobile sites are locked or shut down across cities

The operators, including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, blamed several challenges like sealing orders by local bodies, power supply issues and difficulties in getting clearances for installing sites, for call drops.

State of the industry: Budget Analysis by CRISIL Research

CRISIL Research has coem out with its Budget analysis report for the Cement, Oil and Gas, Pharma, Automobiles, Banking, Metals, IT and Telecom sectors.

Swachh Bharat cess can be levied on telecom services

In a legal advice given to Department of Telecom, Attorney General of India is learnt to have suggested the government not to levy Swachh Bharat Cess on telecom spectrum as it would be illegal but can be imposed on telecom services by amending the Finance Act.

R-Jio can continue with 1% SUC under old permit: COAI

RJIL procured Unified Licence in August 2013 by paying additional Rs 1,673 crore which allows it to provide all telecom services including mobile telephony. Spectrum Usage Charge, a bone of contention between the two groups, is levied annually as a percentage of revenue earned by telecom companies. It varies from 3-8 percent.

Gartner lowers global IT spending growth forecast

In 2013, the market grew 0.4 percent over 2012. The total spending in 2013 is estimated at about USD 3.66 trillion, Gartner said in a statement today. Enterprise software spending growth is expected to be the strongest at 6.8 percent to touch USD 320 billion by 2014-end from USD 300 billion last year.

Telecom Comm to discuss spectrum usage charge on Dec 31

The spectrum usage charge, which is levied annually by government as percentage of revenue earned by telecom companies from telecom services, varies between 3 to 8 per cent in case of mobile operators.

DoT gets ready for 100% FDI in telecom services: Sources

Sources state that department of telecom (DoT) is moving for 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecom services.

Prioritising M2M Revenue Potential Will Take Telecom To The Next Level In 2013

Telecom service companies can accelerate M2M market development by increasing customer awareness and addressing specific customer needs.

TRAI says existing tariff regime to continue

Regulator TRAI has decided to continue with the existing tariff regime for the time being that allows operators to decide on charges for telecom services.

TRAI says existing tariff regime to continue

Regulator TRAI has decided to continue with the existing tariff regime for the time being that allows operators to decide on charges for telecom services.

RIL plans low-cost telecom towers costing just Rs 1 lakh

Reliance Industries is believed to be working on ultra-low cost base stations, which are used to transmit signals for telecom services, costing just Rs 1 lakh each. At this price point, the cost of the proposed towers would as low as one-fortieth of the base stations deployed by some leading mobile phone service providers.

Vodafone to acquire New Zealand's TelstraClear for $662m

Telecom major Vodafone today said it will acquire New Zealannd based TelstraClear which provides fixed telecom services in the country for NZ Dollar 840 million (over USD 662 million).

Govt may offer 8-11 blocks of spectrum in 1800 Mhz band

The government plans to offer 8-11 blocks of spectrum in the 1800 Mhz band in the upcoming auction of airwaves, which will allow at least two new operators to offer telecom services in the country.