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5G spectrum auction: Why the 700-MHz band is on telcos' bandwidth

It is 5x more efficient, compared to the 1800 MHz for rural area coverage, and twice as efficient as 900 MHz

Rs 1.64-trn revival package for BSNL comes too late in the day: Analysts

The government should have merged BSNL and MTNL, and then looked at such a move, says an analyst

Govt proposes revamp of telecom rules to keep pace with modernisation

The Department of Telecom has floated a consultation paper on the revamp of telecom rules mainly to keep pace with the change in technology like 5G, simplify laws and promote investments

Vodafone Idea's chief financial officer Akshaya Moondra named CEO

Takes over from Ravinder Takkar, whose three-year term ends on August 18

Review spectrum pricing mechanism for captive users: CAG to DoT

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to review the spectrum pricing mechanism for captive users

5G players get ready for a long road to seamless mobile network

Operators say it could take four to five years at least to build a reasonable sized pan-India 5G network with good coverage

Mobile phone ecosystem for 5G gets ready ahead of spectrum auction

The key challenge now, however, is to bring down the prices of smartphones

Adani gets LoI for 5G services in Gujarat; final list of bidders on July 20

Adani Data Networks, Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea to bid for 5G spectrum

Telcos may feel heat of Adani Group's entry into 5G spectrum auctions

Airtel stock fell over 5%, while RIL closed 1.3% higher after being down for most of the day

5G: Adani Group to join spectrum bid; won't enter consumer mobility space

Adani Group applied to participate in the 5G auction on Friday and will compete with the likes of Reliance Group and Bharti Airtel for spectrum but for private captive networks

Adani may join telecom spectrum race, compete with Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vi

The telecom department's upcoming auction includes the coveted 5G band needed for high-speed internet connectivity

Adani planning to enter telecom spectrum race; to face Jio, Airtel: Report

If the Adani group participates in the 5G auction on July 26, it will be the first direct competition with Ambani

Airtel opts to defer payment of Rs 3,000-cr AGR dues up to FY19 by 4 years

Telecom companies were offered a four-year moratorium on their AGR dues spectrum dues up to FY17, in line with a Supreme Court order

Reliance Jio in talks with Ericsson and Nokia for 5G telecom gear

Trial with Ericsson to start in a few days, marking a change in Jio's earlier tie-up with Samsung

Telcos' 5G bids seen muted as private firms jostle for airwaves: Report

Top telecom giants have failed to lobby govt to stop private networks allocation that will let various enterprises to get airwaves without auction

Sebi slaps heavy penalties in NSE 'dark fibre' case, bourse fined Rs 7 cr

NSE has been slapped with a penalty of Rs 7 cr, its former MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna, former Group COO Subramanian and current Chief BDO Ravi Varanasi Rs 5 cr each

BIF approaches DoT citing concerns over new captive private network norms

BIF has said that it is "puzzled" at the stated precondition for direct assignment of spectrum to enterprises that would entail Department of Telecom (DoT) undertaking demand studies

Relief for telcos as govt scraps spectrum usage charge ahead of 5G auction

Nomura estimates saving of Rs 1,400-3,000 crore for telecom firms

Telcos' argument about private 5G networks 'absurd and illogical': BIF

Industry body Broadband India Forum on Tuesday termed telcos' arguments on a level playing field between public and captive private 5G networks as "absurd and impractical"

Vodafone Idea board to consider Rs 500-cr fundraising on Wednesday

The infusion, the second in two months, comes ahead of the 5G spectrum auction that will see Indian telecom companies battle for airwaves in multiple bands