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Although 300 MHz may be enough for private operators as a minimum of 100 MHz is required in this band to provide services, it might create problems if a telco wants more than 100 MHz. Private operators think such restrictions should not be placed on them.

DoT rejects BSNL demand for 70 MHz spectrum in mid-band

Apart from this, BSNL will get spectrum in the 600 MHz band and 400 MHz in the millimetre band for…

June 4, 2022 01:15 IST

Satcom Industry Association (SIA), in a letter to Telecom Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw, expressed serious concerns on recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to include 27.5 to 28.5 GHz and 3.60 to 3.67 GHz bands in the proposed 5G spectrum auction.

Niti Aayog bats for lower 5G spectrum price

The recommendation assumes significance because Niti Aayog’s CEO is also a member of the Digital Communications Commission, which is the…

June 2, 2022 04:45 IST

A growth in average revenue per user is essential for the industry to invest in the network and spectrum, and if they do not do so, it can result in poor service offerings, domestic rating agency Crisil's research wing said in a report.

Private telcos to hike tariffs in H2; FY23 revenues to jump by a fourth: Report

After years of intense competition following the entry of the deep-pocketed Reliance Jio, the industry had started hiking tariffs from…

May 31, 2022 17:12 IST

Railways, DoT go slow on monetising assets

Railways (Rs 57,222 crore) and DoT (Rs 20,180 crore) accounted for nearly half of the asset monetisation target for the…

May 30, 2022 09:07 IST

Jio, Airtel in position to buy pan-India spectrum, uncertainty on VIL bid: Report

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are in a position to buy pan-India 5G spectrum but uncertainty remains around Vodafone Idea’s…

May 23, 2022 21:15 IST

Rising smartphone prices: Semiconductor shortage may hit telcos’ revenues

Arpu may slow due to deferred upgrades to smartphones

May 23, 2022 08:10 IST

Coming soon: Caller’s name as per KYC record to flash on phone screen

The department of telecommunications (DoT) will soon come out with a mechanism which would enable a caller’s name to flash…

May 21, 2022 03:00 IST

5G set to spawn massive job opportunities: Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman

Rajaraman, who was speaking at an event of Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC), said that from BharatNet to space communications,…

May 18, 2022 14:58 IST

DoT likely to move 5G spectrum auction proposal to Cabinet next week

The Department of Telecom is likely to move the 5G spectrum auction proposal to the Union Cabinet for final approval…

May 17, 2022 20:13 IST

DoT abolishes NOCC charges for all telecom licence holders

Besides this, the department also levied NOCC charges of Rs 6,000 for every trial of antenna that are used for…

Updated: May 8, 2022 16:20 IST

Telecom industry records best AGR at Rs 55,151 crore during Oct-Dec

The AGR for the January-March quarter is expected to be even better as the tariff hikes undertaken by the operators…

May 6, 2022 08:05 IST

The regulator has also suggested that an enterprise may obtain the spectrum directly from the government and establish its own captive network.

Broadband India Forum bats for private 5G networks, refutes telecom operators’ revenue concerns

The BIF has written to the government after the telecom industry voiced concerns over private networks eating into enterprise revenues…

April 23, 2022 04:30 IST

5G recommendations: DoT to seek clarifications from Trai

As per sources, the DoT committee wants to understand the methodology used to arrive at recommending 1.5 times multiple for…

April 20, 2022 03:45 IST

5G spectrum auction: Why is satellite-powered 5G from space critical for India?

‘For India to unlock its digital economy it must be able to enable fast-broadband access to everyone, everywhere in a…

April 14, 2022 12:58 IST

Trai suggests 39% cut in base price across spectrum bands; prime 5G band price down by 35%

Releasing its much-awaited recommendations, Trai said that all available spectrum in the existing bands of 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900…

Updated: April 11, 2022 22:57 IST

It had said that E band carriers should be charged at Rs 10,000 per annum per carrier of 250 MHz each and there should be initial promotional discount of 50% for three years from the date of allocation of first carrier in this band.

Trai calls on DoT and MIB to implement its recommendations

Recommendations not implemented by DoT include allocation and pricing of backhaul spectrum, which came in August 2014. Suggestions on privacy,…

April 8, 2022 01:45 IST

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been monitoring the performance of telecom operators at the circle level as a whole through quarterly performance monitoring reports (PMRs) submitted by them against the benchmarks for various quality of service parameters laid down by the regulator.

All telecom operators except BSNL complying with call drop norms: Ashwini Vaishnaw

“As per PMR for Cellular Mobile Telephone Services for the quarter ending December – 2021 of TRAI, all TSPs (telecom…

April 6, 2022 17:35 IST

Recently, a DoT committee endorsed the Trai recommendations with slight tweaks.

Seeking faster 5G rollout: No auction; telecom operators to get E-band on nominal fee

Telecom operators and technology firms have been divided on the allocation route for this spectrum. While Reliance Jio has been…

April 4, 2022 04:10 IST

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