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5G testbed likely to be rolled out in early January: Telecom Secretary

The government is planning to roll out 5G testbed in early January to enable small and medium enterprises and other industry players to test their solutions on a working platform

Open to suggestions on telecom regulatory framework, reforms: Vaishnaw

The minister invited views of telecom players to spread digital connectivity across the country

Won't be able to meet targets, extend PLI by a year: Telecom gear makers

Some of the companies have made it clear that they will not be able to meet their stiff incremental investment and production targets for the first year

Tariff hike by telcos to improve sector's revenue, cash flow: Analysts

Indian telecom companies are now strongly focusing on improving average revenue per-user (ARPUs)

Spectrum costs will drive up debt for some Asia-Pacific telcos: Moody's

Moody's explained that despite an increase in debt, deferred spectrum payments have limited immediate impact on operators' liquidity and cash flow

Sensex ends off day's high, up 154pts, Nifty 28pts; RIL, IT stocks gain

The broader indices lagged in trade on Monday. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with losses of 0.9 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively

Want to break stereotypes of streaming platform content: Lionsgate's Jain

Our biggest competitor is good content. We intend to tell stories that are engaging and interesting, said Jain

T-Mobile to pay $20 million after outage led to failed 911 calls

T-Mobile agreed to pay $19.5 million in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over a 12-hour nationwide outage in June 2020 that resulted in thousands of failed 911 calls.

Moody's revises Airtel ratings outlook to 'positive' from 'stable'

It expects around 25 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated adjusted EBITDA in FY22

Cabinet nod for mobile connectivity in 7,287 uncovered villages: COAI

The Cabinet approval for provisioning of mobile connectivity in 7,287 uncovered villages across five states will help bridge the digital divide and provide stimulus to the rural economy, COAI said

Cabinet clears proposal for mobile services in 7,287 uncovered villages

The estimated cost of implementation of Rs 6,466 cr includes operational expenses for five years.

May consider converting interest dues to equity: Voda Idea CFO Moondra

The company is also in talks with banks and investors for raising funds, an official said

Fundraising to conclude in current fiscal, says Vodafone Idea

CEO indicates a tariff hike may happen soon

This South Korean used his telecom biz to build a thriving fintech in India

Charlie Lee's firm True Balance leverages on its mobile phone balance checking business to assess and disburse loans with simple documentation in a matter of minutes

Need to hike tariff, ARPU must near Rs 200: Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal

Telecom reforms to help preserve our cash flows and also drive industry investments, says Vittal

Bharti Airtel says mobile ARPU should head to Rs 200 in the near term

Telecom reforms to help preserve cash flows, drive industry investments, says Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal

Bharti Airtel clocks Rs 1,134-cr consolidated net profit, beats estimates

Payments Bank turns profitable; Nil bank debt in India businesses

Bharti Airtel posts 13% rise in quarterly revenue, helped by tariff hikes

The company's consolidated revenue from operations was 283.26 billion rupees ($3.79 billion) for the quarter ended Sept. 30

Reliance Jio won't opt for 4-year payment moratorium: Report

Both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have said they will avail the four-year moratorium on payment of dues

Telecom operators seek six-month extension of 5G trial period

Telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, have asked the Department of Telecom to extend the 5G trial period by six months. In May, the government allocated spectrum to the telecom companies in 700 Mhz band, 3.3-3.6 Gigahertz (Ghz) band and 24.25-28.5 Ghz band for trials across various locations for six months. "All telecom companies have asked for extension of 5G trials by another six months," a senior government official told PTI. The current trial period ends in November. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has started the process for commercial roll out of 5G by seeking telecom regulator Trai's view on the pricing and methodology for the spectrum auction. While there is no clarity on the timeline of the spectrum auction, industry sources expect it to take place in April-June 2022 period. On May 4, DoT cleared applications from Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL for conducting 5G trials without using technologies from Chinese ...