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SECTOR | 09 May 2025

Telcos boost vigilance, network readiness to ensure seamless connectivity

Business Standard

Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, Indian telecom operators have taken immediate measures to ensure uninterrupted connectivity, including intra-circle roaming arrangements and setting up of control centres for constant vigil, as well as diesel stock-up for telecom towers. The telecom department held a meeting with operators earlier this week, and asked telcos to establish national-level control centres and ensure network continuity and close coordination at all times. Sources said the meeting took place on May 7, and all telcos offered their full commitment to the government in immediately activating measures including round-the-clock monitoring of networks, in light of the prevailing situation. The telecom department on the same day issued an office memo detailing the measures. Telcos were asked to share details of their nodal officers in charge of control centres, and ensure roaming arrangements work smoothly so customers have 24/7 connectivity. They were also .

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 08 May 2025, 07:11PM

Telcos' last round of tariff hikes fully absorbed, say analysts

Business Line

Active wireless (mobile) subscribers in March 2025 stood at 1074.21 million, as per TRAI data, recording a 5.8 million jump month-on-month

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 08 May 2025, 05:56PM

Samsung launches Galaxy F56 5G smartphone in India: Check price, specs

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Telecom Services

SECTOR | 07 May 2025, 10:42PM

Govt issues Letter of Intent to Starlink for satellite internet rollout

Business Standard

The government has issued Letter of Intent to Starlink for satcom services, sources said on Wednesday. Starlink is a satellite internet service developed by SpaceX -- the American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded in 2002 by world's richest man Elon Musk. It provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet worldwide using satellite technology. Sources told PTI that the Department of Telecom (DoT) has now issued Letter of Intent to Starlink. Prior to this, the government had issued licences to Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio Satellite Communications. Unlike conventional satellite services that rely on distant geostationary satellites, Starlink utilises the world's largest low earth orbit or LEO constellation (550 km above earth). This constellation of LEO satellites (7,000 now but eventually set to grow to over 40,000) and its mesh delivers broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, and video calls.

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 07 May 2025, 11:56AM

Mother's Day 2025: Special gift for BSNL users on 3 recharge plans

Business Standard

BSNL has rolled out a special offer for Mother's Day, discounting the prices of 3 long-validity recharge plans. This year, Mother's Day will fall on May 11, which is coming up this Sunday

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 06 May 2025

Starlink approval in final phase, to serve remote areas: MoS Telecom

Business Standard

Granting approval to Elon Musk-led satellite internet provider Starlink is a complicated issue but it is in the final stages, Union Minister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said on Tuesday while allaying apprehensions of any threat to existing telecom service providers. While speaking with reporters on the sidelines of the Bharat Telecom event, the Minister of State for Telecom said that the government's security norms for satcom are important, especially in the present scenario where hostile nation Pakistan is making an attempt to hack the country's system. "It is a little complicated issue (permit for Starlink). We have to look from multiple angles. Security is one of them. Definitely, since it is in the final stages, we will get back on that," the minister said. He said that Starlink will have a minuscule role in connectivity compared to traditional telecom networks. "Starlink or the others, I wanted you to understand that in the entire world the number of subscribers Starlink has is l

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 06 May 2025

Moto G56 5G could be Motorola's next budget smartphone: What to expect

Business Standard

Expected to be a budget smartphone, the Moto G56 5G would sport a 6.72-inch fullHD+ LCD screen of 120Hz refresh rate

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 06 May 2025

G R Infra shares rise 3% on bagging order from BSNL; Check all details

Business Standard

G R Infra share price: In the past one year, G R Infra shares have lost 21.6 per cent as against Sensex's rise of 9 per cent.

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 05 May 2025

Govt mandates lawful interception of satcom, bars data flow overseas

Business Standard

The Department of Telecom on Monday issued stringent security norms mandating legal interception of satellite communication services and barred companies from linking connection of users in any form with any terminal or facility located outside the country's border as well as processing of their data overseas. The security rules also mandate service providers to indigenise at least 20 per cent of their ground segment of the satellite network within years of their establishment in the country. The move assumes significance as the government is, for the first time, gearing up to open satellite communication service for the general public and needs to put measures in place to avoid any misuse of the services by criminal elements, especially terrorists. Key players like Elon Musk-led Starlink, Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Jio Satellite Communications are in fray to provide satcom services in India. According to the instruction, the satcom service licence holder will require security

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SECTOR | 05 May 2025

DoT tightens satcom licence rules, Starlink and Kuiper face new hurdles

Business Standard

Issued weeks after the Pahalgam attack, DoT's new satcom security guidelines require user tracking, Indian routing, and tighter lawful interception protocols