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BSNL set to launch 4G services in Chennai, neighbouring districts BSNL's Phase IX.2 will install 2,114 4G towers in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu. This Rs 16.25 crore project, funded by the USO Fund, uses 'Make in India' tech. BSNL Chennai Telephones' Chief GM Papa Sudhakara Rao inaugurated t...
05 Jul, 2024, 07.24 PM ISTAirtel, Jio help telecom industry record 3.87% sequential growth in AGR in last quarter of FY24 to Rs 70,462 cr The telecom industry saw a 3.87% sequential growth in adjusted gross revenue in the last quarter of FY24, driven by Airtel and Reliance Jio. Vodafone Idea and BSNL faced declines in mobile services AGR. Private telecom operators raised headline rate...
05 Jul, 2024, 12.50 AM ISTTelecom tariff hike: Govt, regulator won't intervene in matter The government and the telecom regulator do not plan to intervene in telecom companies' decisions to raise prices, stating that tariffs in India remain among the lowest globally. Authorities, however, want the companies to enhance the quality of ser...
04 Jul, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
There is a ring of truth to tariff hike India's telecom companies, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, are increasing tariffs to boost revenue and fund network expansion, following a lifeline from the Government of India for spectrum purchase. Despite high spectrum p...
03 Jul, 2024, 11.22 PM ISTGovernment may be on target on telecom revenues despite weak auction The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is expected to earn around Rs 1.20 lakh crore in revenue receipts this fiscal, with state-run BSNL contributing significantly, despite a tepid response to the recent spectrum sale. The government is likely ...
02 Jul, 2024, 11.59 PM ISTMaster plan of Rs 424 crore for upgrading facilities at Badrinath temple: Uttarakhand CM Dhami On Saturday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced a master plan worth Rs 424 crore for upgrading facilities at the Badrinath temple. The initiative aims to enhance pilgrimage experiences while balancing environmental sustainabili...
29 Jun, 2024, 12.47 PM ISTBSNL to monetize prime land parcels in Mangalore; eyes Rs 39 crores reserve price Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced the monetization of its land parcels in Mangalore in an effort to bolster its financial standing. The two-acre land parcel adjacent to Kadri Park at Store Yard, near Kadri Hills on Park Road, is set ...
28 Jun, 2024, 07.34 AM ISTMCA probe report on Byju’s; Walmart on Flipkart, PhonePe profitability An investigation by the central government into Byju's cleared the edtech firm of financial fraud charges, according to a report by Bloomberg. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, however, denied it on Wednesday evening. This and more in today's ETtec...
26 Jun, 2024, 08.27 PM ISTHackers breach BSNL again, second time in six months This is the second time in six month where BSNL has suffered a data breach. Athenian Tech chief executive Kanishk Gaur told ET, the breach involved more than 278 GB of data from the state-owned telecom operation, including server snapshots, which ca...
26 Jun, 2024, 01.59 PM ISTBSNL and MTNL prioritise govt organisations for land asset sales worth Rs 1 lakh crore Recently, BSNL sold one of its properties in Lucknow to the Income Tax department for around Rs 229 crore, which was the market value of the building.
29 May, 2024, 08.44 AM ISTLocal smartphone maker Lava rejigs board Lava International has restructured its board, elevated leadership members, and added two independent directors. The move follows co-founder Hari Om Rai's resignation from the board following the Vivo money laundering case. The company plans to rais...
24 May, 2024, 02.01 PM ISTDoT reassures telcos over data shift to Amazon Web Services The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) faced backlash from mobile phone companies over plans to migrate its digital intelligence platform (DIP) to Amazon Web Services (AWS) from servers run by BSNL and C-DoT. The move was criticized for compromi...
16 May, 2024, 12.15 AM ISTBSNL to launch 4G services across India in August; to use indigenous technology State-owned BSNL will start rolling out 4G services across the country from August, using completely indigenous technology in line with the government's "Atmanirbhar" policy, according to official sources. BSNL officials claimed to have recorded pea...
06 May, 2024, 03.54 PM ISTNumber of telecom subscribers grows marginally to 119.7 cr in Feb: TRAI India's telecom subscribers increase to 1.197 billion in February 2024, with urban and rural areas showing growth. Broadband subscriptions also rise to 916.7 million, with Reliance Jio leading. All circles see growth in wireline and wireless segment...
08 Apr, 2024, 03.31 PM ISTBSNL mulls network upgrade, rationalisation of staff costs to compete with private players The government is considering measures like network upgradation, employee cost rationalisation, and sales enhancement to improve BSNL's operational efficiencies. BSNL needs to reduce manpower costs and benchmark employee expenses with other telecom ...
27 Feb, 2024, 08.38 AM ISTTelcos free to take a call on shutting down 2G services, says DoT Experts feel that 2G technology is likely to remain mainstream in India at least for the next two-three years as a good number of people still use it, particularly those who can't afford a smartphone. As per industry data, around 50 million 2G phone...
23 Feb, 2024, 01.07 AM ISTBSNL, MTNL nudged to monetise land faster to pare debt Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba called a review meeting with the senior officials of BSNL and MTNL earlier this week to take an update on the monetisation process. "They have been asked to prepare a detailed circle-wise report, with the land parcel an...
17 Feb, 2024, 09.45 AM ISTBSNL's employees union urges government action to utilize Vi's 4G network The state-run firm’s 4G network is to be deployed by TCS in a phased manner and a few thousand sites are already up and running in a few circles. But since the network is not present pan-India, the telco has been losing customers.
15 Feb, 2024, 11.46 AM ISTHFCL bags Rs 179 crore order from BSNL for 4G, 5G network equipment HFCL, a domestic telecom gear company, announced on Tuesday that it has secured an order worth Rs 179 crore from BSNL to supply 4G and 5G network equipment. Out of this, Rs 141 crore is for capital expenditure and annual maintenance contract. The co...
13 Feb, 2024, 09.46 PM ISTCentre likely to achieve ₹1.2 lakh crore revenue target from telecom sector The government is expected to achieve its revenue target of ₹1.2 lakh crore from the telecom sector in the next financial year, even without a major spectrum auction. The increasing financial health of the telecom sector, resulting in higher licence...
02 Feb, 2024, 11.58 PM IST