
Except for BSNL, telcos Jio, Airtel and Vi lose subscribers due to tariff hikes in August
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea suffered significant subscriber losses in August due to a sharp tariff hike in July, according to TRAI data.

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea suffered significant subscriber losses in August due to a sharp tariff hike in July, according to TRAI data.

Besides, royalties, technical charges paid out of India and supply of repackaged and refurbished goods were excluded from the calculation of local content as per the order issued by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

This anticipated increase in revenue reflects a growing trend among digital service providers who are looking to add connectivity solutions alongside their primary offerings.

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited unveiled its new logo along with seven new initiatives cutting across security, affordability, and reliability aspects to improve connectivity across rural and urban areas.

“In the optical domain we want to be world top three over the next three to five years,” Agarwal said, adding that the company is banking on three growth levers globally – mobile tower fiberisation for 5G backhaul and government-funded projects for fibre-to-the-home as well as data centres.

As the enterprise software stack grows more complex and interdependent, we can't assume that any new update or version release—for internal products or the hundreds of third-party components an organization might use—will be safe to deploy.

Going forward, analysts expect Jio's AirFiber service to be a key catalyst for home broadband adoption, especially since the cost of CPE (customer premise equipment) has fallen over the last 2-3 years.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is in talks with Indian and foreign telecom companies to deploy its end-to-end indigenous 4G/5G stack developed in partnership with homebred equipment-maker Tejas Networks, a top executive said.

Union telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that agencies like World Telecommunications Standardisation Assembly and 3GPP should put guardrails to prevent the misuse of technologies.

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has prepared a draft cabinet note seeking to waive the requirement of providing bank guarantees (BGs) for securitisation of deferred spectrum instalments, subject to some conditions, officials said.

At Reliance Industries Limited's 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM), the company unveiled JioBrain, a comprehensive suite of tools and platforms designed to span the entire artificial intelligence (AI) lifecycle.

Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that spectrum for satellite services in India will be allocated administratively, but it will not be without cost.

This market, valued at around USD $83.2 billion in 2023, is driven by several critical factors, including the increasing number of data centres worldwide.

Airtel’s decision to go for another round of mobile broadband network expansion is tied to its aim of deepening its 4G and 5G coverage in Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP, Kerala and West Bengal where it now has a limited 4G presence.

Mittal also discussed the potential of Satcom services, which will enable connectivity in even the most challenging environments, ensuring that every corner of the country can access fast internet using various formats, including voice and video.

Daniel Dines, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of UiPath, commented: "As Indonesia sets its sights on becoming a global economic powerhouse, strengthening workforce resilience, and building digital skills are critical.

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.