Transsion aims to break into Top 5 smartphone brands in India, go big on exports: India CEO
The Chinese company is counting on its three brands —Tecno, Infinix, and iTel— for the expansion push. The bulk of of its smartphone business will come from Tecno brand, with products priced between Rs 7,000 and Rs 70,000, Talapatra said.
Bharti Airtel may be biggest spender in 2024 spectrum auction with Rs 10,400-cr outlay: Analysts
Bharti Airtel’s Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) makes it eligible to bid for a maximum of ~Rs126bn worth of spectrum. It is facing renewals in six circles Assam, Bihar, J&K, Orissa, UP East and West Bengal.
Lava International appoints Rajesh Sethi as new CFO
The appointment follows Lava International's board restructuring last week under which the company's executive director Sunil Raina and chief manufacturing officer Sanjeev Agarwal joined the board as directors.
Employee union slams BSNL over BCG revival contract; accuses management of taking superficial measures
Terming the BCG exercise as ‘futile”, BSNL’s employee union (BSNLEU) said that it has resulted in an unnecessary expenditure of Rs.132.16 crore.
Govt identifies 600 land parcels, buildings of BSNL and MTNL for 'outright sale'
Through land monetisation, the Centre is looking to reduce the debt of both telecom-sector PSUs. These properties could fetch the government over Rs 20,000 crore
Sony zeroes in on audio business to raise India revenue pie to 30%: MD Nayyar
The executive noted that the audio market is only getting competitive in the True Wireless Stereo space, which domestic brands currently dominate with their affordable products in the sub-Rs 3,000 category.
Govt cracks down on SMS scammers; blacklists 8 principal entities found spewing fraud msgs
The Department of Telecom (DoT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has taken decisive action to protect citizens from potential SMS fraud through the Sanchar Saathi initiative
GST to be paid by telcos along with instalments towards spectrum charges
All the available spectrum in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz, 2,500 MHz, 3,300 MHz, and 26 GHz bands are part of the auction
Govt directs telcos to block incoming international spoofed calls
The Department of Telecom (DoT) said that it has been reported that fraudsters are making international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers to Indian citizens and committing cyber-crime and financial frauds
Domestic handset maker Lava restructures board; Sunil Raina joins as director
BSNL’s former MD Anupam Shrivastava and ex Lt Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry Ajay Kumar Singh have been named independent directors
HCLTech to acquire certain IP, R&D assets from HPE for $225 million to bolster telecom business
As part of this agreement, approximately 1,500 employees of CTG with telecom industry experience will transfer to HCLTech in various countries -- including Spain, Italy, India, Japan and China -- to service clients globally.
DoT aims to disconnect 6.80 lakh mobile connections obtained fraudulently
The DoT has asked for the re-verification to ensure the integrity of mobile connections and the security of digital transactions.
Ericsson mulls telecom equipment export from India in future; expects 5G use cases to emerge locally
Ericsson India Managing Director Nitin Bansal, at a company’s event to showcase 5G technology, said the company is actively engaging with academia, partners, and ecosystem players to develop relevant India-specific use cases.
TRAI, SEBI, RBI and top ministries join hands to combat pesky call, online frauds
The telecom regulator (TRAI) convened a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR) on May 21 at its New Delhi headquarters to study regulatory implications in the digital world and to collaboratively work on regulations, especially around Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC).
Widespread spectrum availability to add $27 billion to India's GDP; urge availability of 6Ghz for 5G: GSMA
In its latest report, GSMA said that India must analyse the cost benefit of the 6 GHz range and consider the impact of reduced mobile performance and penetration against any perceived benefits of competing uses for the upper 6 GHz band.
Pesky calls: Telcos seek level-playing field with messaging platforms in meeting regulatory norms
The draft guidelines to curb unsolicited business communication are ready and were discussed in a meeting on May 10
To combat spam calls, telecom department asks telcos to start trials for caller-name display service
The telecom department has directed all private telcos to start proof of concept trials for CNAP in a month
OneWeb will have first-mover advantage, Starlink will find it tough to crack Indian market: Hughes India MD
OneWeb is expected to get an interim spectrum allocation to launch commercial satcom service in the country. Elon Musk’s Starlink has, so far, only tapped lightly regulated markets. India mandates gateways, legal interceptions and licences from the telecom department and IN-SPACe.
Telcos may disconnect record 1.8 mn mobile connections to combat cybercrime: Report
This comes after a thorough investigation by a number of law enforcement organisations to identify instances of financial fraud and cybercrime involving the exploitation of mobile networks.
Vodafone Idea re-engages with banks for debt funding; plans to use internal cash generation to clear debts: CEO Akshaya Moondra
The discussions are taking place to raise Rs 25,000 crore and additional non-fund-based facilities of up to Rs 10,000 crore.
Tariff hike may be lower for entry segment, but repair critical for reasonable ROI: Vodafone Idea's Akshaya Moondra
The tariff hike should focus on usage-based consumption — those who use more should pay more, CEO Moondra says
Vodafone Idea to start 5G rollout in 6 months, in talks with vendors: Akshaya Moondra
Vodafone Idea intends to cover 40 percent of its revenue base with its 5G services in the next 24-30 months
Dixon plans to manufacture display modules, finalises technology partner for JV
The company is targeting to create a capacity of almost 25 million in the Delhi NCR region in the first phase. The capex for this is going to be almost $30 million without land and building.
Jio deposits Rs 3,000-crore earnest money for spectrum auction, Airtel Rs 1,050 crore
In the previous spectrum auction, the telecom department received an earnest money deposit of Rs 21,800 crore
