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Govt to study SC order before taking call on Vi dues: Jyotiraditya Scindia

"We will need to study the order to understand its implications and will wait for Vodafone Idea to apply for seeking relief," Scindia said on the sidelines of a briefing on the Department of Posts

DoT sets March 2026 deadline for pan-India rollout of CNAP service

The DoT directs telcos to launch Caller Name Presentation (CNAP) across India by March 2026, with pilots underway and Trai's support for a default opt-out model

Bharti Telecom plans to raise up to ₹10.5K cr via bonds on Tuesday

If fully subscribed, it would mark the largest bond issuance of the current financial year

Airbus expects supply progress; Spirit deal to close in fourth quarter

The European planemaker is also on its way towards a longer-term goal of increasing underlying output of narrow-body jets to 75 a month in 2027

Telecom infra maker Prose Technologies expects 15-20% growth in 2026

Fakhri noted that Prose Technologies is also aiming to serve neighbouring markets from its India base, with a focus on Southeast Asia and West Asia

AI to make telecom networks self-healing, boost services with 6G: DoT Secy

Artificial intelligence will make telecom networks self-healing and improve customer services, telecom secretary Neeraj Mittal said on Saturday. Speaking at the India Mobile Congress 2025, Mittal said that the government is trying to keep up pace with the fast-evolving technological landscape and come up with the organised response as a country along with ITU (International Telecommunication Union) to see the manner in which AI and telecom developments can be harmonised for good. "As we move from 5G to 6G, There is a tremendous role for AI to improve the intelligence in the networks, make them self-healing, move from generative AI to agentic AI, where both in the front end, deep in the network, and in the middle part of the network, there will be a lot of functions which AI will replace, make the customer service better," Mittal said. According to telecom industry players, 6G trials are expected to start in 2028 and commercial deployment will take some more time. Mittal said while

India sets sights on 10% of global 6G patents: Telecom minister Scindia

Telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says India's telecom vision goes far beyond 5G, with focus on 6G innovation, Satcom expansion and homegrown tech capacity

India joins elite group of nations manufacturing telecom equipment: Scindia

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said with the launch of BSNL's indigenous 4G stack on Saturday, India has become the fifth country in the world to manufacture telecom equipment. He said India's image has transformed from being a services and consumer nation to a hub of production, innovation, entrepreneurship and exports. Speaking at a programme here to mark the simultaneous launch of Swadeshi 4G stack across the country by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Odisha, Scindia said, "Earlier, India was a service nation, but now we are a producer nation. Earlier, we were seen as a consumer nation, but today, we are an innovation, entrepreneurship and exports centre." He said that guided by Modi's vision of innovate for India, innovate for humanity,' the country has today entered the coveted league of nations such as Denmark, Sweden, China and South Korea, which manufacture telecom equipment on their own. With this launch, remote villages, border areas, islands, hilly terrai

BSNL crossed operating profit of ₹5K cr in FY26: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said BSNL has crossed Rs 5,000 crore in operating profit this fiscal, as the telco prepares for a nationwide 4G rollout with full-indigenous stack

Infosys expands partnership with Sunrise to modernise IT, boost AI adoption

Infosys will help Sunrise build a more flexible and secure technology base, aimed at improving operations and customer services

T-Mobile names Gopalan as CEO to steer strategy amid fierce competition

Wireless carriers have been grappling with slowing subscriber growth, rising competition and increasingly cautious consumers unwilling to pay for premium plans

BIF writes to DoT, seeks de-linking of indoor and outdoor WiFi use cases

Earlier this year, in May, the DoT released the draft rules to delicense the 5925-6425 MHz portion of the 6 GHz spectrum band

Telecom major Vodafone Idea slapped with tax penalty of ₹6.47 crore

The company is accused of wrongly taking CENVAT credit, which is a type of tax credit businesses can claim for taxes paid on equipment or capital goods

DCC to seek clarification from Trai on satcom spectrum recommendations

The telecom department's highest decision-making body on Tuesday sought clarification from TRAI on certain aspects of satellite spectrum recommendations, sources said indicating that fee mooted for urban customers and the annual minimum spectrum charges suggested by the regulator could be some of the areas for the back-reference. The development assumes significance as prominent companies including billionaire Elon Musk-owned Starlink, Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb, and Reliance Jio-SES, are keenly eyeing the high stakes game of broadband beamed from Indian skies. The Digital Communications Commission (DCC) held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on satcom spectrum. Sources said the multi-ministry apex decision-making body that looks at significant telecom matters, has decided to seek certain clarifications from TRAI over satcom spectrum recommendations. Areas where clarification are likely to be sought include the

DoT pushes deadline for mandatory testing of broadband gears until Dec 31

Industry body has alleged that the mandatory testing has been deferred again amid reluctance by foreign vendors to go for security testing but NCCS has denied the charges

DoT releases draft rules for provision of services under new framework

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has come out with draft rules for the provision of main telecom services under the authorisation regime, as outlined in the Telecom Act 2023. The authorisation regime is voluntary for those telcos who wish to opt for it, a DoT official said, adding that companies have the option to continue under the current licensing regime. Telecommunication service authorisations are classified into four categories: main telecommunication services, miscellaneous telecommunication services, captive telecommunication services, and broadcasting services. The scope of this set of draft rules relates to main telecommunication services, where authorisations encompass offerings like unified service, access service, internet service, and long-distance service. "The initial validity period of an authorisation for provision of telecommunication services shall be twenty (20) years from the effective date unless curtailed or revoked earlier for reasons specified in

EchoStar sells spectrum licences to SpaceX for $17 bn to resolve FCC probe

The news sent shares of the satellite communications provider surging nearly 22% in premarket trading

Reliance Jio crosses 500 mn users at 9 years, unveils anniversary offers

Reliance Jio has completed nine years with 500 million users, making it the world's largest mobile data network, and announced year-long offers including unlimited data weekends and special plans

DoT has no plan yet for any AGR relief to Vodafone Idea, says govt

The telecom department is not contemplating providing any relief to Vodafone Idea with regard to adjusted gross revenue, Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said on Monday. "We have recently converted a lot of their debt into equity. The government has done whatever we thought we could do. At this time, we do not have any discussion or plan to change anything other than what we have done," Pemmasani said. The government has become the single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea after acquiring shares worth Rs 36,950 crore in lieu of outstanding spectrum auction dues in March. Earlier, the government had acquired around 33 per cent stake in 2023 in lieu of statutory dues worth over Rs 16,000 crore. Vodafone, in its affidavit before the Supreme Court, had said that it will not be able to survive without government support. The company's AGR liability at the end of the June 2025 quarter stood at around Rs 75,000 crore. Vodafone Idea, along with other player

Starlink permit bars copying, decryption of Indian data abroad: MoS Telecom

The government has approved a permit to Starlink after the company agreed to comply with domestic laws, including security conditions, which bar it from copying and decrypting data overseas and mirroring Indian user traffic on any system set up abroad, Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said. The minister told PTI that security conditions mandate satellite communication providers to set up earth station gateways in India through which communications from satellite to users are routed. He said that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) granted a Unified License (UL) to Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited after the US firm agreed to the stipulated terms and conditions of the UL, including security conditions which is applicable to all satcom players. "The security conditions, inter-alia, include the establishment of earth station gateway(s) in India for providing satellite-based communication services with no user traffic originating from