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Telcos' 5G bids seen muted as private firms jostle for airwaves: Report

Top telecom giants have failed to lobby govt to stop private networks allocation that will let various enterprises to get airwaves without auction

Sebi slaps heavy penalties in NSE 'dark fibre' case, bourse fined Rs 7 cr

NSE has been slapped with a penalty of Rs 7 cr, its former MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna, former Group COO Subramanian and current Chief BDO Ravi Varanasi Rs 5 cr each

BIF approaches DoT citing concerns over new captive private network norms

BIF has said that it is "puzzled" at the stated precondition for direct assignment of spectrum to enterprises that would entail Department of Telecom (DoT) undertaking demand studies

Relief for telcos as govt scraps spectrum usage charge ahead of 5G auction

Nomura estimates saving of Rs 1,400-3,000 crore for telecom firms

Telcos' argument about private 5G networks 'absurd and illogical': BIF

Industry body Broadband India Forum on Tuesday termed telcos' arguments on a level playing field between public and captive private 5G networks as "absurd and impractical"

Vodafone Idea board to consider Rs 500-cr fundraising on Wednesday

The infusion, the second in two months, comes ahead of the 5G spectrum auction that will see Indian telecom companies battle for airwaves in multiple bands

DoT introduces design-linked incentive scheme, extends telecom PLI by 1 yr

Applications are invited from June 21 for incentive of more than Rs 4,000 cr

Telcos flag concerns about captive network issue ahead of 5G auction

The auction related pre-bid conference was attended by telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea

Active mobile subscribers fall in April after five mths, 7.5 mn users lost

Airtel and Vodafone Idea down by 3.1 mn and 3.8 mn users respectively; Jio's base remains flat

Confident that telecom players will make 5G auction a success: Vaishnaw

On captive private networks, the minister said the government has gone with the TRAI recommendations which were done in consultations with the industry

Expect telcos to buy spectrum worth Rs 1 trn-Rs 1.1 trn in 5G auction: Icra

The auction of over 72 GHz of the spectrum is set to commence on July 26, 2022

DoT ignores telcos' protest, favours 5G spectrum sale for captive networks

Enterprises setting up private captive networks may obtain the spectrum directly from the DoT, says a media report

Reliance Jio expands 4G services in Ladakh region near Pangong lake

The telecom operator became the first network to provide 4G mobile connectivity in and around the Pangong area, a popular tourist destination, officials said

HFCL bags Rs 237 cr order from private telco to supply optical fibre cables

Domestic telecom gear maker HFCL on Tuesday said it has bagged an order worth Rs 237.25 crore from a private telecom operator for supplying optical fibre cables. The company, however, did not disclose the name of the customer. "We are pleased to inform all the stakeholders that the company, along with its material subsidiary, HTL Limited, has received the purchase order aggregating to Rs 237.25 crore from one of the leading private telecom operators of the country for supply of optical fibre cables," HFCL said in a regulatory filing. The order is to be executed by October 2022, it added.

India aims to roll out 6G telecom network by end of decade: PM Modi

Speaking at the silver jubilee event of telecom sector regulator TRAI here, he said it is estimated that the 5G network rollout will add $450 billion to the Indian economy

Airtel to set up digital tech hub in Pune, hire 500 people by FY23 end

Airtel is looking to hire across multiple experience and domains Big Data, Machine Learning, Dev Ops, Tech ops, etc

Looming economic slowdown to stall telecom services sector growth: Report

Multiple factors like inflation, raising of benchmark interest rates, China lockdowns and the Russia-Ukraine war are set to hamper the growth of telecom and Pay TV services globally

Top headlines: RIL profits surge, L&T Infotech-Mindtree merger, and more

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Airtel broadband suffers major outage across India, millions affected

Airtel broadband went down for users in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and other cities

Samsung inks $1 bn with US network operator Dish to supply 5G solutions

US network operator Dish has picked Samsung to supply 5G network solutions in a multi-year deal worth over $1 billion.