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  • including Vodafone Idea
  • Authority of India
  • Telecom Regulatory Authority
  • Reliance Jio
  • Bharti Airtel Limited
  • China Telecom
  • Ryan Daws

  • Telemarketing entities should be regulated to curb spam: Telcos to Trai

    Telemarketing entities should be regulated to curb spam: Telcos to Trai

    Telemarketing entities or resellers of SMS services must be brought under government’s licensing regime to hold them accountable for culprits transmitting spam messages across the delivery value chain, otherwise “this piecemeal approach” will not yield any positive results, telecom companies have argued.


    Vodafone Idea inks network deal worth ₹14K cr with Ericsson

    Vodafone Idea inks network deal worth ₹14K cr with Ericsson

    Insiders said that over the past few weeks Ericsson and South Korea's Samsung were locked in a fierce duel that resulted in the Swedish vendor bagging the plum 4G/5G gear supply contract from Vi for Delhi.


    Tariff hikes could bring good & bad news for telcos

    Tariff hikes could bring good & bad news for telcos

    Airtel's ARPU is estimated to jump 9.2% sequentially to ₹230 in the second quarter while both Jio and Vi are likely to report 6% on-quarter uptick on this key performance metric to 193 and ₹155, respectively, ICICI Securities said.


    Alcatel-Lucent & DIGICOM partner to enhance PH networks

    Alcatel-Lucent & DIGICOM partner to enhance PH networks

    With both companies leveraging their expertise, this collaboration is positioned to meet the rising demand for integrated and cloud-based solutions, offering new opportunities for technological development in the region's digital landscape.


    Poka Lambro enhances Texas network with Infinera’s tech

    Poka Lambro enhances Texas network with Infinera’s tech

    Poka Lambro, a provider of fibre broadband access and middle-mile network services, covers an area of 4,200 square miles in West Texas, stretching from the regions south of Lubbock to just north of Midland in the Permian Basin.


    Zoom unveils AI Companion 2.0 & tools to boost productivity

    Zoom unveils AI Companion 2.0 & tools to boost productivity

    The new AI Companion 2.0 offers capabilities such as persistent side panel availability throughout Zoom Workplace, providing seamless integration for users, and advanced contextual understanding based on prior conversations and current activity.


    BT unveils Global Fabric platform to enhance AI connectivity

    BT unveils Global Fabric platform to enhance AI connectivity

    The Global Fabric platform aims to streamline connections for businesses to integrate with employees, customers, and devices, facilitating access to applications and digital services across multiple cloud environments, including those supporting artificial intelligence (AI).


    Vodafone Idea in talks with DoT to remove need for bank guarantees

    Vodafone Idea in talks with DoT to remove need for bank guarantees

    In case the DoT decides to waive the bank guarantee requirement for past auction dues, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, along with Vi, will also benefit to an extent.


    Riverbed & Intel partner to enhance digital experiences

    Riverbed & Intel partner to enhance digital experiences

    The application of Riverbed Aternity is expected to significantly alter IT management and the employee experience, especially considering the reliance on high-performance computing facilitated by Intel processors, Thunderbolt, and Wi-Fi technologies, essential for both data-intensive industries and regular office tasks.


    Jio pushes Trai to revise satcom paper on pricing, include level playing field

    Jio pushes Trai to revise satcom paper on pricing, include level playing field

    “This deviation makes the consultation paper and the consequent recommendations vulnerable to legal challenges, particularly since it fails to address the issue outlined in the DoT’s reference, such as ensuring level playing field,” Jio said in the letter, a copy of which was also sent to Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.


    Gear makers’ poor response to WiFi security mandate irks DoT

    Gear makers’ poor response to WiFi security mandate irks DoT

    In addition, firms can share the reports with the National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS), a unit under the DoT, instead of test labs if companies fear leakage.


    Whitelisting of commercial message content causes no major disruption on day 1

    Whitelisting of commercial message content causes no major disruption on day 1

    Apart from the whitelisting of messages, Trai had also mandated telecom operators to migrate telemarketing calls starting with 140 series to the blockchain-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform by September 30 so that there is better monitoring and control.