Page 24 - Telecom Industry

Significant headroom for ARPUs to rise: Airtel asserts at analyst meet

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel's management has affirmed ambitions of Rs 300 ARPU with further tariff hikes and continued 'premiumisation' during a recent analyst meet, according to multiple reports

China telecom firm ZTE exits 5-year probation after US court ruling

ZTE had been accused of violating probation over an alleged conspiracy to commit visa fraud.

DoT starts accepting applications for registration of M2M companies

The DoT has mandated all machine-to-machine (M2M) players to register for providing service.

Telecom industry to witness healthy revenue growth in FY23: Report

The sector has been saddled with debt due to complications such as the 'Adjusted Gross Revenue' (AGR) case verdict, which brought in a huge immediate liability on the books of telecom operators

Telecom infra provider ATC India appoints Sandeep Girotra as CEO

Telecom infrastructure provider ATC India on Wednesday announced the appointment of Sandeep Girotra as its chief executive officer (CEO)

New regulations hit China in global tech, media and telecom IPO market

Regulatory crackdown in China has shrunk the country's share in the global tech, media and Telecom (TMT) IPO market by 9% last year, a new report showed on Wednesday.

NCLT adjourns Jio's petition seeking RCom's forensic audit reports

Lenders awaiting RCom's debt resolution since May 2018

DoT amends telecom licences to enable machine-to-machine communications

The DoT in the licence amendment has incorporated M2M with pan-India permit, limited to circle level and district level, according to a circular

Share issue to govt expected in a month's time: Vi CEO Ravinder Takkar

Takkar reiterated that the company's existing promoters and management will continue to be in charge of the company. There will be no government nominees on the board either.

Govt set to become largest shareholder of Vi, to own 35.8% stake

Currently, the Aditya Birla group holds around 27.7 per cent while Vodafone Group holds 44.3 per cent in the telco

Airtel to pay interest on deferred liabilities to govt, not to issue equity

The company informed the DoT that it will not avail the option of conversion of interest on deferred spectrum and AGR dues into equity.

The Telecom Churn: Vodafone Idea loses rural connect, Jio is urban king

Vodafone lost out, not so much in the immediate years after Jio's entry, as much after the pandemic

The Telecom Churn: Requests for mobile number portability peak again

Indian mobile consumers have made close to 30 million MNP requests each quarter in the last three, or in other words, close to 90 million requests in the January - September 2021 period

India to revamp century-old telecom laws that bar digital dream

The government is exploring ways to allow companies to merge, expand and operate without multiple bureaucratic approvals so as to avoid subsequent court battles

Telecom gear manufacturer HFCL raises Rs 600 crore through QIP issue

The company is one of the eligible players which has received permission under the production linked incentive scheme for telecom products

Despite positive news flow, analysts still cautious on Voda Idea stock

Vodafone Idea's market share loss, according to reports, has continued in the first half of fiscal 2021-22 (H1-FY22) though the pace of market share loss has moderated

Top headlines: CDS Rawat dies as chopper crashes; telco bosses speak at IMC

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Wednesday

Ease of doing biz, bank sector support will boost telecom industry: Birla

Aditya Birla Group holds over 27 per cent stake in VIL, while Vodafone Plc has more than 44 per cent in the telecom operator

All equipment to power 5G rollout being procured from trusted sources: Govt

All equipment, components and systems to power India's 5G rollout have been procured from "trusted sources", Union Minister for Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha on Wednesday

Mobile industry vital for India to be $5 trn economy by 2025: K M Birla

The mobile industry will play a "vital" role in India's vision to be a $5 trillion economy by 2025, of which $1 trillion will be the contribution from digital economy, Aditya Birla Group Chairman said