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Vodafone Idea zooms 9% on heavy volumes, hits highest level since May

A combined 206 million equity shares of the company changed hands within an hour of trading, as against an average of sub 200 million shares that traded in the past two weeks

Telecom firms divided over spectrum allocation, seek clarity from DoT

All telcos have commented on devising a new legal framework to govern India's telecommunications sector

Telecom fims, govt in talks over harmonisation of 5G spectrum: Report

The spectrum harmonisation process, critical for 5G services, brings together a bunch of radio wave holdings within a band into one contiguous block with the consensus of all telecom service providers

India at 75: Personalities, brands, markets - A look back into the future

The platinum jubilee of Independence is a good time to recall how far we've come as a country and tip our hat to the businesses and innovations that have shaped this journey

Rs 1.64-trn revival package for BSNL comes too late in the day: Analysts

The government should have merged BSNL and MTNL, and then looked at such a move, says an analyst

Govt should not allow backdoor entry to Big Tech for 5G auctions: COAI

The COAI said in a statement that the 5G spectrum should not be provided on an administrative basis as it leads to no business case for the rollout of 5G networks in the country

Telcos bristle at prospect of Adani poaching their 5G enterprise business

Telecom experts say that that Adani move is an attractive proposition, and according to their estimates, they will have to fork out a nominal Rs 2800 cr for 20 years for pan-India millimetre band

Vodafone Idea to take 4-year reprieve on Rs 8,837-crore AGR dues

Has option to convert interest on deferred amount into additional equity to govt

5G services arriving soon? Rollout likely in August, says telecom secretary

"The government has announced the 5G spectrum auctions, and the rollout is expected from August this year," K Rajaraman said

Vi gains 10% on reports of Amazon & PEs Rs 20,000 crore investment plan

Sources say that the proceeds of the sale will be utilized to bid for the upcoming 5G spectrum auction and roll-out of services by end of the year.

Telecom operators, manufacturers spar over importing PON equipment

Operators want to import PON equipment to meet the broadband targets, makers say have enough capacity

COAI, GSMA sign pact to advance mobile telecommunications in India

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Barcelona by COAI Director-General S P Kochhar and GSMA Head (Asia-Pacific) Julian Gorman

VIL realigns consumer digital function to drive scale, pace of delivery

Telecom operator Vodafone Idea is re-aligning and streamlining its consumer digital resources to sharpen focus on driving operational scale and pace of delivery

Govt telecom revenues in FY'23 to be significantly higher than BE: Official

The telecom revenue collection is expected to be higher than the budget estimates of Rs 53,986.72 crore for the current financial year at Rs 71,959.24 crore

Tamil Nadu becomes 26th state to align with Centre's telecom RoW rules

Tamil Nadu has become the 26th state to issue Right of Way (RoW) rules for easing telecom infrastructure rollout in the state

How Voda Idea & TTML can stage a turnaround post debt conversion

Equity dilution and discounted price of debt conversion has worried investors of Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices. Are these concerns warranted? How can they survive post conversion? Let's find out

HFCL gets approval as 'Trusted Source' for telecom providers from NSCS

With this nod, HFCL has become the 'Trusted Source' for all Indian telecom service providers (TSPs) for sourcing their active network products and infrastructure

SOS call answered, now telecom sector to ring in 5G networks in 2022

A rare bonhomie among three private telecom companies in raising tariffs coming on the back of a bailout package by the government may have helped the telecom sector avert a crisis

Salaries of BSNL, MTNL staff paid till November: MoS Communications

For BSNL and MTNL, stiff competition and absence of 4G services (except in a few locations for BSNL) are eroding their competitive strength, the minister said

India to see 500 million 5G mobile subscriptions by 2027: Report

The 5G technology will represent around 39 per cent of mobile subscriptions in India at the end of 2027, estimated at about 500 million subscriptions, a new Ericsson report said on Tuesday.