Page 6 - Telecom

No plan to let Chinese firms re-enter Indian telecom market: Govt

The government believes firms which are subject to China's laws could be forced to hand over information to Beijing's security services

48 US states sue telecom company over billions of illegal robocalls

At least 48 US states have sued a telecom company called Avid Telecom for allegedly routing 7.5 billion illegal and spoofed robocalls to millions of residents on the 'Do Not Call Registry'

Will be compliant with the new data protection laws: Truecaller CEO

As Swedish caller identification app Truecaller touched 250 million active users milestone in India, CEO and co-founder Alan Mamedi believes there is still a lot of headroom for growth here, and does not anticipate any changes in how its "privacy-focused, permission-based system" works as new regulations come up in the country. Mamedi asserted that the company will be compliant with the upcoming data protection laws in India and "welcomes any and all actions in the mission to make communication safe and efficient". Mamedi, who was recently in India along with Truecaller's Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder Nami Zarringhalam, said the company appreciates Trai consultation on Caller Name Presentation (CNAP) and remains "very supportive of this and any future initiatives they have". The telecom regulatory authority of India (Trai) recently asked telecom companies to take immediate action to curb pesky calls and messages, initiating a slew of measures to crackdown on the issue of spa

Digital India Act: Unravelling regulatory tangles in e-commerce space

Ambitious proposal for an overarching Digital India Act that aims to improve ease of doing business for rapidly expanding sector likely to face challenges of overlapping ministerial responsibilities

Govt pays PLI incentives worth Rs 2,874 crore towards 8 sectors in FY23

Empowered group of secretaries, Aayog review some sectors to bring them to 'acceptable levels'

Airlines must get new altimeters to ensure no interference from 5G: Telcos

The DGCA had mandated a complete blackout of 5G services in airports across the country and areas within 2.1 kilometres radius due to safety concerns

Railways dials Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel for 1.1 million connections

Due to the expansion in size of subscribers, the tariffs finalised under the latest policy are about 10 per cent lower than the previous rates charged by Jio

Telecom sector to face slower mobile revenue growth in Q4: Analysts

Continuing churn in customer addition to hold back ARPU growth

Decoded: How quantum communication can become the future of data encryption

India's first quantum communication line is operational. Here's what this technology is

Quantum computing-based telecom network link now operational: Vaishnaw

A quantum network transmits quantum bits (qubits) that can simultaneously take the value of zeros and ones thus making it more difficult to break end-to-end encryption

Telecom milestone: At 50 million, India has 5% of world's 5G subscribers

India is closing in on western Europe which has 63 million 5G subscribers; it is already ahead of Latin America and the GCC

C-DOT, Reliance Jio set to power India's global telecom gear ambition

C-DOT, which has tied up with TCS, is expected to export telecom equipment by 2024

Next-generation tech

Govt's focus on 6G will enable R&D

Bharat 6G Mission: PM Modi launches India's 6G project, official testbed

The new 6G testbed is being co-developed by a consortium of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), including Guwahati and Madras

Indians acquire 100 patents for 6G technology, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Indian scientists, engineers and academicians have acquired 100 patents for 6G technology, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. While speaking at the Bharat Startup Summit organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce, the minister said India is taking a leap in 5G technology with the fastest rollout of networks in the world. "Electronics is very complex, but despite the complexity, our scientists, engineers and academicians have together acquired 100 patents in 6G," Vaishnaw said. The minister shared that the 5G network rollout has far exceeded the government of 200 cities by March 31, 2023, with coverage in 397 cities at present. He said India has become USD 3.5 trillion, and it can become the world's largest economy with transformation across governance, infrastructure and businesses. "When a country or economy has to reach this level then thousands of systems are required to be changed. Governance systems, logistics systems, banking systems and change in the o

CARE upgrades outlook on Vodafone Idea to positive; reaffirms ratings

The ratings, however, remains underpinned by VIL's deteriorated financial risk profile, wherein, the tangible net-worth has eroded

India likely to overtake America in 5G roll-out by year-end: Ericsson CEO

'We are the biggest contributor to the standards of O-RAN', said Börje Ekholm

Indian cricket: Where Mukesh Ambani might pull ahead of Gautam Adani

The two billionaires have adopted different playbooks. While Adani went headlong into public utilities, Ambani has focused on private wants

Can Vodafone Idea survive?

The biggest hurdle in the way of its long-term survival will be 5G, which has changed the telecom landscape and made it the weakest player in the sector

Make digital infra mandatory in building plans, Trai tells govt

Trai will bring out a consultation paper to further strengthen digital inclusion, looking at three key aspects of devices, connectivity and literacy