Page 29 - Telecom Industry

Telecom industry lost over 5.6 million wireless users in May: Trai

Reliance Jio bucks trend, adds 3.65 million users during the month, taking overall number to 392.7 million

Sunil Mittal hints at mobile services price hike, low rates not sustainable

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal on Monday hinted at an increase in mobile services prices in the next six months, saying that data at low rates is not sustainable for the telecom industry.

Accelerating domestic output of telecom gear in strategic interest: Trai

India is evaluating whether Huawei and ZTE should be kept out of upcoming 5G trials, though a final decision on the issue is yet to come

Digital offerings growing area of investment for every telco: Report

Digital offerings represent a "growing area of investment" for every telecom company, with Reliance Jio leading the way, according to an analyst report

Vodafone-Idea's fate hinges on the Supreme Court's AGR verdict today

The company's future as a going concern, as it has admitted in its results for the June quarter of 2020-21, will be crucially dependent on the SC decision on repayment tenure

Telcos defy Covid-19, see strong revenue growth on higher data usage: Fitch

Revenue market share continues to consolidate with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel as Vodafone Idea loses 10 million users per quarter

25 years of mobile telephony: PM Modi congratulates telecom industry

Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash indicated how telecom services had kept it all going during the Covid-19 crisis

Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash asks industry to boost rural connectivity

Telecom services have grown in leaps and bounds becoming "a basic requirement in list of essentials" but the path ahead is fraught with "challenges" for the industry

Airtel renews pan-India managed services partnership with Ericsson

Bharti Airtel has renewed its agreement with Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson to manage pan-India network operations, the companies said in a joint statement

Airtel to pay May salaries of 30,000 staffers of retail, distribution firms

The company has, accordingly, urged the partners to pass the base monthly pay to all their staff for May

SC questions DoT's AGR demand on PSUs, says it is 'totally impermissible'

A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra, S Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah raised questions on the demand raised by the government from PSUs and said its verdict in the case had been misinterpreted

Bharti Airtel arm buys additional 6.3% stake in Bangladesh's Robi Axiata

The deal has been approved by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission

Bharti Airtel arm picks up 6.3% stake in Dhaka-based telcom firm

Deal value not known; Robi is the second largest mobile network operator in Bangladesh

Trai unlikely to take up floor price issue for 2 mths over Covid-19: Report

Telecom players recently renewed their demand and asked Trai to move forward quickly on the issue of fixing floor price for tariffs

Decide on floor price for tariffs to ensure sustainability: Telcos to Trai

COAI, whose members include Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, has written to Trai seeking an open house discussion on the issue "at the earliest"

Uptick in ARPU helps Bharti Airtel trump Reliance Jio in Q3 numbers

A 12-quarter high ARPU, strong 4G subscriber addition give a boost to revenue

Telecom infra players urge states to reduce power tariffs amid coronavirus

The industry body has written letters to 26 states and two union territories seeking relief

Voda Idea pays Rs 1,367 cr to govt towards licence, spectrum charges

Officials said that the telecom department has received the payment made by Vodafone Idea, and added that other operators had made their payments earlier

Telcos will not need major overhaul for on-ground services, says COAI

COAI said industry will continue with arrangements that were in place for the first lockdown period

Telcos find some relief in lockdown, revenues rise 15% as usage picks pace

Top line gets boost in March qtr as more people work from home