PM-WANI Policy: Implementing steps outlined crucial, it can accelerate our mission to become atmanirbhar
With more access to Wi-Fi, job opportunities will boom—and not just in the overcrowded metros and their suburbs. With this move, India leapfrogs into the future, just like we did with mobile broadband.
Spectrum of change: Unleashing V Band potential
To realise the promise of the 60 GHz band and Short Range Devices, India should delicense the band and avoid mandates on specific channelisation
Trai’s recommendations on regulating OTT players: The brilliance of an unconventional approach
TRAI has rightly determined that there is no need to regulate OTT players at this time—and in doing so, is one of the first in the world to champion this approach
Data regulations: Muzzling the roar of Make-in-India?
If a dominant player abuses their status and unethically suppresses competitors, this type of situation falls under the purview of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) whose mission is to “promote and sustain an enabli
Cashless economy: Better digital security will make India a world leader
Investing heavily in encryption and other security measures will be paramount to securing private data of all Indians.
The sky is not the limit for Indian satcom
Understanding the economic stimulus for space activities: Opening the floodgates for greater innovation, investment and connectivity
Why deny broadcasting telecom-like success? Trai must shed intensive regulation
Trai must shed intensive regulation of the broadcasting market. distribution technology doesn’t allow for innumerable channel combinations at consumer-end
Dialling revival: Telecom needs another great migration
Easy payment terms at NPV will keep the full liability on the books, and is just a postponement of the evil. Moreover, a multi-sided remedy is required since any one-sided relief package would inevitably be challenged in cour
Can WANI be to telecom what UPI is to payments?
Delinking access from networks through Wifi Access Network Interface will allow access providers—from MVNOs to street- and village-level entrepreneurs—to thrive.
Regulating intermediaries: From ‘safe harbour’ to ‘rocky shores’?
These guidelines open a Pandora’s box of potential issues, including infringement upon basic fundamental rights such as the right to privacy and the freedom of speech, and have the potential to stifle innovation and healthy
5G rollout: Why India needs to get the spectrum prices right
Also, well-established by multiple credible agencies such as the World Bank, London School of Economics and India’s internationally-reputed ICRIER is that spectrum can be an extremely powerful engine of socio-economic growt
The great Huawei conundrum – Why India can’t afford to fall behind in 5G technology on speculative fears
Experts claim that there is little to suggest that Huawei's network hardware and phones are any more or any less vulnerable to attacks compared to the competitors' offerings. For India, it might be unwise to take any country
India’s digital pathway: Not roses all the way, thorns aplenty, too
India is digitising faster than almost every other country—40% growth in internet users in the next five years and the absence of connectivity for 65% of the country are just a couple indicators that define the growth pote
Why telcos and OTTs need to band together to drive digital future
Why telcos and OTTs need to band together to drive our digital future; OTTs are powerfully driving data usage and revenue growth for telcos—one cannot exist without the other
Broadband for all: Why we aren’t talking about the quality of digital infra?
If India invests in high-quality new optical fibre network, upgrade or replace existing defective cables, and lay bend- and pressure-resistant fibre cables to increase FTTH (fibre to the home) capabilities, we will go a long
Smart technology: Is India up for the Internet of Things challenge?
The Indian govt can realise the dreams outlined in the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’ missions through sophisticated IoT technology.
Telecom trouble: Spectrum usage charge or surely unjustified charge?
The current SUC of 3% for auctioned spectrum is 30 times the actual cost of administering and regulating spectrum.
Tremendous surge in data traffic but enough spectrum not available at affordable prices
There is tremendous surge in data traffic but enough spectrum is not available at affordable prices, so the operators are struggling to manage quality and capacity.
National Digital Communications Policy 2018 reaching brilliant conclusion, to propel growth of fixed line communications in India
After review and approval by the Telecom Commission and lastly by the Union Cabinet, the finalised policy is now in public domain, and it has won universal acclaim.
Public Wi-Fi: The next giant digital leap India needs to take or risk being left behind
Liberalised Wi-Fi is a prerequisite for faster growth. If India doesn’t take this next giant leap of digital progress, it risks being left behind in the global digital race.
TRAI’s little-known pro-customer ruling is a tech-based trailblazing measure to end menace of pesky calls and SMSs
Operators have also been trying hard, but have had to plead helplessness due to bulk SMS providers and unauthorised agents who have sourced the data from leaks within the merchant ecosystem.
Srikrishna committee report: Draft privacy Bill impractical and protectionist
The assumption that the government is granted open access to personal data solely based on location violates the very right to privacy that it set out to protect.
TRAI’s 5G auction guidelines fall short
Opportunity Missed to Shed Legacy Shackles due to inadequate auction sales, low rise of final price over reserve price and poor correlation between bands.
Many hills to climb before Digital India
The draft National Digital Communications Policy 2018 appears good, but it is a mere beginning.
IPR in Digicomms era: An essential constant amidst welcome changes
IPR in Digicomms era: The recently-released Draft National Digital Communications Policy is a universally-acclaimed shift in how the telecommunications industry in India is to be viewed.
Towards realising Digital India goals
After multiple rounds of intense open and transparent consultations spanning a period of over six months (involving all telecom trade bodies and professional entities and as many as a dozen DoT Committees)—a similar exercis
Blockchain is here to stay; telcos need to incorporate it into their processes to stay lean and secure
Blockchain is here to stay. Telcos need to incorporate it into their processes to stay lean, stay secure, and to always stay ahead.
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