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India shouldn't oppose consensus on 6GHz use at global talks: GSMA

Global telecom operators body says major nations nearing consensus on capacity requirements of 5G and beyond

Proposed US bill to charge large apps should be adopted in India: COAI

Telecom operators want the government to adopt a bill, similar to a proposal in the US Congress, that would make large internet apps contribute to infrastructure costs to help lower broadband costs for consumers, a senior industry official said. A bill sponsored by US Senators Markwayne Mullin, Mark Kelly and Mike Crapo in US Congress last month aimed at lowering broadband costs for consumers proposed a direction to telecom regulator Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to mandate social media platforms, streaming services apps, cloud computing service providers like WhatsApp, YouTube, Netflix, Google etc to contribute to universal fund that is used for building networks. The proposed bill named, Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2023, has classified social media platforms, streaming service, over-the-top messaging service, video gaming service, videoconferencing service, e-commerce platform, search engines under edge services providers. Telecom industry body Cellular

Trai directs Jio, Airtel to clarify terms on unlimited 5G data offerings

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have both clarified that unlimited does not equate to infinity as data usage is restricted by speed and network

Airtel explores $1bn fundraising to prepay majority of 2015 spectrum dues

Bharti Airtel bought a spectrum worth Rs 29,130.20 ($3.54 billion) during an auction in March 2015 out of which Rs 10,000-12,000 crore remains in dues

Airtel approves allotment of 1.4 mn equity shares to certain FCCBs holders

Bharti Airtel on Friday said its committee of directors has approved allotment of 14.16 lakh fully paid-up equity shares at a conversion price of Rs 518 per equity share to certain Foreign Currency Convertible Bond (FCCB) holders. This followed the receipt of notice for conversion of FCCBs of principal value of USD 10,188,000 from the FCCBs holders. "We wish to submit that upon receipt of notice for conversion of FCCBs of principal value of USD 10,188,000 from certain FCCBs holders, the special committee of directors for fund raising has, today approved the allotment of 1,416,607 fully paid-up equity shares of face value Rs 5 each at a conversion price of Rs 518 per equity share to such holders of FCCBs," Bharti Airtel said in a BSE filing. Put simply, FCCB is a quasi-debt instrument. While it serves as a bond by making regular coupon and principal payments, these instruments also grant the bondholder, stock conversion option. "This is in reference to the USD 1,000 million 1.50 per

Sunil Mittal's Airtel Uganda IPO failed to sell as investors prefer bonds

The demand for Ugandan government bonds maturing in 2033 exceeded the amount on sale by eight fold in an auction on Thursday

Trai without a chairman, satcom spectrum allocation to be affected

The rollout of satellite-based communication services by Bharti Enterprises -backed OneWeb and Reliance Jio will be affected by the delay in appointing Vaghela's successor

Outdoor unit launch soon, AirFiber service nationwide by year end: Airtel

Pegs home broadband market at 60 million, lower than Jio's 200 million claim

Airtel, Microsoft partner to make phone calls through Microsoft Teams

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and Microsoft have partnered to enable phone calls through Microsoft Teams, a joint statement said on Saturday. This is the first time an over-the-top player in the country will be able to connect mobile and landline users but at present the service will be available for enterprise customers only, the statement said. "Airtel's traditional strength of connectivity combined with Microsoft's technology will result in reliability, cost savings, ease of management and, most importantly, scalability for all customers, ensuring that going forward they can focus solely on productivity," Airtel IQ, Business Head, Abhishek Biswal said in the statement. This new service will enable enterprises to make and take calls to external users through the Teams experience streamlining communications and collaboration within the flow of work. "We are thrilled to partner with Airtel and introduce an innovative solution that will enable India's workforce to unlock a new leve

OneWeb satellite service ready to connect nation from next month: Mittal

OneWeb Satellite communication service is ready to connect all parts of the country from next month, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said on Friday. While speaking at the inaugural session of the India Mobile Congress 2023, Mittal said 5G services was launched last year and Airtel has covered the entire country, covering 5,000 towns and cities along with 20,000 villages till date. He said that Airtel with the help of Universal Services Obligation Fund has been connecting rural and remote areas, and now satellite technology is available to connect all parts of the country. "OneWeb constellation is ready to serve the globe and is ready to serve the country. Anybody, anywhere in the country, in remote parts or in difficult areas , wherever they are located can be connected from next month," Mittal said. OneWeb, now merged with Eutelsat, will operate commercially as Eutelsat OneWeb with its centre of operations in London. Bharti Enterprises is the largest shareholder of the

Airtel logs 1.7 mn unique 5G customers in Northeast, covers 110 districts

In October, Bharti Airtel said it has over 50 million unique 5G customers on its network

Airtel 5G Plus service now live in 22 districts of Jammu and Kashmir

Airtel's 5G service is now available across all districts and union territories in the country, said the company in a BSE filing on Friday

Airtel gains 4.8 mn unique 5G customers in 3 states within 1 year of launch

Airtel 5G Plus has expanded its network within all districts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan

Airtel launches CCaaS platform to unify contact centre solutions for firms

The platform combines Voice as a Service and cloud connectivity, that can help reduce significantly reduce investments of enterprises

Cricket World Cup 2023: Jio and Airtel plans with free Disney+ Hotstar

Men's ODI World Cup 2023 begins and it's time to enjoy the coverage for free on Disney+ Hotstar with Airtel and Jio's monthly and yearly plans. Here's all you need to know about these plans

Jio, Airtel to invest Rs 75,000 cr on network this fiscal: JM Financials

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are expected to invest about Rs 75,000 crore in the current financial year to strengthen their networks, according to a report by JM Financials. According to the report, Jio may invest around Rs 42,000 crore and Bharti Airtel around Rs 33,000 crore in FY24, but the investment will taper down after their 5G network rollout target is met as per their announcement. "Bharti's management capex guidance implies India business capex could decline to approximately Rs 200 billion (Rs 20,000 crore) from FY25 (versus Rs 280 billion, or Rs 28,000 crore in FY23) though we continue to conservatively build in approximately Rs 270 billion (Rs 27,000 crore) for FY25 and Rs 330 billion (Rs 33,000 crore) for FY24," the report said. As per the report's estimates, Jio's capex may be about Rs 42,163 crore in FY24, which may lower to about Rs 30,000 crore in FY25. Jio has announced plans to complete pan-India 5G rollout by December 2023, while Bharti Airtel aims to do the s

Jio AirFiber now available in eight cities, cheaper than Bharti Airtel

The company aims to reach upto 200 million homes & premises with new service

Elon Musk's Starlink may soon get a licence to start its services in India

The telecom ministry is expected to hold a meeting later this month to discuss the proposal of Starlink for a GMPCS service license, and it is likely to be passed

Airtel Payments Bank, IDEMIA, HMD team up to enable use of digital rupee

Airtel Payments Bank, identity technology company IDEMIA and Nokia brand phone maker HMD Global have joined hands to bring Central Bank Digital Currency on feature phones in India, a joint statement said on Wednesday. All three organizations would be working together to introduce an advanced offline payment system over the next few months that would facilitate the use of the digital rupee on feature phones and promoting financial inclusion, the statement said. "Our partnership with IDEMIA and Nokia is a testament to our unwavering commitment to drive financial inclusion in the country. We are confident that once we move from the design phase and launch the solution commercially with all required approvals, it will play a pivotal role in advancing the accessibility of financial services," said Prasad Routray, Corporate Business and Alliances Head, Airtel Payments Bank. According to the industry estimate, there are about 25 crore features phone users in India. For the first time in t

IDEMIA, Airtel, Nokia join hands for offline CBDC payment on feature phones

Under this collaboration, IDEMIA's technology will offer an offline layer to ensure instant and secure transactions without the need for online validation