Page 33 - Telecom Sector

Reliance Jio's 2G-free India drive likely to hit Vodafone Idea hard

About 60% of Vodafone Idea's customer base is in the 2G space

Jio adds 4.7 million users, Vodafone Idea loses 6.4 million, says Trai

The number of telephone subscribers in India decreased from 1,180.84 million at the end of February to 1,177.97 million at the end of March, thereby showing a monthly decline rate of 0.24 per cent.

Vodafone Idea moves TDSAT over Trai objection to premium telecom plans

The TDSAT is expected to hear the Vodafone Idea case on Tuesday.

Ericsson India eyes contracts in Indian market on strength of technology

Global giants Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung, as well as Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE are the large players in the Indian market

TRAI notifies changes to interconnection rules for fixed-line networks

The term 'interconnection' refers to commercial and technical arrangements under which telecom service providers connect their equipment, networks, and services to enable access to other networks

Rajan Mathews quits, S P Kochar becomes new COAI director general

He was till recently the CEO of Telecom Sector Skill Council of India.

ARPU key to telcos' sustainability, should rise by 13-30% annually: Icra

The industry ARPU will have to rise to Rs 200 in the medium-term for viable operations, and so further tariff hikes cannot be ruled out, Icra said

Vodafone Idea's pre-tax loss rises 73% to Rs 11,742 crore in March quarter

The telecom firm had posted a pre-tax loss of Rs 6,758 crore in the same quarter last year.

AGR case: SC orders telcos to file balance sheets of past 10 years

In its affidavit, Bharti Airtel on Thursday told the court it had paid a substantial part of its AGR dues, seeking 20 years to pay the rest.

Telecom sector may remain three-player market, Vodafone Idea seen surviving

ARPU gains, hopes of government intervention and upgrades for Vodafone Idea strengthen Street's view

Three telecom players needed

Duopoly, with only Jio and Airtel, will be unhealthy and lead to job losses in the sector

Paytm claims telcos not preventing phishing; HC seeks Centre, Trai response

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Ministry of Communication, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and major mobile service providers

DoT plans to transform India into manufacturing, export hub of 5G gear

The move will encourage global telecom gear makers like Ericcsson and Nokia as well as Huawei (provided it gets FDI permission) to export from the country.

DoT meets telcos to check preparedness as cyclone Nisarga approaches

This would be the first cyclonic storm to impact India's financial capital, which has logged over 41,000 coronavirus cases so far, since 1882

Opportunity in crisis: 5 sectors that may gain from coronavirus pandemic

As India moves to open up the country, investors look at sectors that have been resilient. Puneet Wadhwa charts sectors that are expected to do well in the next few months

Icra expects moderate participation in spectrum auctions up to Rs 60,000 cr

The Centre has budgeted Rs 1.33 trillion as non-tax receipts from the telecom sector for FY2021

We are sitting on some cash to take advantage of volatility: J Jaipuria

We are currently seeing a triple shock - medical shock and consequent supply shock and demand shock. Finding a medical solution to Covid-19 is going to determine the shape of the markets

Experts fear massive 40% fall in April GDP, call for unlocking of economy

"There are some signals... the global markets are fearing that India is going to slide into a controlled economy which is very damaging," said former Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu

Voda, Airtel may go the Jio way, scout for tech giants looking for tie-ups

Telcos could explore equity tie-ups with tech majors

Trai asks telcos for data on recharge pattern of prepaid users in lockdown

The communication from the regulator has gone to all operators, including state-owned telecom companies