Market concentration in key sectors, measured by HHI, reached a new high in FY21
Mittal had said, with Airtel setting up only two ground stations for uplinking in rural areas, the requirement for spectrum was minimal and different from terrestrial mobile services
Depending on the investors' appetite, at least one will be launched in the current financial year, a banker close to the development says
ICICI Bank (up 2.7 per cent), HDFC, Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, and NTPC were the top gainers on the frontline S&P BSE Sensex
State governments had imposed lockdowns to curb the spread of the pathogen in April - a move that derailed economic activity.
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Bharti Airtel added over 5.17 lakh users during the month under review, taking its subscriber base to over 35.29 crore
Airwaves for satellite-based services should be allocated judiciously
Vodafone Idea had an average upload speed of 6.2 mbps in May. It was followed by Reliance Jio with an upload speed of 4.8 mbps and Bharti Airtel with 3.9 mbps
If discussions fructify, smartphone would be made at Indian plants
The emergency data loan can be availed through MyJio App.
Mittal acknowledged that telecom tariffs need to go up and that Airtel would 'not hesitate' in this regard, but was quick to add that it cannot be done 'unilaterally'
Satellite companies are demanding spectrum free or at a nominal administered price as is done in other parts of the world. The move is being vehemently opposed by telcos through the COAI
Report combined net sales of Rs 1.87 trn as against Rs 2.24 trn posted 5 years ago
Jio joined the Indian telecom space in September 2016, offering cheap feature phones bundled with free data and unlimited calling.
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It will also set up a platform for renewable energy project finance to source long-term global capital for investment in these sectors
Jio is the country's largest telecom service provider with over 425 million customers
Here are the details of everything Mukesh Ambani announced under Jio Platforms at the Reliance Industries annual general meeting this year
Speaking about the Google-Jio partnership, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said: "JioPhone Next is powered by an optimised version of Android OS jointly developed by Jio and Google.