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As a result, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been putting off its decision on delicensing the band with telecom operators, broadband providers as well as the Indian Space Research Organsation (ISRO) caught in the tussle.
During Vodafone Idea (VIL) earning call for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024, the company's CEO Akshaya Moondra said that the loss of subscribers to BSNL due to the recent tariff hike is quickly reversing because of the state-run telecom firm's "network experience".
New Delhi: Elon Musk’s Starlink has hit back against Indian telecom operators’ demand that only auctioned satellite spectrum should be used to service urban or retail consumers, terming it “self-serving at the cost of underserved users”.
Jio and Mittal's Bharti Airtel - India's largest and second-largest operators, respectively - feel that giving away the satellite broadband airwaves at a pre-decided price by the government will create an uneven playing field since they had to compete in an auction to get spectrum for their terrestrial wireless phone networks.
By utilising the global OpenRoaming network comprising millions of hotspots, the new approach facilitates a smoother onboarding process, expediting the integration of Wi-Fi-based IoT devices across various sectors, including smart cities, manufacturing, and logistics.
Space World Group, a fibre assets company, plans to connect 35 data centres in seven major Indian cities, entailing an investment of $500 million through its new ventures called Constl and Ranext, co-founder Ankit Goel said.
The research attributes this predicted growth to a rising demand for IoT connectivity in remote areas that traditional terrestrial networks struggle to cover, such as the mining and maritime industries.
Mobile phone operators had told Trai that messages containing OTPs and other critical activities may not be delivered as telemarketers (TM) and principal entities (PEs) such as banks and other financial institutions were yet to implement the technical solution.
Users can now engage with Siri using text or voice in a seamless manner, access extensive product knowledge, and receive contextual answers to queries about Apple's features and settings.
Once this happens, Airtel will become the second pan-India 5G carrier after Reliance Jio to deliver the next-gen consumer mobile service nationally via the SA mode, which is reckoned to offer a superior 5G voice and data experience compared to the current NSA (non-standalone) variant that uses existing 4G network infrastructure and airwave resources.
Bharti Airtel Tuesday reported that its consolidated net profit for the fiscal second quarter surged 168% from the year earlier as tariff hikes lifted average revenue per user (ARPU) but also led to subscriber losses.
This sentiment was echoed by Maurie Dobbin, founder and Managing Director of TeleResources, who stated, "Infovista Synergy empowers us to deliver region-specific solutions, tailored to local markets, while leveraging their powerful technology suite.