Tag: Telecom

‘We will have to shut shop,’ says Vodafone Idea chief

Birla indicated that his group will not invest any money in the company in the absence of relief from the government.

December 6, 2019

North Eastern state to get improved connectivity boost: Govt

At an e-governance conference held previously this month in Shillong, Meghalaya, the first such conference held in the northeast, bad telecommunications connectivity was identified as one of the significant drawbacks in implementing e-governance initiatives and delivering citizens ' services.

August 31, 2019

Reliance Jio pips Airtel to become India’s 2nd largest mobile operator in May: TRAI

The move assumes significance as Reliance Jio stormed into the highly-competitive telecom sector in September 2016 with its disruptive voice and data offerings, while Bharti Airtel had launched its services way back in 1995.

July 19, 2019

Telecom outreach for Balasore residents

The people should keep off from the fraudsters who are siphoning money in the name installing mobile towers offering lucrative returns and other gains etc.

June 29, 2019

Reliance Retail set to disrupt Amazon, Walmart-Flipkart: Report

“One of the things that will trouble Amazon and Flipkart is Reliance's history of launching operations via massive discounts.”

May 21, 2019

Vodafone Idea rights issue erodes 21% shareholding value

The loss to the small investors on this account for rights subscribed is Rs 2,014.85, while for the rights not subscribed it is Rs 2,105 which translates into a per-share loss of Rs 6.15 for rights subscribed, and Rs 21.05 for rights not subscribed.

May 16, 2019

BSNL’s total loss crossed Rs 90 thousand crore, say reports

The government will bear an increasingly larger share of the burden of sector stress, if pricing does not move up soon," said the KIE report.

March 15, 2019

Telecom Revolution~II

However, there are several challenges. First, rural areas that account for nearly three-quarters of India’s population can be directly targeted 24×7. Information, disinformation and misinformation overflow would certainly occur amongst subscribers. Second, targeting comes at a premium. Simple bulk messaging will no longer do. Crisp professionally produced audio-video clips would have to be devised in...

June 8, 2018

Telecom service revenue drops

There was a yearly decline of 8.56 percent in the gross revenue of the telecom service sector from Rs 279,591 crore in 2016 to Rs 255,655 crore in 2017, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said here on Friday. According to the data, the adjusted gross revenue declined from Rs 198,207...

May 5, 2018

No plans to merge BSNL, MTNL: Telecom Minister

Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on Thursday said the government has no plans to merge the two state-run telecom companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) at present. Speaking on the sidelines of an event here, the minister said the government has not considered the merger of the two entities but...

February 23, 2018

COAI likely to take TRAI to court on ‘predatory pricing’ order

Taking its grievances against the telecom watchdog’s recent order on telecom tariff amendment a step further, the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) on Wednesday said it may take legal action and a decision on this should be taken by next week. The COAI said the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has created an...

February 22, 2018

India to be $1 trillion digital economy in 5 years: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said his ministry is working in mission mode to make India’s digital sector $1 trillion economy in next five years. This has potential to create 60 lakh to 75 lakh new jobs, he told reporters on the sidelines of World Congress on Information Technology...

February 21, 2018

Roadmap for 5G by June end: Telecom secy

The roadmap for fifth generation or 5G in the telecom sector will be unveiled by June end, said a top official of the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) here on Friday. Inaugurating a summit on Connected Devices-Connected World conference under the aegis of trade body Assocham, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said DoT has received good inputs...

February 16, 2018

Raiganj BSNL casual workers protest colleague death

A group of 34 members of the workers’ union of the BSNL in North Dinajpur, in association with the Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress, on Monday demonstrated in front of the office of the Raiganj Telecom District Manager at Karnajora with the body of Kajal Sarkar, 34, a casual worker, who died for want...

February 14, 2018

Hotstar partners with Airtel TV to stream digital content for free to all Airtel customers

Telecom services provider Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has tied up with streaming platform Hotstar to bring digital content to its customers. “This will further expand Airtel TV app’s wide range of offerings and expand the footprint for Hotstar’s content across Airtel’s large mobile customer base,” the telecom service provider said in a statement....

February 12, 2018

TRAI releases recommendations for National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2018

The Indian telecom regulator on Friday released the recommendations for the National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2018, in which it has set a target to attract an investment of $100 billion in communication by 2022 and planned to leapfrog the country into the top-50 nations in the ICT Development Index released by International Telecommunication Union every...

February 5, 2018

Jio Republic Day 2018 plans with 50 percent more data, new 28 day Rs. 98 plan announced

The new Jio Republic Day 2018 plans (exclusively for Jio Prime members) will be available starting this Friday, Republic Day, January 26 along with currently going on offer of 100 percent cashback.

January 23, 2018