Telecom

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is planning to roll out VoWi-Fi services through carpet Wi-Fi networks. At present, BSNL is identifying Tier II and Tier III cities and highways to deploy the networks. Further, BSNL […]

As per a regulatory filing, Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (HFCL) will invest Rs 350 million to expand its optic fibre manufacturing facility at Hyderabad from around 8 million fibre km (fkm) to 10.5 million fkm. […]

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the GSAT-29 satellite from Sriharikota. The satellite will help meet the communication needs of people in remote areas in the Northeast and Jammu & Kashmir. Further, […]

The Karnataka government has made it mandatory for telecom companies to obtain licences for telecom towers within three months. As per the government, the state will strictly enforce the Karnataka Installation of new Telecommunication Infrastructure […]

BSNL has said that state-owned ITI Limited will have an opportunity to participate in two large tenders to be floated by the operator by end March 2019. According to BSNL, one of the tenders is […]

The Indian telecommunications industry has till date installed 500,000 mobile towers, taking the total count of base transceiver stations to over 2,000,000. The number of 4G towers increased by 720,384 (or 207 per cent) between […]

RJIL will be taking over as the telecom provider for IR from January 1, 2019. According to railway officials, RJIL is expected to bring down the department’s phone bills by at least 35 per cent. […]

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has provided leased circuit connectivity at the recently inaugurated multimodal inland waterway terminals on the Ganga river. BSNL was asked to provide telecom connectivity between ports for smooth operations in […]

VIL has finalised new network equipment supply contracts worth $1.3 billion-$1.4 billion. Of this, European equipment vendors Nokia and Ericsson will together meet roughly 65 per cent of VIL’s network gear requirements. The remaining 35 […]

The Supreme Court has rejected the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) plea to probe charges of cartelisation against Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. Earlier, in January 2018, the CCI had moved the Supreme […]

TRAI recently conducted independent test drives on eight highways and three rail routes. As per the results of these tests, all telecom operators, except RJIL, failed to meet call drop benchmark on these highways and […]

TRAI has directed operators to not immediately disconnect the services of customers with sufficient prepaid balance. The authority has also asked operators to inform the subscribers in a clear and transparent manner about the date […]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on the Regulatory Framework for Over the Top [OTT] Communication Services. The objective of this consultation paper is to analyse and discuss the […]

DoT is planning to introduce a comprehensive mechanism to rank states on their broadband network deployment readiness. It may even incentivise the top performers in an effort to encourage the states to prepare the digital […]

DoT is planning to appoint four-five auditors to conduct a planned special audit of private telecom companies for the period between financial years 2012 and 2018. The purpose of the audit is to check for […]

According to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the government may not provide a comprehensive relief package to the telecom sector as there is no common view taken by all operators. While Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited […]

The government has notified the new telecom policy and has decided to rename the Telecom Commission as the Digital Communications Commission. The renaming of the Telecom Commission will be done via an amendment in the […]

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has released the National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP), 2018. Through the NFAP, the government released a quantum of 605 MHz licence-exempt spectrum in the 5 GHz band for wireless access […]

As per an official notification, the government has removed the licensing of spectrum in the 5150-5250 MHz, 5250-5350 MHz and 5725-5875 MHz ranges to enable operators to provide Wi-Fi and 5G services. Further, no licence […]

DoT and the Unique Identification Authority of India have issued a statement stating that mobile numbers issued using Aadhaar will not be discontinued. The statement has come in response to recent reports according to which […]