New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance has urged India’s telecom regulator TRAI to reassess the potential impact of Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's Kuiper before allocating satellite spectrum, citing concerns over local players being disadvantaged, Reuters reported.
Kolkata loses 2.67 lakh mobile users in June 2024, highest in the country: TRAI
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The number of mobile users in Kolkata circle fell by around 2.67 lakh in June 2024 compared to May 2024, which is the highest in the country, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) subscription data released last week.
Mumbai/IBNS: Global technology majors are pushing back against attempts by India’s telecom companies to bring internet services under stricter regulation, rejecting arguments that such measures are necessary to create a “level playing field” and address national security concerns, reports TechCrunch.
Telecom companies witness weak ARPU growth in 2024
New Delhi: The telecom companies in India have witnessed a significantly smaller rise in Average Revenue Per User (Arpu) at 7.5 percent in FY24, against nearly 20 percent in FY23, media reports said, citing the latest government data.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Government of India and the telecom regulator will not interfere or stop telecom companies from increasing prices, Economic Times reported, citing officials in the know.
Next spectrum auction in Feb 2024 at same reserve prices
New Delhi: The next spectrum auction, scheduled for late February 2024, will maintain the same reserve prices for most bands as in the 2022 auction, Business Standard reported citing the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officials.
Govt advises banks to appoint nodal officers for cyber security following UCO Bank incident
New Delhi: Taking note of the increasing incidents of bank fraud, the Finance Ministry Tuesday advised banks to appoint nodal officers to address cyber security concerns.
OneWeb India gets space regulator IN-SPACe's approval for commercial satellite broadband services
Mumbai: OneWeb India, backed by the Bharti Group, Tuesday announced that it has obtained the mandatory approvals from the Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to start the deployment of Eutelsat OneWeb's commercial satellite broadband services in India.
TRAI and C-DoT sign MoU to establish mechanism of technical and institutional cooperation in telecom
New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Monday.
New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued recommendations on the licensing framework and regulatory mechanism for submarine cable landing in India.
TRAI directs telecom companies to use AI detect systems to act against spammers
New Delhi: TRAI has directed all telcos to deploy Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based UCC_Detect system to detect, identify and act against senders of commercial communication, who are not registered in accordance with regulations.
5G Spectrum reserve price based on TRAI recommendations
New Delhi: The government has decided the final reserve price of the 5G Spectrum in the various frequency bands based on the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) which were made after carrying out consultation with all stakeholders, including Telecom companies, Minister of Stae for Communication Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
TRAI recommends cut downs in base price across spectrum bands
New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday recommended slashing down approximately 39 percent in the reserve or floor price for the sale of spectrum for mobile services, including the latest 5G offering, in a bid to set revenue expectations in proportion to the industry’s paying capacity.
5G spectrum auction likely by May: Report
New Delhi/IBNS: The 5G spectrum auction may finally take place in May if the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) submits its recommendations on the rules for the sales process, according to media reports.
5G spectrum: Trai extends last date for submission of discussion papers
New Delhi/IBNS: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the deadlines for stakeholder comments and counter comments on two crucial discussion paers following requests from stakeholders.