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Telcos to pay fee for activities covered under scope of licence, says DoT

In September 2021, the government had notified that non-telecom revenue would be excluded from the definition of AGR from October 1, 2021

Telecom panel approves licence for setting satellite earth station gateways

The Digital Communications Commission, formerly Telecom Commission, on Thursday approved issuance of separate licence for satellite earth station gateways that connect space communications with land-based networks, an official source said. The Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG) permit holders will not provide any service directly to end customers and be levied a non-refundable one-time entry fee of Rs 10 lakh. "DCC has approved Trai recommendation of Satellite Earth Station Gateway," the source said. The SESG licence holder will be allowed to set up several SESGs to cater to the requirement of constellation based satellite service providers but would need to obtain separate permission from the DoT before installing each SESG. The SESG licence shall be valid for a period of 20 years from the effective date of the licence with a provision of renewal for 10 years. At present, the DoT is the licensing authority for telecommunication services, while the Ministry of Information and

About 126,000 telecom skilled youth to be employed this fiscal: TSSC CEO

Around 1.26 lakh youth trained in telecom technologies will be employed in the current fiscal, a top official of the Telecom Sector Skill Council said on Monday. The Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) also announced setting up a new Centre of Excellence for Skill Development Training in collaboration with Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia at Kaushalya - The Skill University campus in Ahmedabad. "TSSC will train 1.26 lakh youth in this financial year and they will be employed by the industry," TSSC CEO Arvind Bali said on the sidelines of the launching event of the new centre with Nokia. The CoE (Centre of Excellence) at ITI Kubernagar is setting up a Skill Lab for training candidates in 5G technology skills with the aim of providing placement offers within 4-6 weeks of course completion to at least 70 per cent of learners. About 300 such candidates will benefit from the programme in the first year of the project. "This is an important initiative supporting the Hon'ble Prime Minist

Telcos dole out 7-8% salary hikes, up to 110% bonus to retain talent

The market leader, Reliance Jio has not announced the increments and bonuses so far

Telecom Secy K Rajaraman named IFSCA Chairman, may take charge immediately

A 1989 batch IAS officer, Rajaraman has been appointed for three years; succeeds first ever IFSCA Chairperson Injeti Srinivas who led the authority since July 9, 2020

2G to 6G in the poll season

Reliance Jio's offer to equip thousands of 2G users with 4G-level data could bring India and Bharat closer ahead of the elections

Reliance Jio fishes in 2G user waters with 4G-powered Bharat Phone

Nearly 70 per cent of the 2G subscribers use 2G phones priced over Rs 1,000

Weak discretionary spend likely to weigh on IT cos' revenue in Q1

Weak discretionary spending across verticals, especially in financial services, telecom and hi-tech, could contribute to weak trends

Ericsson, Nokia not ready to supply 5G equipment to Vi on credit: Report

Recently, Ericsson provided the telco with 2G radios, but only after it made the entire payment

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5G networks go private and high-tech

The range of industries keen to use private 5G is diverse. Companies in sectors like mining, chemicals, manufacturing and logistics are seeking private 5G networks

Quality of telecom service to suffer in Delhi due to NDMC new norms: DIPA

Quality of telecom services will deteriorate in central Delhi due to the new norms notified by New Delhi Municipal Corporation, telecom infrastructure body DIPA claimed on Saturday. Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) has opposed the charges for existing and new mobile towers as well as multiple layers of clearances on case to case basis notified by NDMC on June 22. "The quality of telecom connectivity is definitely going to be impacted and may also get deprived due to the restrictions imposed by the NDMC," DIPA said in a statement. NDMC has notified Rs 2 lakh non-interest bearing refundable security deposit at the time of initial granting of permission. Besides security deposit, NDMC has notified one-time permission charges in the range of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh for rooftop base stations. For ground base tower, NDMC has increased one time permission charges to Rs 3 lakh for 5 years from Rs 2 lakh earlier and notified Rs 25,000 for pole-based sites for five ...

Extend trusted source mandate to all devices in network, says COAI

The COAI's argument may also cover Chinese handsets, which have also been scrutinised by the government on charges of being security risks

Bangladesh's telecom operator Grameenphone launches 'Tourist SIM'

With 80.59 million customers at the end of April, Grameenphone, 55.8 per cent owned by Norwegian telecom company Telenor

Plan to privatise Sri Lanka Telecom delayed over national security concerns

The committee went on to suggest that organisations or individuals that have been blacklisted or have helped terrorists and extremists in any form should not be allowed to buy any share

Amazon in talks with Verizon, others for low-cost mobile services

The discussions, which have been going on for six to eight weeks, have also included AT&T Inc at times, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter

Funding discussions are on with banks, other sources: Vi CEO Moondra

Says lack of 5G not hurting customer numbers so far, will rollout service as soon as investments come.

Telcos service quality within set parameter, Airtel miss benchmarks: Trai

All telecom operators have been found compliant with benchmarks set around call drops but there may be a few areas where subscribers may be experiencing poor quality or service, telecom regulator Trai said on Monday. According to a report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on the quality of mobile phone services for March 2023, Airtel call centre service did not meet the service quality benchmark in almost all of the telecom circles. Customer care of BSNL and Vodafone Idea (VIL) failed to meet quality parameters in some circles. "It is pertinent to mention that though all the service providers have met the network service quality-related benchmarks but there may be a few pockets or some days where users might experience poor quality or service since these benchmarks are measured on an average basis and assessed over the entire LSA (license service area or telecom circle) for a given quarter," Trai said in the report. According to Trai's service quality norms, over

Jio adds 3.05 mn mobile users in March, Vodafone Idea loses 1.2 mn users

India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio added 30.5 lakh mobile subscribers in March, accelerating its momentum of February, while Vodafone Idea lost 12.12 lakh wireless users during the month, according to data released by telecom regulator TRAI. Sunil Mittal-led telecom company Bharti Airtel onborded 10.37 lakh mobile subscribers in March, raising its subscriber base to 37.09 crores in March against 36.98 crores in February. Reliance Jio added 30.5 lakh subscribers in March, as its subscriber count exceeded 43 crore, compared to 42.71 crore in February. It is pertinent to mention that in February too, Reliance Jio had added the maximum number of mobile subscribers (at about 10 lakh) among telcos, while Airtel had gained 9.82 lakh mobile users during February. A look at March data released by TRAI showed that Vodafone Idea -- which trails Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel in the mobile market subscriber tally -- lost 12.12 lakh mobile users in March. Vodafone Idea's mobile ...

No special drive being undertaken to probe all past tariff plans: Trai

Telecom regulator Trai on Friday clarified the issue related to tariff plan verification, saying there is no special drive being undertaken by it to probe all the past tariff plans filed by telecom companies "except those specific plans under examination". On receipt of "specific complaints" of alleged predation by a few TSPs, the matter is under examination and "appropriate action as per regulatory provisions will be taken", the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said in a clarificatory note. Trai said any tariff may be subjected to fresh examination as per the statutory mandate of the authority on receipt of a complaint of non-compliance to regulatory principles, including the allegation of predatory nature of tariff by any stakeholder, including telcos. "There is no special drive being undertaken by Trai to probe all the past tariff plans filed by telecom companies except those specific plans under examination...on receipt of specific complaints of alleged predation by