Telecom
TRAI changes norms for submission of accounts by service providers
As per the statement released by the telecom regulator, separate reports for services like tower business, dark fibre and cable landing station has been done away...
Telstra arm Ooyala sets up office in India, to hire 100
Ooyala, the digital video publishing arm of Australian telecom operator Telstra, has set up its first office in the country for which it plans to hire over 100 employees by next year.
Call drops: Trai to firm ‘position’ in 2 weeks to help public
As mobile users continue to grapple with call drops, telecom regulator Trai today said current norms are "inefficient" to provide any relief to consumers.
Vodafone gives a thumbs-up to govt’s spectrum initiatives
The process of spectrum harmonisation is also going on, which will offer additional airwaves.
No evidence to link mobile tower emission to human health: Experts
A background paper on EMF emissions from mobile towers launched by Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Telecom experts and doctors, in a joint conference on ‘Electromagnetic Emissions in Mobile Telephony and its Heal
Telecom is an important enabler for Digital India
Shouldn’t telecom be treated as an essential service like power?
Telenor ups the ante on network quality
Getting good telecom network coverage everywhere has been one of the pressing problems faced by Indian mobile subscribers...
Open to idea of separate mechanism for broadcasting cases: Arun Jaitley
Government is open to the proposal of creating separate dispute resolution mechanisms for broadcasting and telecom sectors, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said today.
Telcos paid Rs 6-crore penalty to Trai in a year
Telecom operators paid a total penalty of around Rs 6 crore during July 2014-June 2015 to regulator Trai for violation of service quality norms.
Top telcos may skip bid for 700 Mhz spectrum: Fitch
Given the high base price that has been recommended by telecom regulator Trai for the 700 Mhz spectrum and stress on their balance sheets...
Saudi’s STC Q4 profit drops as costs outweigh revenue growth
Saudi Telecom Co (STC) reported a 20.2 percent fall in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, missing analysts' estimates as the benefits of higher revenue were wiped out by rising service costs and expenses.
Telecom operators, platforms should not control content
Nasscom software body favors differential pricing only for public interest content with regulator's approval
Reliance Jio Infocomm entry to consolidate Indian telecom sector: Sunil Mittal
Country's largest telecom player Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal today said the entry of Reliance Jio Infocomm will bring further consolidation in the telecom sector.
Telecom: India to have 9 cr 4G customers, 18 cr 4G phones by FY18, says BofA
India is expected to have 9 crore 4G subscribers and 18 crore 4G smartphones by 2018 and Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular will gain from this growth if Reliance Jio Infocomm delays the launch of its 4G services, says
Data tsunami: Forget call drops, Internet speeds the next casualty
While the telecom regulator and telcos battle it out over call drops and who is to be blamed for this, the problem is all set to get a lot worse.
