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Mittal family increases stake in Airtel, group arm to buy 3.3% from Singtel

Transaction to cost around Rs 12,900 crore; family currently owns 24.13% stake in Airtel

Focus on customers, solve their problem immediately: Vaishnaw to BSNL staff

The government has approved a package of Rs 1.64 lakh crore for the company and now responsibility lies on everyone to make the organisation very strong, the minister said.

Airtel to launch 5G services this month, cover every town by 2024: MD

"In fact, detailed network rollout plans for 5,000 towns in India are completely in place. This will be one of the biggest rollouts in our history," Vittal said during the company's earning call.

Use only indigenous tech in 4G, 5G roll-outs: Vaishnaw to BSNL brass

Asks them to increase mobile subscriber base to 200 million

Jio completes 5G coverage planning in top 1,000 cities: RIL annual report

In the report, RIL (Reliance Industries Limited) said that Jio took major steps during 2021-22 in getting ready for 5G with its 100 per cent indigenous technology.

Airtel to start 5G rollout in Aug; inks pacts with Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung

The Sunil Mittal-led firm recently acquired 19,867.8 MHZ spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz bands, bolstering its spectrum holding.

Telecom industry has come a long way in 5G advancements: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Announcing the sixth edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022, he said that the industry has emerged to become a sunrise industry in India and a benchmark for the world.

5G Auction: Bharti Airtel, Voda Idea struggling below 200-DMAs, charts show

Despite the buzz in the telecom sector with the ongoing 5G spectrum auction, Bharti Airtel and Voda Idea need to break and sustain above their respective 200-DMAs for hopes a rally to emerge.

As Adani prepares to bid for 5G, should Mukesh Ambani prepare for battle?

Just the threat that Adani might eventually come after the $2-per-month customer could see capital-starved Vodafone Idea buckle, in which case he could swoop in on it later

Spectrum of challenges and opportunities for Jio chairman Akash Ambani

Reliance Jio, of which he took charge as chairman, is full of potential that is his to maximise

Vodafone group to infuse Rs 436 crore in Vi ahead of India 5G auction

This is the second capital raise by the Indian company in two months after Rs 4,500 crore infusion from its promoters.

Govt extends telecom PLI scheme by a year, ups incentive by Rs 4,000 cr

Expands scope to cover design-led manufacturing; policy has also been amended to build a strong 5G ecosystem

5G rollout by year-end; data price will be cheaper than world: Vaishnaw

To address the issue of unsolicited calls, an "important" regulation is in the works, which will enable KYC-identity name of a caller to be displayed, when someone calls, the minister informed.

Jio adds 1.68 mn mobile subscribers in April; Airtel gains 810,000 users

Vodafone Idea lost about 15.7 lakh mobile subscribers during April 2022, the monthly subscriber data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday showed.

Start of new era for Indian Telecom: Vaishnaw on 5G spectrum auction

The spectrum auction for 5G services marks the beginning of a new era for Indian telecom, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said

Jio, Airtel in position to buy pan-India spectrum, VIL bid unclear: Report

Research analysts at BofA were of the view that Vodafone Idea (VIL)management has focused on top core circles and the company may selectively bid in their core 3G and 4G circles

Telecom industry is at last seeing healthy improvement in key parameters

But more gains are crucial to telecom industry given investment plans and elevated debt levels

OnePlus bets on Nord to take premium phone experience to small towns

In less than three years of its inception, OnePlus said the Nord category has become a community favourite. This is crucial as India is the largest smartphone market after China

Jio's healthy earnings show industry digesting impact of tariff hikes

Jio's Q4FY22 revenues were up 8 per cent quarter on quarter and 20.4 per cent year on year, aided by 20 per cent tariff hikes, effective from December and improving customer mix.

DoT abolishes NOCC charges for all telecom licence holders

It had earlier levied Rs 21 lakh per transponder a year for 36 MHz of spectrum on pro-rata basis