NHAI encounters procurement delays for 'digital highways', new optic fibre cable tender expected
The road ministry has been trying to launch "digital highways" in India since 2022 with around 1,367 kilometres on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and 512 km on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru corridor being identified as pilot routes for the digital highway development.
Tejas, TCS, STL, other domestic vendors flag concerns over Chinese telecom imports; seek govt intervention
Out of the total traceable imports of Rs 644 crore of access points from January 1, 2020, to April 30, 2023, from China. VoICE alleged the ongoing practice suggests that land border policy is not being adhered to strictly.
Private telcos seek DoT intervention in banning sale of 6 GHz Wi-Fi products
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), representing Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, has labelled the sale of 6GHz-enabled Wi-Fi products on e-commerce platforms such as Flipkart, Amazon, and Moglix as illegal
Exclusive: China’s ODM Huaqin Technology in advanced JV talks with India’s Bhagwati
The Huaqin joint venture will help Bhagwati secure new contract manufacturing business from Chinese brands such as Oppo, Vivo, and Realme, which are looking to shift a part of their production to India players with PLI approvals
Treat semiconductor chip manufacturing as a strategic sector: ICEA
ICEA, in its report, emphasised the critical need to develop a holistic design ecosystem encompassing the entire electronics value chain.
Amazon yet to finalise application for satcom licence for Project Kuiper
Amazon trails rivals Starlink, OneWeb, and Jio in terms of service offerings. It has allocated over $10 billion to launch Kuiper, which involves deploying 3,232 satellites into low Earth orbit by 2029
FPO marks start of Vodafone Idea 2.0, will stage 'smart turnaround', says Kumar Mangalam Birla
A revitalised Vodafone Idea is important for India. A nation of 1.4 billion people deserves 3 private telecom players, says Birla
Jio pips China Mobile to become world's top telco by data traffic; analysts expect 5G monetisation focus
Notably, Jio also has the world’s second-largest 5G subscriber base, at 108 million, with more than 28% of its total wireless data traffic now consumed by 5G users, the company said in its analyst presentation on Monday.
DoT to ask Trai to start fresh consultations on satcom spectrum allocation
The upcoming consultations will address concerns about ensuring a level playing field. Additionally, it will involve refining existing licenses to provide clear guidelines on the types of services that satcom companies with administratively allocated spectrum can offer.
Airtel eyeing control of Indus Towers, in talks to acquire Vodafone's 21.05% stake
Airtel is the biggest shareholder in Indus Towers, with a 47.95 percent stake. If it acquires Vodafone stake, Airtel's shareholding in the tower company will climb to 69 percent
Administrative allocation of spectrum only in limited cases; auction route to continue: Govt sources
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) moved the Supreme Court on April 22 to modify the 2012 order to allow for administrative allocation in select cases where using the auction route is not technically feasible.
Lava hopeful of securing funds this fiscal to grow smartphone biz; forays into smartwatch market
In September 2021, Lava International Ltd filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with markets regulator Sebi to raise about Rs 500 crore through a fresh issue of shares and private placement of about Rs 1,000 crore. However, the company shelved the IPO plans due to tough market conditions.
Reliance Jio seeing strong adoption of JioAirFiber: Kiran Thomas
Jio’s fixed wireless access (FWA) service, JioAirFiber, is now being offered across nearly 5,900 cities/ towns, with further ramp-up towards pan India coverage soon.
Jio ARPU at Rs 181.7, 5G base swells to 108 million subscribers
The telco’s pan-India True5G network now has over 108 million subscribers. Jio’s 5G network now carries over 28% of the telco’s wireless data traffic, with the entire 5G data being carried on its own 5G+4G combo core.
Reliance Jio fourth quarter profit rises 13% to Rs 5,337 crore
Revenue increased 11 percent to Rs 25,959 crore in the quarter ended March 31
Kaynes Semicon scouts for global talent in chip assembly, says Centre's nod for OSAT 'very soon'
CEO Raghu Panicker said the company plans to differentiate itself from other OSATs in India with and is planning roadshows in Malaysia and The Philippines to attract top talent.
Nokia, Ericsson Q1 sales fall in India as top telcos normalise 5G network investment
Both European vendors expect fresh deals from struggling telco Vodafone Idea, which has earmarked Rs 12,750 crore of the total FPO proceeds to purchase equipment for expanding its network infrastructure by setting up new 4G sites, expanding the capacity of existing 4G sites and new 5G sites.
Tata Comm AI Cloud with Nvidia to launch this year; investment to continue says CEO
Tata Communications MD and CEO A S Lakshminarayanan is expecting to launch its AI Cloud with Nvidia sometime later this year.
Vodafone Idea priority is to settle vendors dues gradually, but no 'one-shot' clearance: CEO
Notably, Indus Towers expects Vodafone Idea to clear all its pending dues in one go
Satcom not a priority area, but open to partnerships in future: Vodafone Idea CEO
Moondra said that a major growth story in the telecom industry exists in the wireless terrestrial market through 4G and 5G services and not satcom services.
Vodafone Idea will engage with lenders more seriously once FPO funding is in, says CEO
Akshaya Moondra reiterated the need to increase telecom tariffs saying that it will help telcos recover their cost of capital and generate free cash. He, however, declined to comment if Vodafone Idea will take the lead in introducing tariff hikes in the country.
OnePlus reacts to Indian retailers' boycott threat, says working to resolve issues
South Indian Organised Retailers Association (ORA), in its April 10 letter to OnePlus India’s director of sales, Ranjeet Singh, threatened to discontinue the sale the brand’s products in 4,500 stores across Southern and Western states
Nokia sees 'significant' growth for software business in India
Industries such as ports, manufacturing, logistics, and airports are still looking to digitalise their operations in India, which offers Nokia a great business opportunity, Raghav Sahgal, president, cloud and network services, has said
Vodafone Idea FPO to improve competitiveness with rivals; meaningful market share gains unlikely: Analysts
While the fund-raise should improve Vi’s near-term fortunes, analysts said they don’t expect Vodafone Idea to gain any meaningful market share from its peers.
