Page 4 - Telecom

Sensex down 638 pts; Nifty nears 16900; Adani Group stocks slide, pharma up

CLOSING BELL: Adani Enterprises was the biggest Nifty dragger as it dropped 9 per cent

Delhi High Court stays TDSAT order asking broadcasters for OTT content

TRAI has argued that broadcasters are supplying signals of linear channels to OTT platforms circumventing Clause 5.6 of the Uplinking and Downlinking guidelines for television channels

DoT open to expand list of offences in draft telecom Bill, say officials

Growing international focus on India's fast growing tele-scammers has led govt to specifically focus on call-based frauds and scams, sources say

Powering 5G services: Telcos may spend up to $2.5 billion on optical fibres

5G, fibre-to-home, Bharat Net will lead to demand surge in next 3-4 yrs

BS Views of the week: Project Cheetah, Telecom Bill, Ukraine Oligarchs, and more

New Telecom Bill provides road map for innovation: Ashwini Vaishnaw

"It's a matter of a few days only when the bill will be uploaded for consultation," he said

Inclusion of OTT platforms in Telecom Bill maybe a risk to digital economy

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, late on Wednesday

5G handsets, tech limitations keep tariff hikes at bay for Jio, Airtel

Telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are not looking at higher tariffs for 5G services during the initial level of launch in metro cities

Disclosing end-use of goods must while claiming concessional import duties

Move aimed at enabling tracking of goods to ensure they don't end up in replacement market

32 cos submit applications for design-led incentive scheme of telecom

As many as 32 companies have submitted applications for Design-led Incentive Scheme (DLI) and Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme of telecom, according to an official release. The Design-led Incentive scheme has received an "enthusiastic response" from telecom equipment manufacturers, it said. "A total of 32 companies...have submitted applications. 17 of these 32 companies have applied as Design-led manufacturers and remaining as Production linked manufacturers," the statement said but did not give the names of applicants. Production Linked Incentive scheme in telecom sector was launched in 2021. A total of 31 companies are existing beneficiary for manufacturing of various telecom equipment under the said scheme. Moreover, in order to promote the entire value-chain in telecom manufacturing, design-led PLI was launched in June 2022. It provided additional incentive of 1 per cent over and above the existing incentives for products that are designed in India. The application wi

Stocks to Watch: GAIL, Sona BLW, ONGC, Natco Pharma, RIL, Airtel, Vodafone

Stocks to Watch: Blackstone Inc. is seeking to raise as much as Rs 3,180 crore ($400 million) through the sale of shares in Indian automotive component maker Sona Comstar

Ericsson, Nokia scale up operations as firms gear up for 5G launch

Ericsson will make 5G radios and microwave equipment at Pune plant; Nokia has been enhancing staff skill sets over past 3-4 our years

5G: How much money did the govt collect in previous auction rounds?

In the 2022 5G Spectrum auction, Reliance Jio emerged as the top buyer in the auction of airwaves, spending over Rs 88,000 crore, more than half the total bidding amount of Rs 1.5 trillion

5G spectrum auction ends; RIL emerges top bidder at Rs 88K crore

The amount earned is far higher than what the government had anticipated and the most compared to the seven auctions since 2010

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

Explained: Will O-RAN disrupt the way 5G networks roll out in India?

The concluding part of the series explains how uncertainty around open radio access network technology stems from its mostly untested status

Adani Group shares rally up to 12%; Adani Total Gas hits record high

The Group said it has participated in the 5G spectrum auction to provide private network solutions along with enhanced cyber security in the airport, ports & logistics and other businesses

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

Andhra, Gujarat 'top achievers' in govt survey on reforms for business

The latest fifth edition of the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), 2020, by the industry department did not rank states on the ease of doing business measures undertaken by them

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