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Tuesday, 18 September 2018 12:56Anil Ambani foresees monopoly in TelecomSector
The Chairman of closed telecom operator Reliance Communications (RCom) Anil Ambani warns that the telecom sector is heading towards monopoly, which he calls the ‘creative destruction’ of the telecom industry.
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Friday, 14 September 2018 13:05Netflix’s monthly ISP Speed index datagives BSNL attractive positioning with 2 Mbps speed
The state owned telecom operator BSNL has got a commendable position in the streaming giant Netflix’s monthly ISP Speed index data. Its average speed rose to 2 Mbps, up from 1.66 Mbps in July. The Netflix ISP Speed Index is a measure of primetime Netflix performance on a particular ISP.
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Thursday, 13 September 2018 13:03TRAI Report: Idea wins the race in upload speed; RJio tops 4G download speed
As per the data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on MySpeed Portal, the new entrant Reliance Jiohas won the race in 4G download speed chart, while Idea tops the chart in upload speed in August 2018.
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Thursday, 13 September 2018 13:01Indian Govt excludes Huawei, ZTE in its invitation to overseas firms for 5G trials
The Chinese firms Huawei & ZTE have been excluded by the Indian Government in its invitation to foreign firms for 5G trails. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has released its list of companies asked to partner it for trials to develop 5G use cases for India.
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Tuesday, 11 September 2018 12:09BSNL’s proposal for 4G services get green light
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’splan that seeks airwaves in the 2100 Mhz band to launch fourth-generation (4G) services pan-India has got the green light from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on 11 September.
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Monday, 10 September 2018 11:52RJio connects more than 400 remote LTE sites using satellites
Since its inception in September 2016, the MukeshAmbani-owned telecom operator Reliance Jio has been a trendsetter and a major disruptor with latest technologies like VoLTE. Now to prove it further, the telco is connecting more than 400 LTE remote rural sites through a satellite backhaul-based network.
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Monday, 10 September 2018 11:50Leading telcos fined for not meeting service quality norms
Leading telecom operators have got notices of fine from the telecom regulator TRAI. The list includes Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular (now merged) for slipping on various service quality benchmarks for the March quarter.
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Friday, 31 August 2018 10:27Vodafone- Idea starts its first day with a bang
The biggest telecom operator Vodafone-Idea has started its operation on 31 Aug 2018. The mega merger has displaced Bharti Airtel from the top spot.
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Friday, 31 August 2018 10:24NCLT’s approval creates India’s largest telecom group, Vodafone-Idea
On 30 August, the mega merger of Idea Cellular and Vodafone India was approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), thus paving the way for India’s biggest telecom group with the most subscribers and revenue share. Bharti Airtelhas been the biggest player since 2003.
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Tuesday, 28 August 2018 05:27RJio buys RCom’ soptic fibre assets for Rs 3,000 crore
The fibre optic assets of the troubled Reliance Communications have been bought by Reliance Jiofor ₹3,000 crore. Anil Ambani-led RCom said in regulatory filing, “With the successful completion of the fibre monetisation transaction, 1,78,000kms fibre stand transferred to Reliance Jio.”
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Monday, 27 August 2018 11:18RJio’s revenue share spikes up; overtakes Vodafone
The Mukesh Ambani-owned telco Reliance Jio has overtaken Vodafone to become the second largest revenue earner in the country. It has increased its revenue market share to 22.4% at June end while Vodafone’s share dipped to 19.3%; Airtel is the leader with 31.7%.
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Monday, 27 August 2018 10:43UIDAI's face authentication norms for telcos may increase operational cost: COAI
The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI), which represents many leading telcos, said that Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI's new norms on face recognition saying that some of the stipulated provisions impose additional cost and time burden on telecom firms and are against the tenets of ease of doing business.
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Monday, 27 August 2018 05:26Airtel partners with Netflix for its post-paid users
To retain its post-paid users and win new ones, the leading telco Airtel has partnered with global OTT giant Netflix. This is in fact an expansion of their partnership in India through which subscribers of select Airtel Postpaid and V-Fiber Home Broadband plans will receive a three-month gift of a Netflix subscription.
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Friday, 24 August 2018 11:41Kerala Flood: Indian telecom service officers donate one-day salary
The Kerala flood has attracted humanity like nothing else. People from across the country have offered help in cash and kind for their fellow countrymen. Indian telecom service officers have also donated one-day salary to Prime Minister's relief fund.
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Monday, 20 August 2018 09:58BSNL to invest Rs 4,300 crore in FY 2018-19
To keep pace with private sector rivals such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, the State-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) will spend Rs. 4300 crore in FY 2018-19.
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Thursday, 16 August 2018 05:39Telcos offer free data in flood-hit Kerala
In humanistic gesture, the leading telecom operators are offering free call, SMS and data in flood ravaged Kerala where rain and floods have put daily life out of gear, affecting the millions living there.
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Tuesday, 14 August 2018 05:25MTNL registers Rs 943 crore loss in Q1
The state owned telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has faced Rs 943 crore loss in Q1. In recent times, telco’s revenue and profitability have come under massive pressure.
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Friday, 10 August 2018 10:25Govt may not hold spectrum auctions this year
As per media sources, the government may not hold the spectrum auction this fiscal year. The decision is expected to be taken soon due to financially stress that the sector is going through.
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Friday, 10 August 2018 09:17Anil Ambani to furnish Rs 774 crore bank guarantees; will sell spectrum to brother Mukesh
Reliance Communications has announced that it will furnish bank guarantees worth Rs 774 crore and sell spectrum to Reliance JioInfocomm, which will meet all future liabilities associated with the airwaves.
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Thursday, 09 August 2018 09:18Telecom operators will deploy public Wi-Fi if Govt awards them free 5G spectrum
The telecom operators are ready to deploy as many as 5 lakh Wi-Fi hotspots across the country if the government looks at financial incentives.
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