Smartphone demand in election season falls short, impact on IT hardware likely too
Analysts had anticipated a boost in smartphone sales ahead of the elections, as has been observed in previous election cycles and during festive seasons. That has not happened. However, industry experts hope to see reasonable growth later in the year, in keeping with normal market trends.
Jio cements market lead with 41.8 lakh mobile subscriber addition in January: TRAI data
Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel upped its wireless subscriber count by 7.52 lakh, taking its mobile tally to 38.24 crore in January. Vodafone Idea continued to bleed on the subscriber front
MC Explains: Why telecom operators, smartphone makers oppose India’s D2M plans
Direct-to-mobile (D2M) is a broadcasting technology that allows you to receive multimedia content on your phone without an internet connection. It works like FM radio, where signals are transmitted and picked up by a receiver in your device.
DoT asks telcos to suspend USSD-based call forwarding, switch to alternate mode from Apr 15
All existing subscribers who have activated USSD-based call forwarding service may be asked to reactivate call forwarding services through alternative methods to ensure that such services are not activated without their notice, the order said.
Global telco body urges DoT to incorporate 6GHz band into national frequency plan
GSMA said the decision to use the 6 GHz band for IMT/mobile purposes will positively and enduringly affect India's aspirations of becoming a digital nation and significantly shape its technological landscape.
US-based telecom gear maker Infinera increasing investments to grow R&D presence in India: CEO
The company’s business in India has been growing, driven by the increasing demand for fiberisation from telecom operators and data centres and the expansion of subsea landing cables.
Why Vodafone Idea's fundraising is crucial for multinational gear vendors
Vodafone Idea, which has more than 200 million subscribers, currently works with Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei and ZTE for its 4G network.
Airtel looks to grow 5G subscriber base, ARPU with reverse smartphone bundling deals
The move also aims to increase data consumption on its network, which will help increase average revenue per user (ARPU). Airtel, which had an ARPU of Rs 208 in the third quarter, aims to increase it to Rs 300.
HPE-Juniper combined networking unit eyes AI-led business growth in India: COO
For Juniper, India has been growing much faster than the rest of the markets in the APAC region in the last three years.
Ericsson starts exploring enterprise opportunity to help Indian telcos monetise 5G
The Ericsson executive said that the recent developments related to Vodafone Idea’s fundraising plan are a positive change and will help the telecom ecosystem in the country.
Telcos to DoT: Facing financial losses due to widespread theft of active telecom gear
In a letter to the DoT secretary Neeraj Mital dated March 14, COAI said that incidents of theft of telcos’ active equipment have increased multifold from October 2023.
Jio chief Mathew Oommen calls for more robust spectrum pipeline to boost telecom services
The senior executive highlighted the need to protect investments in the telecom sector, saying telecom is an indispensable and critical pillar of the new economy
Vodafone Idea surrenders 5 MHz spectrum in 1800 Mhz band in two circles ahead of auctions
Vi has renewals for a total of 12MHz of spectrum in the 1800MHz and 900MHz bands in two circles. At reserve prices, this would have resulted in a spending of Rs 1,500 crore.
Tariffs need further uptick, late adoption to help deploy 5G cost-efficiently: Vodafone Idea
Vi has adequate and competitive spectrum to fuel growth, it said, adding that the telco has sufficient spectrum to support migration of the entire 4G subscribe base to 5G.
Airtel likely to spend $0.5-1.5 billion in upcoming spectrum auction: Analysts
Analysts also dismissed the likelihood of a bidding war among leading telecom operators in the sub-GHz bands as the government decided not to offer airwaves in the 600/700 MHz bands.
DoT issues spectrum regulatory sandbox guidelines for telecom gear testing
Union Telecom and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the spectrum regulatory sandbox will give easy portal-based permission to engineering colleges to test telecom equipment.
Ericsson to open up its online learning platform to 100 Indian institutes with 5G Labs
DoT has set up one hundred 5G Use case labs within 100 institutes across India with the objective to build competencies and engagement in 5G technologies for students and startup communities.
Govt taken all possible measures to support Vi, back fundraising plan: Ashwini Vaishnaw
The loss-making telco on March 5 invited its shareholders to participate in the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on April 2 to approve the company’s Rs 20,000 crore equity fund-raising plan.
Fair share: Telcos to seek govt intervention; get GSMA support
Telecom operators said that the increasing data traffic from OTTs necessitates significant capital investments to sustain telecom networks, suggesting that OTTs should contribute to these costs by sharing their revenues.
Vodafone Idea meets 5G minimum roll-out obligations in 4 circles
Under Department of Telecom guidelines, telcos have to launch services commercially, in both metro and non-metro circles, within the first year of acquiring 5G spectrum. Vodafone Idead acquired spectrum in 2022
MC Explains | How does the damage to undersea cables in Red Sea impact India?
Tata Communications, managing the TGN cable, has confirmed that its cable near Yemen sustained damage, leading to service disruptions or rerouting
Nokia, STL team up to target government-driven connectivity projects in India
Both companies said they would address enterprises' emerging requirements across multiple industry verticals to focus on use cases for a superior customer experience like multi-service premise edge connectivity, intelligent premises, and predictive operations.
US-based Mavenir expects commercial OpenRAN 5G business from Vodafone Idea later this year
On Feb 23, Vodafone Idea said that its Open RAN network was carrying live commercial data traffic ahead of a planned large-scale deployment of its 5G network
Govt may not immediately look at divestment in Vodafone Idea: DoT secretary
Without providing a specific timeline, Neeraj Mittal, Telecom Secretary, said, the Government of India will look at the right opportunity to pare its stake in the cash-strapped Vodafone Idea.
