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Airtel's contingent liabilities jump from Rs 4,100 cr to Rs 11,500 crore

Troubled Vodafone Idea (VI) has around Rs 7,000 crore in the form of one-time spectrum charge (OTSC) dues

Centre makes registration mandatory for SIM card dealers: Details here

The ministry of communications has introduced reforms aimed at safeguarding the telecom ecosystem and enhancing customer protection

India's digital revolution soars: PM highlights telecom sector milestones

The Prime Minister's address celebrated India's rapid journey towards digital empowerment, extending the benefits of technological progress to every corner of the nation

Telecom sector should aim for 5-10 times growth, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

India's telecom manufacturing under PLI scheme has touched Rs 18,000 crore already, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday exhorting the industry to look at scaling up the levels by 5-10 times on the back of enabling policies. The minister said that the time has come to position India at the next level as tech powerhouse, telecom manufacturer and exporter. "How long can we only import and consume? We have to move beyond that...Today, with all your efforts, we have already crossed USD 2 billion worth of telecom manufacturing...Rs 18,000 crore telecom manufacturing under PLI (production linked incentive scheme) itself," Vaishnaw said at curtain raiser of the India Mobile Congress event scheduled for October 27-29 in Delhi. Stating that the progress so far is a "big" milestone, the minister exhorted the industry to leverage the policy support to chase 5-10 times growth. India has the capability, he asserted. Pointing to India's digital public infrastructure model that ha

How do brokerages view Reliance Jio's new feature phone offering?

Brokerages estimate that the launch of 'JioBharat' phones could disrupt the 2G market, and delay the tariff hike discussions in the near-term

Competition notice in aviation

CCI scrutiny of Air India-Vistara merger could be a test case

Develop consent-driven anti spam tech within 2 months: TRAI to telcos

New facility will allow telcos to quickly revoke consent given by customers to receive communication from businesses if a complaint is received

India will be able to become $5-trillion economy by 2027: Sunil Mittal

India will be able to become USD 5-trillion economy by 2027, Bharti Enterprises founder and Chairman Sunil Mittal said on Saturday. While speaking at a conclave on 9 years of the Narendra Modi government, Mittal said businesses in general require a very decisive leadership and India after a long time not only has government with full majority but also a leader who is recognised as a global leader. "This country has clearly moved to a additional USD 1.4 trillion taking us to USD 3.5 trillion and I think the audacious target of USD 5 trillion, which couple of years ago would have looked a difficult one to accomplish, is now clearly in sight and I think by 2027 we should be able to achieve it," Mittal said. He said that he personally experienced the change in last five years. Mittal said that India, according to him, is the most advanced country in the world as far as telecom is concerned. "My generation grew up in the age of very deep and long shortages of telecom and connectivity t

BSNL targets to increase market share by double in three years: BSNL CMD

The Chairman and Managing Director of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Pravin Kumar Purwar has said that the BSNL has set up a target to reach 15 per cent to 20 per cent of market share

IRM partners with Jio to drive enterprise risk management in telecom sector

IRM India Affiliate has entered into a partnership with Reliance Jio Infocomm to strengthen and promote Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in the telecom industry, according to a statement on Monday. As a part of this knowledge partnership, both Institute of Risk Management (IRM) India Affiliate and Reliance Jio will be organising webinars, roundtables, and industry meetings and contributing thought leadership articles towards knowledge building and enhancing ERM and risk intelligence for the sector. IRM is a leading professional body for ERM qualifications across 140 plus countries, and Reliance Jio is a telecommunications company and a subsidiary of Jio Platforms that operates a national LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network with coverage across all 22 telecom circles. "IRM India Affiliate has entered into a knowledge partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd to build resilience and promote the need for and importance of Enterprise Risk ..

New Jio family plan could delay postpaid tariff hikes: Kotak Inst Equities

Brokerage expects rivals to lower add-on connection fee and/or launch lower data allowance family packs at lower price points to retain their postpaid base; move could dilute ARPU by 1-3%

After weak Q3 show, concerns seem to be built into Indus Towers stock price

Discounted Cash Flow valuations estimates of analysts are between Rs 170-190 per share

Reliance Jio second-strongest telecom brand in world, says report

Based on the scores, Reliance Jio is behind only Swisscom and ahead of Etisalat, MTC, and Singtel

Trai's move to display caller names endangers privacy, imposes costs: IAMAI

IAMAI raised concerns over privacy and implementation in response to the proposal of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) mandating telecom service providers to display callers' names

Upgrade to 5G mobile phones to drive growth, aim 60% biz jump in 2023: POCO

Smartphone company POCO expects an upgrade to 5G mobile phones from 4G coupled with pricing and design strategy to drive growth of the company's business by 60 per cent in this year, a top official of the company said. POCO India Country Head Himanshu Tandon told PTI that the sub-Rs 10,000 smartphone segment is likely to be most impacted because of inflationary pressures and rupee depreciation, and the industry will see strong competition in the Rs 20,000-Rs 30,000 mobile phone segment. "I think the opportunity area for the market to grow is basically the upgrade from 4G to 5G. People upgrading from 4G to 5G smartphones is one of the critical factors that can basically help the overall smartphone industry to grow," he said. Tandon said that POCO strategy in the year 2023 will be to keep a lean portfolio with focus on performance and design of the smartphones at aggressive pricing. The company has plans to launch its POCO X5 Pro 5G smartphone next month embedded with Qualcomm ...

5G infra to cost Rs 3 trn in next 4-5 yrs amid elevated debt levels: Icra

India currently has around 35 per cent of its towers fiberised for 5G and the backhaul infrastructure will cost a whopping Rs 3 lakh crore over the next 4-5 years, rating agency Icra said on Monday

TMS Ep346: Telecom sector, investment cycle, Q3 results, WHO warning

Has the telecom sector recovery lost steam? Does higher demand point to the start of an investment cycle? Banks' earnings growth touched a peak in Q3? What is WHO's warning about alcohol? Answers here

Adani Group plans to roll out 5G services, consumer apps this year

The plan for B2C (business-to-consumer) apps for consumers comes as an unexpected move by the company

Brokerages pick banks, infra and telecom for 2023 play; IT, metals may drag

The banking sector was a standout performer in 2022 with the Nifty PSU Bank rallying almost 70 per cent

Bharti Airtel sees limited scope of 5G monetisation currently: Executive

Fewer people upgrading to 5G handsets, says top executive