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VI pays 50% of spectrum usage, licence charges; struggles to raise funds

Vodafone Idea has found it difficult to raise funds in the past two years which has hurt its ability to expand its 4G network and begin the 5G rollout

Reliance Jio, Nvidia to develop AI infrastructure in India, for India

Nvidia will provide the Superchips and computers and Reliance Jio will take care of the applications and services

RIL AGM LIVE: Mukesh Ambani to remain CMD for 5 years, mentor new leaders

RIL AGM: From Mukesh Ambani's address to major announcements, check all the live updates and news related to Reliance's 46th annual general meeting here

Reliance AGM 2023 today: Here are the key takeaways from last year's meet

RIL AGM 2023: Ahead of RIL AGM, it is necessary to take a look back at the key announcements made by Ambani at RIL AGM 2022

Jio rolls out 5G service in 26 Ghz band, claims top speed of 2 gbps

Reliance Jio Infocomm on Monday said it has rolled out 5G services in 26 gigahertz millimetres across India and has claimed a record top speed of up to 2 gigabits per second. The millimetre wave is a short-length radio wave that almost works like a dedicated spectrum pipe for each user and has the potential to deliver wired broadband-level speed. "Jio customers now using 26 GHz mmWave-based business-connectivity across all 22 telecom circles," Reliance Jio said in a statement. The telecom major said it has completed its minimum roll-out obligations in each of the 22 telecom circles, across each of the spectrum bands, ahead of time under the terms of the spectrum allocated to it on August 17, 2022. "On July 19, 2023, RJIL had completed submission of the prescribed details towards completion of the Phase 1 minimum roll-out obligation with the Department of Telecommunications Units and by August 11 2023, necessary DoT testing was completed in all circles," the statement said. Jio sai

Reliance launches laptop-like student-focused JioBook at Rs 16,499

The device is powered by a 2.0 GHz octa-core processor and comes supported by 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM and 64 GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 256 GB with an SD card

Vodafone Idea likely to get extension to pay Q1 spectrum and licence fees

The govt is of the view that the troubled VI should be given adequate time to raise funds, especially now that potential investors are comfortable knowing that the govt is also taking equity in VI

Starlink a step closer to launching its satellite-based internet in India

As Starlink goes ahead with its plan, it will have rivals like Bharti Group company OneWeb, Amazon, and Reliance Jio's satcom waiting for it

Telcos dole out 7-8% salary hikes, up to 110% bonus to retain talent

The market leader, Reliance Jio has not announced the increments and bonuses so far

Weekend Bites: Mukesh Ambani's ides of July, and the threat of Threads

In which we munch over the week's platter of news and views

Reliance Jio to sign 5G equipment deal worth $1.7 billion with Nokia

Reliance's purchase from Nokia is in addition to the $2.1 billion worth of 5G equipment that it is already buying from Sweden's Ericsson

Looking to export 5G solutions, Jio to reap benefits of Indo-US tech pact

Even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the US for his official state visit, Jio had submitted details to the government detailing the readiness of its 5G solutions

Vodafone Idea in contact with vendors to launch 5G, funding delay a hurdle

Speaking on the current telecom market in the country, VI's chairman Ravinder Takkar said that telecom tariffs remain unsustainable and need to rise significantly for business to thrive

Eyeing expansion, Reliance gets RBI's special approval to raise funds

The money is likely to be used to support the working capital needs of the company besides expansion in energy and telecom businesses

COAI re-elects Jio's PK Mittal as chairperson, VIL's Balaji as vice-chair

Reliance Jio Infocomm President and former DoT official Pramod Kumar Mittal has been re-elected as chairperson of the Cellular Operators Association of India for 2023-24, the industry body said on Wednesday. Vodafone Idea Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer P Balaji was elected as vice-chairperson at the annual general body meeting of COAI for the financial year 2022-23 "Pramod K Mittal, President, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, will once again hold the position of Chairperson while P Balaji, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited, will be the Vice Chairperson," COAI said in a statement. Mittal comes with an experience of over 40 years in telecommunications. Before joining Reliance Jio Infocomm, Mittal served in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for over 37 years. Since 2000, he served as Deputy Director General (DDG) and then as Senior DDG, working in the telecommunication policy formulation and implementation, licensing and regulatory

As MTNL fails to turn profitable, govt may shift ops to BSNL, says report

This is a departure from the govt's earlier plan of merging the two entities

MG and Jio join hands to offer better voice-recognition technology

The partnership will focus on the seamless integration of the Hinglish Voice Recognition-enabled experience in MG's newly launched Comet EV, with help from Jio's Digital Assets

Jio to cross 500 mn subscriber mark by FY26, maintain market leadership

Currently, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel command more than 80% of the country's mobile network business. Jio has a market share of 48%, whereas, Airtel has 35% of it

WhatsApp to partner with Truecaller to end the menace of spam calls

For Truecaller, India is its biggest market with 250 million users. It has 350 million users globally and earns its revenue from advertising, and subscription services

5G rollout: Citing economic viability, telcos seek tax cuts from govt

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are going neck-to-neck in rolling out 5G services. Currently, they offer 5G services in around 500 cities and towns in the country