Telecom Sector

Nifty F&O rollovers flag 'Neutral' bias; IT, telecom positive: Analysts

Nifty rollover to the November series was below its three-month average, and the cost of carry also declined, said Dharmesh Bhatt of Systematix Institutional Research.

India has set itself the task of being a leader in 6G: GSMA APAC head

GSMA pushes global adoption as countries begin testing and trialling 5G Advanced

Our non-satellite biz now matches satcom operations: Hughes India CEO

Hughes India CEO Shivaji Chatterjee says its satcom and non-satcom businesses are now equal in size, while faster regulatory approvals could unlock growth in satellite connectivity.

Why Nomura prefers Airtel in telecom sector even as Jio gears up to list

Jio IPO: Nomura said that Bharti's current valuation discount to Jio is unjustified and expects this gap to narrow, at minimum, once JPL goes public.

INWIT shareholders explore financing for potential take-private deal

French private equity firm Ardian and investment ‌vehicle Oak Holdings 1, the latter ​backed by co-investors GIP, Vodafone and ​KKR, are exploring a bid to buy out minority shareholders in ​INWIT

Must have tariff hikes at the right time: Airtel MD & CEO Shashwat Sharma

Airtel CEO Shashwat Sharma says tariff hikes are timely as competition stabilises, while the company plans to expand data centre capacity to 1 GW

SpaceX takes aim at US wireless carriers with spectrum acquisition

SpaceX has agreed to acquire Grain Management's nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, strengthening Starlink Mobile's push to deliver satellite connectivity directly to standard phones

PM Modi calls for global framework to tackle cyber fraud, deepfakes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a global framework to tackle cyber frauds and deepfakes, saying digital threats have crossed national boundaries and require coordinated action by all stakeholders. Inaugurating the tenth edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026, Modi said governments, technology companies, telecom operators and financial institutions should create mechanisms to curb digital frauds. "I urge the GSMA and telecom operators across the world: come, let us create a global mechanism that can stop such fraud before it reaches the people. India has learnt a lot from its experiences in this direction, and India is always ready to share its experiences with the world," Modi said. Technology can achieve scale only when it gains people's trust, he said. A person sitting in one country, with the help of a person in another country, can commit a crime in a third country, Modi said, adding that deepfakes have become a big challenge.

India targets 1 bn 5G users by 2030, aims to lead world in 6G: Scindia

India aims to double its 5G user base from 550 million to one billion by 2030, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday, adding that the country, which was behind the world in 4G, has resolved to lead the world in 6G. Speaking at the inauguration of the 10th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026, Scindia said 5G in India has become the fastest-adopted 5G technology in the world. "Today we have 550 million users on 5G...But we will not rest here. By 2030 our target is to take that number from 550 million to a billion customers on 5G," he said. On 6G, Scindia said the Bharat 6G Alliance, which has 90 institutions involved with it, has established 7,700 patents, of which 4,400 are international. "We were behind the world in 4G. We marched with the world on 5G. But it is our resolve that we will lead the world on 6G," he said.

Affordable access must be a right; telecom showed the way: Scindia

Access with affordability should be a right across every industry, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday, citing sharp fall in voice and data tariffs and the exponential rise in internet and broadband users as evidence of how India has expanded its digital access. Backing his argument with figures, Scindia said voice call rates have fallen from Rs 16 per minute in the 1990s to becoming free, while data costs have dropped 97 per cent from Rs 287 per GB in 2014 to about Rs 8 per GB currently. Internet users have risen from around 250 million earlier, to over 1.1 billion today, while broadband connections have crossed the one-billion mark, he said. "That is not additive. That is multiplicative, and that is what we have been able to do in India. Access with affordability has to be a right in every vertical, in every industry across the length and breadth of our country. And telecom has shown the path, has shown the way," the Minister said addressing the Indian ...

Airtel, Jio accuse Vi of blocking mobile number porting: What do rules say?

Airtel and Jio have accused Vi of making it harder for customers to port out. The dispute recalls a 2021 row that led Trai to order telcos to enable port-out SMS on all plans

Telecom sector revenue to grow 12-14% in FY27 as ARPU rises: Report

Possible tariff hike, premiumisation and 2G-to-4G/5G migration could lift average revenue per user, while subscriber growth is seen moderating to 3-4% annually, CareEdge Ratings said in a report

Brics ministerial meetings: What India's 2026 chairship delivered

The outcomes from ministerial and heads of agencies meetings cover trade, technology, energy, agriculture, health and other areas

35 years of liberalisation: Telecom, the sunrise sector of the reforms era

Three decades after liberalisation, telecom has evolved from a scarce state-run utility into the backbone of India's digital economy

Premiumisation, tariff hikes expected to sustain Airtel's earnings momentum

Strong ARPU growth, subscriber additions and a robust Africa business support Airtel's outlook, while brokerages expect premiumisation and tariff hikes to drive earnings

Arpu convergence belies a persistent prepaid-postpaid tariff divergence

India's prepaid ARPU has overtaken postpaid for the first time, but experts say tariff gaps will persist as M2M users and premium postpaid benefits reshape the market

Telecom, energy, and commodities may lead Q1FY27 earnings growth

Reliance Industries, Hindalco Industries and ONGC are expected to lead the growth charts in revenue

Q1FY27 earnings preview: Sector-wise outlook; financials, auto to stand out

Q1FY27 earnings preview: VK Vijayakumar of Geojit Investments believes that Q1 will be subdued, impacted by the energy crisis.

Monetisation options may drive Bharti Airtel rerating as growth accelerates

Stock marginally outperformed the benchmarks over the past three months

Three decades on, does India's telecom regulator need a fresh mandate?

In the rapidly evolving telecom landscape, changes are needed to make Trai more agile