India’s telecom exports may drop by about 40 percent if uncertainty about Nokia’s plant near Chennai continues and production is affected, the Telecom Equipment & Services Export Promotion Council said. “This year,
Old telecom operators are likely to get some relief in one-time spectrum charges, which is estimated at Rs. 23,197 crore at present, as the DoT is recalculating rates afresh based on February
Reliance Industries’ telecom arm RJio has refused to swap 2G spectrum with Vodafone in Delhi and with Idea Cellular in Kerala saying it is not feasible. “The proposals for swapping of spectrum
Airtel has launched Night Store for its prepaid subscribers. The Night Store includes various unlimited voice and data night packs between the price ranges of Rs. 7 to Rs. 49. All the
State-run telecom major BSNL has started work on establishing a technical university that will offer engineering and management courses. The PSU expects to approach All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as
Telecom major Airtel has increased mobile services rates of both Internet and calls under certain schemes, giving an indication of next round of tariff hikes in the industry. “There has been change
Bharti Airtel has opened 100 retail outlets in the country in the last 14 months, outlets which are owned and operated by it. The company claims this is in order to deliver the
British telecom giant Vodafone Group will buy out Piramal Enterprises’ 11 percent stake in its India unit for Rs. 8,900 crores to gain full control of the company. Piramal said in a
Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei on Monday pledged to protect cyber security, following reports this month that a US government agency had been secretly tapping the company’s networks. The New York Times
A DoT wing has given its go ahead to Bharti Airtel-Qualcomm deal after it found that the multi-stage transaction did not violate the NIA norms, source said. The deal in which Airtel acquired 49
The Department of Telecom has constituted a five-member committee that will look into the segregation of revenues earned by telecom operators from the use of Broadband Wireless Access spectrum. According to sources, DoT has
Nepal intends to distribute free mobile SIM cards to trekkers travelling alone to remote corners of the country, to address safety concerns and aid any rescue efforts, an official said Thursday. Tens