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Govt focussed on semi conductor industry, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Govt focussed on semi conductor industry, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

🕔17:49, 14.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Minister for Electronics, Railways and Telecom Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that the government is focussing on the semi conductor industry for India. “We are talking to all stakeholders in semi conductor industry. It’s a new

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65% telecom towers need fiberisation; 12L towers to be deployed to make India 5G-ready

65% telecom towers need fiberisation; 12L towers to be deployed to make India 5G-ready

🕔16:49, 13.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) As India ramps up 5G rollout across the country, the Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) on Monday said that to meet the growing demand of large bandwidth and ultra-low latency, 65 per cent of the telecom

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Airtel crosses 10 mn unique customers on 5G network

Airtel crosses 10 mn unique customers on 5G network

🕔14:58, 27.Feb 2023

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Monday said that it has crossed 10 million unique customers on its 5G network. By the end of March 2024, the company plans to offer its Airtel 5G services in every town and

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TRAI tells telecom operators to block pesky calls, SMSes from telemarketers

TRAI tells telecom operators to block pesky calls, SMSes from telemarketers

🕔17:38, 16.Feb 2023

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Alarmed at the rising pesky mobile calls and text messages by telemarketers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday directed all telecom service providers to reverify registered headers and message templates on distributed ledger

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Centre asks Vodafone Idea to convert Rs 16,000 dues into equity

Centre asks Vodafone Idea to convert Rs 16,000 dues into equity

🕔07:26, 4.Feb 2023

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Financially-stressed telecom company Vodafone Idea said on Friday that the government has directed it to convert a portion of its dues worth Rs 16,000 crore it owes to the exchequer into equity in the government’s favour.

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India gains 26 spots on mobile download speeds globally

India gains 26 spots on mobile download speeds globally

🕔14:16, 27.Jan 2023

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) As India rolls out 5G slowly but steadily, the country went up 26 spots in rank globally for median mobile speeds, from 105th in November 2022 to 79th in the month that followed, a report showed

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DoT organizes Telecom Pensioner Facilitation Camps

DoT organizes Telecom Pensioner Facilitation Camps

🕔16:11, 10.Jan 2023

New Delhi, Jan 10: Keeping in view the inconvenience to the telecom pensioners in submission of Life Certificate and updation of KYP form, the Office of Principal Controller of Communication Accounts, Department of Telecommunications, New Delhi is organizing Telecom Pensioner

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TRAI releases Consultation Paper on ‘Licensing Framework and Regulatory Mechanism for Submarine Cable Landing in India’

TRAI releases Consultation Paper on ‘Licensing Framework and Regulatory Mechanism for Submarine Cable Landing in India’

🕔12:49, 24.Dec 2022

New Delhi, Dec 24: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued the Consultation Paper on ‘Licensing Framework and Regulatory Mechanism for Submarine Cable Landing in India’. Submarine cables are vital communication infrastructure of the digital age and

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TRAI releases Recommendations on “Improving Telecom Connectivity/ Infrastructure in far-flung areas of Himachal Pradesh”

TRAI releases Recommendations on “Improving Telecom Connectivity/ Infrastructure in far-flung areas of Himachal Pradesh”

🕔05:34, 15.Dec 2022

New Delh, Dec 15: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released recommendations on Improving Telecom Connectivity/ Infrastructure in remote and far-flung districts of Himachal Pradesh. Considering the poor telecom connectivity situation in some parts of hilly state

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TRAI releases recommendations on “Use of Street Furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment”

TRAI releases recommendations on “Use of Street Furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment”

🕔18:17, 29.Nov 2022

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released its recommendations on “Use of Street Furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment”.  As India plans to launch 5G, small cells can play a pivotal role in network upgradation and expansion.

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TRAI releases recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG)’

TRAI releases recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG)’

🕔18:15, 29.Nov 2022

New Delhi, Nov 29: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG)’. Earlier, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through their letter dated 10.09.2021 had sought

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DoT extends PLI Scheme for Telecom and Networking Products to 42 beneficiaries with a total committed Outlay of Rs. 4,115 crore

DoT extends PLI Scheme for Telecom and Networking Products to 42 beneficiaries with a total committed Outlay of Rs. 4,115 crore

🕔05:41, 1.Nov 2022

Design-led manufacturing to build a strong ecosystem for 5G; 17 companies have applied under Design-led PLI Scheme ​​​​​​​Incremental production is expected around Rs. 2.45 lakh crore and PLI Scheme to generate 44 thousand employments New Delhi, Nov 01: In a major

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Vodafone Idea’s board approves issuance of Rs 1,600 crore debentures to ATC Telecom

Vodafone Idea’s board approves issuance of Rs 1,600 crore debentures to ATC Telecom

🕔07:08, 22.Oct 2022

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Debt-ridden telecom company Vodafone Idea’s board on Friday approved issuance of convertible debentures up to Rs 1,600 crore, convertible into equity shares at a conversion price of Rs 10 per equity share, to ATC Telecom Infrastructure.

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India sees 34% uptick in jobs related to 5G, telecom: Report

India sees 34% uptick in jobs related to 5G, telecom: Report

🕔18:24, 18.Oct 2022

Bengaluru, Oct 18 (IANS) As enterprises look at 5G adoption at an accelerated pace with its roll out in India, job postings for telecommunications and 5G have increased by 33.7 per cent in the last 12 months, a new report showed

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Indian telcos to spend $19.5 bn on 5G infra by 2025: GSMA

Indian telcos to spend $19.5 bn on 5G infra by 2025: GSMA

🕔10:58, 11.Sep 2022

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The telecom carriers in India are expected to invest around $19.5 billion in the development of advanced infrastructure for 5G by 2025, according to a GSMA report. The report showed that 5G could benefit the Indian

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Telecom gear firm Parallel Wireless lays off 500, including in India

Telecom gear firm Parallel Wireless lays off 500, including in India

🕔17:37, 1.Jul 2022

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Telecom gear provider Parallel Wireless has laid off at least 500 employees in India, Israel, the UK and the US. Parallel Wireless is one of the leading vendors in the open Radio Access Network (RAN) industry

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All about 5G spectrum auction; key dates and other features

All about 5G spectrum auction; key dates and other features

🕔15:18, 16.Jun 2022

The Union Cabinet has approved the telecom department’s proposal to conduct an auction through which spectrum will be assigned to the successful bidders for providing 5G services to public and enterprises. New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet has approved

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Cabinet approves auction of 5G Spectrum

Cabinet approves auction of 5G Spectrum

🕔12:31, 15.Jun 2022

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Telecom department’s proposal to conduct a spectrum auction through which spectrum will be assigned to the successful bidders for providing 5G services to public and enterprises. New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Union Cabinet

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Telecom industry to witness healthy revenue growth in FY23

Telecom industry to witness healthy revenue growth in FY23

🕔19:44, 5.Mar 2022

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Tariff hikes as well as continued increase in data usage is expected to accelerate telecom industry’s revenue growth in FY23. The sector has been saddled with debt due to complications such as the ‘Adjusted Gross Revenue’

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‘2G spectrum allocation arbitrary’: SC junks Loop Telecom plea for licence fee refund

‘2G spectrum allocation arbitrary’: SC junks Loop Telecom plea for licence fee refund

🕔07:10, 4.Mar 2022

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the allocation of the 2G spectrum was found to be arbitrary and constitutionally infirm, as it junked Loop Telecom plea seeking refund of Rs 1,454.94 crore paid for 2G licence. New Delhi, March 4

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