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Trai seeks views on AI, big data adoption to improve telecom services

Trai on Friday floated a consultation paper to seek public views on the adoption of artificial intelligence and big data to improve telecom services and enhance network securities and efficiencies.

Govt will allocate 5G spectrum by Aug 12: Telecom Minister Vaishnaw

Typically, 5G offers speeds about 10 times faster than 4G, lag-free connectivity, and can enable billions of connected devices to share data in real-time

After 5G auction, analysts expect telecom firms to increase rates again

They say tariff could be raised even for 4G services in a bid to increase 5G adoption

3 years after first bailout, BSNL continues to bleed and lose market share

The company reported a net sale of Rs 16,809 crore in 2021-22 (FY22), down 3.7 per cent from Rs 17,452 crore a year ago and loss of Rs 6,982 crore - a marginal improvement from Rs 7,441 crore in 2020-

Is the revival of BSNL a strategic bet for Indian Hi-Tech?

This hi-tech race is perhaps the new "arms race" as we enter into what seems to be the 21st century's version of a cold war that has pitted China against the West

5G spectrum auction enters Day 3; 10th round of bidding underway

India's 5G spectrum auctions entered Day 3 on Thursday with tenth round of bidding for airwaves that would power lag-free connectivity and ultra-high speed internet

5G spectrum auction: Why the 700-MHz band is on telcos' bandwidth

It is 5x more efficient, compared to the 1800 MHz for rural area coverage, and twice as efficient as 900 MHz

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 proposes revamp of telecom rules to keep pace with modernisation

The Department of Telecom has floated a consultation paper on the revamp of telecom rules mainly to keep pace with the change in technology like 5G, simplify laws and promote investments

Vodafone Idea's chief financial officer Akshaya Moondra named CEO

Takes over from Ravinder Takkar, whose three-year term ends on August 18

Review spectrum pricing mechanism for captive users: CAG to DoT

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to review the spectrum pricing mechanism for captive users

5G players get ready for a long road to seamless mobile network

Operators say it could take four to five years at least to build a reasonable sized pan-India 5G network with good coverage

Mobile phone ecosystem for 5G gets ready ahead of spectrum auction

The key challenge now, however, is to bring down the prices of smartphones

Adani gets LoI for 5G services in Gujarat; final list of bidders on July 20

Adani Data Networks, Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea to bid for 5G spectrum

Telcos may feel heat of Adani Group's entry into 5G spectrum auctions

Airtel stock fell over 5%, while RIL closed 1.3% higher after being down for most of the day

5G: Adani Group to join spectrum bid; won't enter consumer mobility space

Adani Group applied to participate in the 5G auction on Friday and will compete with the likes of Reliance Group and Bharti Airtel for spectrum but for private captive networks

Adani may join telecom spectrum race, compete with Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vi

The telecom department's upcoming auction includes the coveted 5G band needed for high-speed internet connectivity

Adani planning to enter telecom spectrum race; to face Jio, Airtel: Report

If the Adani group participates in the 5G auction on July 26, it will be the first direct competition with Ambani

Airtel opts to defer payment of Rs 3,000-cr AGR dues up to FY19 by 4 years

Telecom companies were offered a four-year moratorium on their AGR dues spectrum dues up to FY17, in line with a Supreme Court order

Reliance Jio in talks with Ericsson and Nokia for 5G telecom gear

Trial with Ericsson to start in a few days, marking a change in Jio's earlier tie-up with Samsung