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Aditya Birla Group looking to raise funds for Vi at promoter level: Report

The group is reportedly looking to raise long-term debt for ailing telco Vodafone Idea (Vi) and use preferential share allotment as the route

Centre freeing up more 5G spectrum, auction likely next year: Report

5G spectrum: Centre is looking for ways to shift some broadcasting and satellite players from 3.8 GHz to higher frequency

Hiring activity in e-recruitment space dips by 2% in January: Report

Hiring activity in the e-recruitment white-collar space in January witnessed 2 per cent year-on-year decline mainly due to slowdown in sectors including IT, telecom, manufacturing and healthcare, a report said on Wednesday. E-recruitment refers to the process of employing talents using various online sources. Demand for jobs in production and manufacturing declined by 8 per cent as did in healthcare (7 per cent), IT hardware and software (7 per cent), telecom (5 per cent) and banking, financial services and insurance (3 per cent), according to Foundit (formerly Monster) Insights Tracker (fit) for January 2023 . While IT faces a lull due to global macro conditions and course correction from last year's hiring surge, production hiring was impacted due to cost pressures and a rise in input prices. BFSI (banking, financial, services and insurance) sector, which had continuously witnessed positive hiring numbers, has noted a marginal dip of 1 per cent annually, the report stated. The .

Bharti Airtel to increase entry-level tariff in all circles soon: Report

Airtel started raising the entry-level tariff from Rs 99 to Rs 155 on November 21 in Odisha and Haryana

Mobile user base dips for third month straight, down 0.6 mn in Nov

Vodafone continues to lose subscribers, Airtel's additions at 6-month high, Jio retains the highest user base

Bharti Airtel hikes entry-level plan in 7 circles to shore up Arpu

In a total of 9 circles, Bharti Airtel's Rs.99 entry level plans have now been replaced by the Rs.155 plan in a bid to raise ARPU

Mobile calls may turn pricey, providers likely to hike 4G rates: Report

Inability to pay vendors and invest in business could hurt its operations, especially its ability to retain high ARPU postpaid customers, the report said

Govt issues rules to make entities pay for causing damage to telecom infra

The government has notified new rules to make entities pay for damages that they may cause by digging or excavating to telecom infrastructure like optical fibre network and mobile towers, according to an official statement issued on Friday. According to official estimates, due to digging or excavation activities undertaken by various entities, there are nearly 10 lakh optical fibre cuts (OFC) every year that cause an economic loss of approximately Rs 3,000 crore per annum. The Department of Telecom expects that the Indian Telegraph (Infrastructure Safety) Rules 2022 was notified on January 3 will be able to curb damages caused to the telecom infrastructure and inconvenience caused to citizens because of frequent breakdown of communication services. "Many utilities can be saved from unwanted cuts and wasteful costs towards restoration, thus saving thousands of crores for businesses and associated tax loss to the government," the statement said. The rule mandates that any person or .

From industry icon to defaulter: How Venugopal Dhoot lost his empire

The top court's order and cash-for-loans scandal later, rocked the group across verticals; its fate now hinges on SC's ruling on bankruptcy even as the quid pro quo case involving Kocchars goes on

Telecom firms get green signal for towers, services on railway land

The move is likely to give 5G network a boost

BSNL waiting for NLMC to prepare land asset monetisation strategy

All land properties nominally valued above Rs 100 crore being monetised by NLMC, but it has been slow to formulate a plan; DoT will handle assets of lower value

Jio installed 5x more 5G radios than Airtel as of Nov: Telecom dept in RS

Airtel cites difference in tech after govt presents data in Rajya Sabha

Working to cut cost of telecom ops to attract investments: DoT secretary

The government is working to bring down the cost of telecom operations to attract more investments in the sector, a top official said on Friday. While speaking at the CII Telecom Summit, telecom secretary K Rajaraman said the cost of maintaining optic fibre network is very forbidding. "(If) we are able to bring down the cost of operations for the telecom network, I am sure that more investment will come. We will be working on that. A lot of policy measures are underway," he said. Rajaraman said the government is running a pilot of 'Call before you dig' application in some states to avoid damages to telecom infrastructure while digging roads and doing other infrastructure-related works. He said that a good digital connectivity cannot rest on mobile service only and complimentary connectivity through fibre to support mobile services is very important. "In urban areas, optical fibre is available. In rural areas, BharatNet has enabled us to reach 1.89 lakh villages so far. Target is

USOF successor to focus on indigenising tech, hiring global bandwidth

Govt plans to include fund in upcoming telecom Bill despite telcos' opposition, officials said

Tighter quality of service norms for telecom service providers on the cards

It intends to improve telecom services at a time when the country is quickly adopting 5G technology

Private companies lap up Esri's GIS software for multiple uses

Government departments have used it to build village land records, track rural roads, and manage water resources

Vodafone Idea, ATC extend subscription date of Rs 1,600 cr OCDs to Feb 28

Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea and its vendor ATC Telecom Infrastructure have agreed to extend the last date for subscription of Rs 1,600 crore optionally convertible debentures to February 28, the telecom operator said in a regulatory filing. Vodafone Idea's proposal to issue Rs 1,600 crore debentures to mobile tower vendor ATC Telecom Infrastructure has lapsed in the absence of any response from the government on the conversion of interest dues into equity. "...the Company and ATC have mutually extended the last date for subscription of the OCDs to 28th February, 2023 or such later date as may be mutually agreed, subject to fulfillment of certain conditions precedent," Vodafone Idea (VIL) said in a filing. The conditions for approval include nod of VIL shareholders and conversion of interest liability on the company arising from the deferment of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) and Spectrum Dues into equity shares by the government. Last month, shareholders of debt-ridden Vodafone Idea ..

Podcast: What is network slicing?

One of the key features of 5G technology that everyone is waiting for is network slicing. What is it?

Vodafone Idea's fundraising put on hold as govt delays equity call

The development spells further trouble for the company, which has an overall debt pile of Rs 2.2 trillion including hefty dues to the government

Airtel World Pass international plans for prepaid, postpaid users announced

The Airtel World Pass international roaming plans offer significantly higher value in terms of data and voice benefits, Airtel said in a statement