Firm unable to start 4G services, says 60% of mobile revenue comes from 2G
The company had posted a loss of Rs 23,044.9 crore in the year-ago period
Radio frequency interference (RFI) is the long-term nemesis of radio astronomers. Jodrell Bank - the earliest radio astronomy observatory in the world still in existence - was created because of RFI
NASA aims to return humans to the moon by 2024 and dig in for a long-term presence there under its Artemis programme
The company intends for the network to support wireless operation of lunar rovers and navigation, as well as streaming video
This will allow it to offer faster 4G data speeds to its 3G users
Experts see the telecom sector heading towards duopoly
The resumption of 4G Internet services came days after the Centre had informed the Supreme Court that a special committee looking into the matter was considering allowing the facility on trial basis
The Jammu and Kashmir administration sought time to take instructions on the restoration of high speed internet service, saying a new Lt Governor has been appointed in the Union Territory
Availability of low-cost smartphones and tariffs also key to make the country 2G-free
Reliance Jio shares platform with Bharti Airtel to ring in 25 years of mobile telephony
The central government, in its counter-affidavit, said that 4G internet curbs have been reviewed by the special committee
They said the subscribers of the plans constitute only a small portion of overall customer base
Telecom sector has spent years fighting regulatory and legal battles. They could have been better spent on serving the customers and strengthening the network, writes Sunil Bharti Mittal
It's been through dizzying peaks, troughs, policy U-turns, court battles, brutal competition, and daily controversies
The last of the five-part series looks at the sector that was relatively unaffected by the Covid-induced lockdown
The approval is the key to BSNL's turnaround plan, which includes setting up a 4G network so that it can compete with private competitors.
BSNL is in the process of upgrading its network to 4G and BTS that facilitates wireless communication plays a crucial role in it.
Murmurs of big tech investments in Indian telcos have stirred up the telecom sector. These big tech-telco combinations are a threat as much as they are an opportunity
The move comes following BSNL's cancellation of its previous tender, after home-grown companies complained to the government that the terms of the tender were prepared in a way to keep them out