Mumbai telecoms are converting cable TV to IPTV, facing fiber connection hurdles and cable operator resistance. DTH players see a chance, requiring robust networks. Only 13% of Indian families have broadband.
TRAI suggests classifying critical IoT services, enabling M2M transfer, and a technology-agnostic approach. It emphasizes security, privacy, and impact on national safety and the economy.
Indus Towers anticipates shareholder payouts due to improved free cash flow (FCF) and Vi's debt reduction. Analysts expect Indus to benefit from Vi's network expansion. BofA predicts returns with Q4 results.
LCOs are crucial for India's wired broadband expansion, partnering with telecom companies like Airtel & Jio to counter declining pay-TV revenue. Wired broadband users are expected to double by 2030.
Agentic AI is poised to accelerate the industry's transformation into fully autonomous operations by empowering networks to make complex, real-time decisions across multivendor ecosystems.
This innovation aims to not only enhance our telecom business operations but also drive revenue growth and resolve customer issues with unprecedented speed and efficiency by minimising legacy burdens and standardising so that LLMs can easily understand MNO products, supporting well-organised API calls necessary for problem-solving.
The move came after Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) asked telcos to blacklist and disconnect unregistered telemarketers.
Dennis Hoffman, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Telecom Systems Business at Dell Technologies, stated, "Capitalising on the multiple opportunities presented by AI has become the most compelling driver of network cloud transformation.
The regulator also said it has recommended the government to provide a glide path to financial accounting and reporting, assignment of spectrum and numbering resources at a national level for entities obtaining unified service authorisation.
As reported by Nikkei Asia, this shift is linked to the increasing interest from the Chinese government in the performance of the stock market and its directive to accord more importance to shareholder returns within state-owned enterprises.
