Economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday stuck to the Budget figure of mopping up around Rs 99,000 crore from spectrum auctions in May-June.
In a move that will help mobile operators reduce their capital expenditure by 30-35%, the department of telecommunications has allowed them to do active infrastructure sharing, which means that apart from sharing towers (pass
The department of telecommunications (DoT) has issued notices to internet service providers (ISPs) warning them about the unauthorised use of airwaves in the 2300-2400-megahertz (MHz) band leading to interference in this spec
Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) is in advanced stage of talks with state-run telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to use latter's network and infrastructure largely for voice operations across all 22 telecom circl
Anticipating exponential jump in users of mobile and broadband services that could hit mobile and broadcasting operations in the country, India has urged the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to release a clutch of
The government is open to allowing Microsoft’s White Space spectrum on a pilot basis while it has given an in-principle approval for a pilot project of Google’s Project Loon.
The government may not be able to use the huge quantum of unused ‘white space’ spectrum for expanding broadband coverage in rural areas, at least for the next four or five years.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is meeting top government officials, including telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, on December 16 to discuss the issue and take it forward successfully
In a major relief for mobile operators, a department of telecommunications committee has recommended that while calculating the spectrum caps of operators post-sharing or trading...
The department of telecommunications (DoT) is considering action against Augere Wireless Broadband India and may serve it a showcause notice for having failed to meet rollout obligations.
Indus Towers CEO BS Shantharaju told FE that they have already started a pilot project in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, where street level towers have been deployed.
Even as the government and Trai push for compensating subscribers for call drops, state-owned operators BSNL and MTNL on Thursday joined their private sector peers in opposing any such move.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is expected to shortly come out with its recommendations on redefining the minimum broadband speed to 2 mbps from the current level of 512 kbps.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has made it mandatory for the telecom companies to use digitised or electronically filled Consumer Application Form...
Sustainable development—a broad concept that balances the need for economic growth with environmental protection and social equity—has become a topic of significant discussion in the government and corporate circles in re
BSNL is our preferred partner but we are also in talks with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone. We are in advance talks with BSNL. However, we are yet to work out operational issues, said MS Ramanujan, member (banking), India Post