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Airtel conducts 5G trial in 700 MHz band in partnership with Nokia

Airtel has been allotted test spectrum in multiple bands by Department of Telecommunications for the validation of 5G technology and use cases

A healthy hike

Telcos should now focus on quality of service

Fundraising to conclude in current fiscal, says Vodafone Idea

CEO indicates a tariff hike may happen soon

Jio becomes 1st operator to bring mobile connectivity to Demchok

Besides Demchok, 4G services were also inaugurated at the border village of Chushul, Nyoma Tharuk and Durbuk in Ladakh

Three FIIs jointly acquire 2.64% stake in telecom equipment maker HFCL

HFCL, an eligible player in the production-linked incentive scheme for telecom products, had recently informed the stock exchange that it would be raising Rs 750 crore

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 ...

Telecom reforms: Relief with hope?

This could be a good first step towards a real transformation

Breather for telecom companies as govt reviews stand on SUC dues

Recovery of one-time spectrum charges to be reconsidered

Airtel conducts India's first rural 5G trial along with Ericsson

The demonstration took place in Bhaipur Bramanan village on the outskirts of Delhi-NCR

Domestic, global telecom gear makers spar over new 'value addition' norms

Angry protests by domestic companies force telecom dept to put its formula, welcomed by foreign companies, on hold

DoT's Rs 3,050-crore penalty order drags down Airtel, Vodafone stocks

Underperformance may continue on price hike delay, launch of JioPhone

Markets factoring good show by India Inc in September quarter: Atul Bhole

Among sectors, the BFSI sector can throw up a positive surprise for the investors in terms of performance and the ensuing guidance

Despite govt's relief package, questions remain over Voda Idea's survival

As of now, there's no clarity on whether the government stake would be limited to 26 per cent or if it could go up much further

No fresh equity to be infused in cash-strapped Voda Idea: Vodafone

The telecom package is expected to reduce its cash flow for the next four years of the moratorium by around Rs 1.1 trillion

Private 5G networks: The next big battle in India's telecom space

Telcos want enterprise service providers to come under the licensing and spectrum auctioning regime but the lobby for a light-touch regime is pushing back

5G spectrum auction to allot airwaves may not happen before 2023

The 5G auction would include 3,300 MHz to 3,600 MHz bands along with the milimetre waves

Uncertain call remains for Vodafone Idea despite govt's relief package

The telecom relief package has offered the ailing telecom service provider only a breather; it will have to earn its way to the longer-term policy benefits

Telecom relief package likely to cost Rs 14,000 crore to govt in FY22

The government budgeted Rs 1.33 trillion as non-tax revenues from the telecom sector in 2020-21, but only Rs 34,000 crore could be realised

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal dials Voda, Jio to strike synergy note

Telecom reforms have paved the way for all players to come together and work as a team to unleash India's telecom dream, he said

Markets hit fresh highs as telecom, PSU stocks gain, Sensex near 59K

Nifty adds 139 points and ends session at 17,519, up 0.8 per cent. Both the indices surpass their previous record close made on September 9