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Vaishnaw wants telcos to 'significantly' improve quality of service

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday assured the sector of more reforms in offing but asserted that the industry too will have to do its bit and reciprocate by improving service quality "significantly". He indicated that service quality parameters will be significantly increased, and that Telecom Department will approach Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in this regard. "I will be requesting Department (Telecom Department) to send a new consultation paper to TRAI for significantly increasing the quality of service parameters almost making it 3X or 4X of what it is today," Vaishnaw said at an event organised by Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA). The minister exhorted the industry including telecom operators and infrastructure providers to move "full steam ahead" on improving quality of services in the country, now that a slew of reforms have been announced and more are lined up. The minister said initiatives cannot be one-sided, and the equatio

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel not to hike tariffs for 5G services: Report

The low penetration of 5G handsets and the inability of several handsets to support certain spectrum bands were cited as reasons

Cisco's subsidiary Webex India gets licence to offer telecom connectivity

US telecom gear maker Cisco's subsidiary Webex India has received a telecom licence from the government that will enable it to provide enterprise grade national and international telecom connectivity. Webex has become the first Over-The-Top (OTT) player to get a telecom licence. At present, the company is a web-conferencing platform for enterprises. It has already procured a virtual network operator licence in July. "We can confirm that Cisco was granted a telecom licence. This licence will enable us to offer enhanced Webex collaboration services to our partners and customers in India," a Cisco spokesperson told PTI on Tuesday. Webex has obtained the Unified Licence for national long distance and international long distance services. A company official said the licence will enable it to connect with local and international data centre on its own and in a secured manner. The licence will be used to enhance Webex platform and not for competing with existing customers specially tel

Telecom association demands 'converged' law for various digital services

The telecom industry body was responding to a DOT consultation paper, which aims at reviewing the existing legal and regulatory provisions governing telecommunications

India's breakneck speed could see fastest rollout of 5G services globally

Why the country could see the fastest global rollout of services globally

Short-form video platforms betting on 5G for 'dawn' of 'best times'

A report by RedSeer released in July stated that by 2030, the SFV market may provide a $19 billion monetisation opportunity in India 2030

Six years of Jio: Tracing the telco's dominance in the Indian market

Jio, with 36 per cent market share, is the number one player in the segment

Telcos, phone makers in discussion for affordable rollout of 5G: Report

Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced that RIL will invest Rs 2 trillion to launch 5G mobile internet services in India's key metro cities by Diwali

DoT and TRAI to start consultation on regulating OTT communication apps

The telecom operators will welcome the move as they have long demanded that OTT communication apps that provide the same services as operators should be subjected to similar regulations

Vodafone Idea denies report alleging data leak of 20 mn postpaid customers

After a cyber-security research firm claimed that call data records of around 20 million customers of Vodafone Idea was leaked and accessed by cyber-frauds, the telecom operator has denied the breach

RIL chairman may give details of 5G rollout, new energy plans at 45th AGM

May defer offering specific timelines on listing of retail and telecom businesses; clarity on succession planning could come later

DoT eases security norms for mobile services near int'l border areas

The Telecom Department on Tuesday amended the licence norms to remove restrictions on telecom connectivity near international border areas, paving the way for better mobile coverage in these locations. So far, telcos' services were not available in locations near the border, as telecom players were required to fade out signals just ahead of the border. The security clause in the licence earlier stated that telecom licencees will ensure that base stations, cell stations or radio transmitters to provide mobile telephone services near international border of India, "shall be as far away from such borders as feasible and such base stations, cell sites or radio transmitters shall work in such a fashion that radio signals emanating there from, fade out when nearing or about to cross international border and become unusable within a reasonable distance across such border". For this purpose, suitable technical infrastructure had to be installed by the telecom players. The said condition ha

Tata Sons pegs AGR liabilities of two telecom firms at Rs 19,638 cr

Tata Teleservices, one of the first to start wireless telephony services in India, becomes cash burner for group

Top headlines:Airtel makes Rs 8k-cr spectrum payment; ECLGS corpus enhanced

New entrant Akasa Air is financially strong enough to place an aircraft order in the 18 next months that will be significantly larger than its first, its founder and CEO Vinay Dube said on Wednesday

5G networks: The next big battle in India's telecom space is about to begin

Now that the bidding for spectrum is over, the next big battle lies in standalone versus non-standalone networks

Independence Day Offer: Airtel, Jio prepaid plans, validity, and benefits

Airtel and Jio users will get great benefits, validity, and plans on the 75th Independence day of India. Read this article to know everything about plans, validity, and benefits.

DoT invites application from firms looking to set up pvt telecom network

The government had issued the 'guidelines for Captive Non-Public Network (CNPN) licence' on June 27 with an aim to establish the legal framework for CNPNs

89% consumers may upgrade to 5G, 48% to switch network providers: Report

India is likely to deploy indigenously developed and manufactured 5G telecom gears by end of this year

Bharti Airtel Q1 results: Net profit soars 466%; ARPU rises to Rs 183

Revenue from operations rises 21% to Rs 32,805 cr

5G mobile services likely to be rolled out in about a month: MoS Telecom

The long-awaited high-speed 5G services are expected to be rolled out in about a month, Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan said on Monday.