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Airtel, Voda Idea, BSNL and MTNL's debt zooms to Rs 3.85 trillion in FY21

Their debt-to-equity ratio shot up to 6.83 times from 2.3 times at the end of March 2020

Won't hesitate to raise tariffs but can't be done unilaterally: Mittal

The latest tariff hike by the three operators happened in December 2019.

'Telecom industry in trouble' is an understatement: Airtel's Sunil Mittal

Mittal acknowledged that telecom tariffs need to go up and that Airtel would 'not hesitate' in this regard, but was quick to add that it cannot be done 'unilaterally'

Sky-high battle between satellite service providers and telcos for spectrum

Satellite companies are demanding spectrum free or at a nominal administered price as is done in other parts of the world. The move is being vehemently opposed by telcos through the COAI

Telcos sustain growth but FY21 revenue still far from FY16 peak

Report combined net sales of Rs 1.87 trn as against Rs 2.24 trn posted 5 years ago

From Times Group to Zee, Indian media business in the post-pandemic world

The post-pandemic list tells just one story - that of utter devastation

Bharti Group to invest $500 million to be OneWeb's largest shareholder

This will make Bharti Group the largest shareholder in the satellite communications company

Just 2 players in telecom mkt will be tragic: Bharti Airtel's Sunil Mittal

According to DoT estimates, Vodafone Idea owes Rs 58,400 crore as AGR dues

Top headlines: E-com flash sale banned; Airtel ties up with Tata for 5G

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Tuesday

Airtel announces partnership with Tata group for 5G network solutions

Based on open radio access network (ORAN) technology, the plan is to roll out the solution initially for India and subsequently for exports

Jio sees near 100% sequential growth in new subscribers in March: Trai data

According to the latest data by TRAI, Bharti Airtel added 4 million subscribers to its network, followed by Vodafone Idea with 1.1 million users and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd with 194,310.

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel kick off 5G network trials in India

Tests in other cities will commence soon and will need to be completed in six months

Crisil assigns 'highest' corporate governance rating to Bharti Airtel

Around 2.07 p.m., its shares on the BSE were trading at Rs 542.50, lower by Rs 2.55 or 0.47 per cent from its previous close.

Global tax, local complexities: What G7 corporate tax deal means for India

The recent G7 proposal of a global minimum tax has mixed implications for Indian corporations, foreign majors operating here and the tax authorities

5G, made in India: What key domestic telecom equipment makers are doing

A clutch of domestic companies is developing equipment and software solutions for this upcoming next-gen telecom technology

Bharti Airtel's subsidiary sells tower portfolio in Tanzania for $175 mn

The tower portfolio in Airtel Tanzania comprises about 1,400 towers that form part of the group's wireless telecommunications infrastructure network.

Airtel extends free vaccination programme for nearly 80,000 staff

Airtel is extending the free vaccination programme to nearly 80,000 employees of over 15,000 partners and distributors to prioritise inoculation of frontline staff

Bharti Airtel, Jio call on the digital game, but it's a long haul yet

The big two telecom players have reorganised their digital businesses in readiness to monetise them.

Global satellite communication companies get govt's signal booster

The new technology, based on low earth orbit satellites (LEO), which is being used by the two companies, can offer broadband speeds of over 5GBPS

Airtel says ready for 5G; deploys additional spectrum in Karnataka, TN

Bharti Airtel on Monday said its network is fully ready for 5G and also announced deployment of additional spectrum in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to boost network quality. The company has deployed 11.2 Megahertz (Mhz) additional spectrum in Karnataka and 5 Mhz in Tamil Nadu, both in 1800 Mhz band, popularly known as 2G spectrum. "Airtel had acquired the 11.2 Mhz spectrum for Karnataka during the recent auctions conducted by the Government of India. With this fresh spectrum, Airtel has the largest spectrum bank of 68.8 Mhz in Karnataka. "With its diverse spectrum holdings across 2300, 2100, 1800, 900 bands, the company is well positioned to serve the growing demand for high speed data services and its network is fully ready for 5G," the company said in a statement. Airtel claims to have over 3.03 crore customers in Karnataka and its network covers 97.5 per cent population of the state. "Airtel now has the largest spectrum bank in Karnataka and our future ready network is well positio