Page 5 - Telecom Industry

Govt extends telecom PLI scheme by a year, ups incentive by Rs 4,000 cr

Expands scope to cover design-led manufacturing; policy has also been amended to build a strong 5G ecosystem

5G rollout by year-end; data price will be cheaper than world: Vaishnaw

To address the issue of unsolicited calls, an "important" regulation is in the works, which will enable KYC-identity name of a caller to be displayed, when someone calls, the minister informed.

Jio adds 1.68 mn mobile subscribers in April; Airtel gains 810,000 users

Vodafone Idea lost about 15.7 lakh mobile subscribers during April 2022, the monthly subscriber data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday showed.

Start of new era for Indian Telecom: Vaishnaw on 5G spectrum auction

The spectrum auction for 5G services marks the beginning of a new era for Indian telecom, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said

Jio, Airtel in position to buy pan-India spectrum, VIL bid unclear: Report

Research analysts at BofA were of the view that Vodafone Idea (VIL)management has focused on top core circles and the company may selectively bid in their core 3G and 4G circles

Telecom industry is at last seeing healthy improvement in key parameters

But more gains are crucial to telecom industry given investment plans and elevated debt levels

OnePlus bets on Nord to take premium phone experience to small towns

In less than three years of its inception, OnePlus said the Nord category has become a community favourite. This is crucial as India is the largest smartphone market after China

Jio's healthy earnings show industry digesting impact of tariff hikes

Jio's Q4FY22 revenues were up 8 per cent quarter on quarter and 20.4 per cent year on year, aided by 20 per cent tariff hikes, effective from December and improving customer mix.

DoT abolishes NOCC charges for all telecom licence holders

It had earlier levied Rs 21 lakh per transponder a year for 36 MHz of spectrum on pro-rata basis

Significant headroom for ARPUs to rise: Airtel asserts at analyst meet

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel's management has affirmed ambitions of Rs 300 ARPU with further tariff hikes and continued 'premiumisation' during a recent analyst meet, according to multiple reports

China telecom firm ZTE exits 5-year probation after US court ruling

ZTE had been accused of violating probation over an alleged conspiracy to commit visa fraud.

DoT starts accepting applications for registration of M2M companies

The DoT has mandated all machine-to-machine (M2M) players to register for providing service.

Telecom industry to witness healthy revenue growth in FY23: Report

The sector has been saddled with debt due to complications such as the 'Adjusted Gross Revenue' (AGR) case verdict, which brought in a huge immediate liability on the books of telecom operators

Telecom infra provider ATC India appoints Sandeep Girotra as CEO

Telecom infrastructure provider ATC India on Wednesday announced the appointment of Sandeep Girotra as its chief executive officer (CEO)

New regulations hit China in global tech, media and telecom IPO market

Regulatory crackdown in China has shrunk the country's share in the global tech, media and Telecom (TMT) IPO market by 9% last year, a new report showed on Wednesday.

NCLT adjourns Jio's petition seeking RCom's forensic audit reports

Lenders awaiting RCom's debt resolution since May 2018

DoT amends telecom licences to enable machine-to-machine communications

The DoT in the licence amendment has incorporated M2M with pan-India permit, limited to circle level and district level, according to a circular

Share issue to govt expected in a month's time: Vi CEO Ravinder Takkar

Takkar reiterated that the company's existing promoters and management will continue to be in charge of the company. There will be no government nominees on the board either.

Govt set to become largest shareholder of Vi, to own 35.8% stake

Currently, the Aditya Birla group holds around 27.7 per cent while Vodafone Group holds 44.3 per cent in the telco

Airtel to pay interest on deferred liabilities to govt, not to issue equity

The company informed the DoT that it will not avail the option of conversion of interest on deferred spectrum and AGR dues into equity.