Page 25 - Telecom Industry

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

Tanla to give solutions to secure, encrypt int'l messaging traffic on VIL

Tanla and Vodafone Idea on Tuesday announced a pact under which Tanla will provide solutions to secure, encrypt and enhance performance for international messaging traffic on the telco's network

BSNL has given Sept 2022 timeline for pan-India 4G rollout: MoS Telecom

BSNL has given a timeline of September 2022 for rollout of its 4G services across India, and estimated an incremental revenue of about Rs 900 crore in the first year from such rollout

Brokerages bullish on RIL stock after Jio hikes tariff by 21%

Reliance Jio, following its peers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), hiked its prepaid tariff plans by around 20 per cent across the board (including around 21 per cent in base JioPhone level plans

Sensex ends off day's high, up 154pts, Nifty 28pts; RIL, IT stocks gain

The broader indices lagged in trade on Monday. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with losses of 0.9 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively

Tata Sons offers guarantee to lenders of telecom arm, will take up AGR dues

Group made the guarantee in September, before the government offered a four-year moratorium to the company.

A controversial call: What does 5G spectrum auction delay mean for India?

Industry arguments over allocations and auctions for satellite airwaves have ended up delaying the launch of 5G

Bharti Airtel says mobile ARPU should head to Rs 200 in the near term

Telecom reforms to help preserve cash flows, drive industry investments, says Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal

Reliance Jio won't opt for 4-year payment moratorium: Report

Both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have said they will avail the four-year moratorium on payment of dues

DoT exempts non-telecom revenue for calculation of levies on telcos

The government on Monday amended the telecom licence norms to reduce the tax burden on telecom operators by exempting all non-telecom revenues for calculation of levies like licence fees