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Pricing spectrum

Airwaves for satellite-based services should be allocated judiciously

Reliance Jio in talks with Flex, UTL for ultra-low cost smartphone

If discussions fructify, smartphone would be made at Indian plants

SUMANT KANT KAUL, AN EXEMPLARY PHILANTHROPIST BUSINESSMAN LEADS THE WAY OF REVOLUTIONISING THE TELECOM INDUSTRY

Revamping the telecommunication sector in the era of the 1990s, Sumant Kant Kaul was one of the pioneers who laid the foundation of the telecom revolution that took place, providing better calling fac

'Telecom industry in trouble' is an understatement: Airtel's Sunil Mittal

Mittal acknowledged that telecom tariffs need to go up and that Airtel would 'not hesitate' in this regard, but was quick to add that it cannot be done 'unilaterally'

Asia Pacific telecom industry to consolidate in pursuit of 5G scale: Fitch

Tough competition and advantages of scale will drive consolidation in the Asia Pacific telecoms industry ahead of higher 5G investments, according to Fitch Ratings

Car, phonemakers may have to wait longer for chips, thanks to bitcoin

The shortage is creating havoc for mobile device manufacturers who are getting less than 30-40 per cent of the normal requirement of chips

SK Telecom to conduct spinoff in November for future chip technology

SK Telecom decided to spin off a new investment company in November to expand its foothold in new tech sectors, as well as conduct a 5-for-1 stock split aimed at improving shareholder value

Sunil Jain, an outstanding journalist and a generous friend

That Sunil Jain was one of India's finest economic writers was evident from his weekly column 'Rational Expectations' in BS and then in the 'Financial Express' where he was the Managing Editor

Telecom companies at odds over the controversial Indian 5G standard

Concerns over efficacy as govt pushes for 5Gi

Airtel announces 5G ready platform to fuel 'World of Connected Things'

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel announced an integrated platform that enables enterprises to leverage the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) and gear up for the emerging era of 'connected things'

Trai considers survey to asses if tariff plans meet customer needs

Telecom regulator Trai is planning to conduct a consumer-facing survey to assess if tariff plans offered by operators are meeting actual requirements of varied categories of users

Airtel adds 6.9 million active users in January, extends gain: TRAI data

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel added 6.9 million active users in January, extending its market lead on this count even as Jio's active subscribers tally declined by about 3.4 million

Vodafone Idea admits to inadvertent error in subscriber data for January

Vodafone Idea (Vi) had reported a gain of 1.7 million subscribers in January, the first positive growth in last four months. However bulk of the growth was reported from Western UP

Nokia sees its comparable operating margin growing to 10-13% in 2023

Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia sees its comparable operating margin growing to 10-13% in 2023, it said on Thursday

Samsung researchers to lead global 6G standardisation vision group

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday said that its senior researcher will lead the 6G standardisation and commercialisation working group of an international radiocommunication body.

Spectrum acquisition has put us on "strong footing", says Vodafone India

Spectrum acquisition in recent auctions to fill certain gaps in some circles has put VIL on a "strong footing" to be competitive in market, a senior company official said

Govt to amend telecom licence norms to control sourcing from China

The government is likely to amend the telecom licence that will help in controlling installation of network equipment from China and other non-friendly countries.

Spectrum auction surpassed estimates; industry's debt levels to rise: ICRA

The results of telecom spectrum auctions, that grossed over Rs 77,800 crore, have "exceeded" initial estimates, ICRA said on Tuesday. While the value of sales was just 19 per cent of the value of total spectrum on offer, the debt levels of the industry are expected to rise further, post the auctions, and the debt protection metrics would continue to remain weak despite improvement in operating metrics, it said. Commenting on the telecom spectrum auctions, Ankit Jain, Assistant Vice-President, ICRA, said that the outcome exceeded earlier estimates and have fetched the exchequer around Rs 77,800 crore of which around Rs 28,000 crore will have to be paid upfront. "The telcos not only bid for renewals of the expiring spectrum but focused on consolidating their spectrum holdings in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 2300 MHz bands. While the sub-GHz bands will be crucial for 5G technology deployment going forward as well as improvement of indoor coverage, the appetite for 2300 MHz band stems from

Spectrum auction: Govt receives bids amounting to Rs 77,146 cr in Day 1

A total of 2308.80 MHz spectrum is being put to auction, out of which there have been bids for 849.20 MHz so far, Ministry of Communications said in a statement

Bharti Airtel raises $1.25 billion through various debt instruments

The company said the order book was oversubscribed 3x on final pricing, with the peak order book of $5 billion at the time for final price guidance