Sector Telecom Services - Latest news, views and updates

Sector

Watch

SECTOR | 29 Apr 2025

COAI urges equal cybersecurity rules for telcos, OTT communication apps

Business Standard

Industry body COAI on Tuesday said similar cybersecurity and regulatory rules should govern players, be it telecom operators or OTT communication applications. In a statement on the 'need to address spam calls and messages', the association argued that for a number issued by a telco to a subscriber, the operator takes the onus and responsibility and if required, it can provide all assistance to enforcement agencies. "However, in this same example, there could be instances whereby an OTT Communication Application used on the same number, may be utilised in another handset of the user, carried beyond the limits of a city/state, and may be used for illegal purposes. "Here again, while the telecom number can only be traced to the city where the mobile is residing, there are no ways to trace the activities of the OTT Communication App which was initially issued on the mobile number, but is now running off a separate handset, while the SIM is on a different handset," said Cellular...

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 29 Apr 2025

Telcos unite to fight Noida Airport's indoor telecom infrastructure plan

Business Standard

Coming up in Jewar in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar district, the airport plans to grant exclusive rights to a third party to install in-building solutions (IBS)

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 29 Apr 2025

How to optimise 5G spectrum trading

Business Line

Tweak the auction process, update the trading and sharing guidelines, and promote captive non-public networks

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 29 Apr 2025

COAI welcomes TRAI's call to address spam on OTT

Business Line

The government said it will take measures analogues to those for conventional telecommunication

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 28 Apr 2025

Vodafone Idea expands 5G footprint to Chandigarh and Patna

Business Line

The expansion follows Vi's successful 5G debut in Mumbai last month, where the company reports over 70 per cent adoption among eligible users.

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 27 Apr 2025

China's Huawei Technologies develops new AI chip, seeking to match Nvidia

Business Standard

Huawei has approached some Chinese tech companies about testing the technical feasibility of the new chip, called the Ascend 910D, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 25 Apr 2025

Jio Platforms Q4FY25 results: Net profit jumps 25.7% to 7,022 crore

Business Standard

Subscriber growth maintains momentum as 5G users hit 191 million

Cisco, Vodafone Idea To Boost 4G, 5G Services, Enhancing Speed, Reliability For Users

NDTV Profit | 25 Apr 2025 2 more

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 24 Apr 2025

Telcos gross revenue up 14% to 96,390 crore in Dec quarter: Trai

Business Standard

Telecom service providers reported a 14.07 per cent increase in their gross revenue to Rs 96,390 crore in the December quarter on a year-on-year basis, according to data published by telecom regulator Trai on Thursday. The telecom service providers (TSPs) had registered a gross revenue of Rs 84,500 crore in the year-ago period. According to Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators for October-December, telecom service providers adjusted gross revenue (AGR), revenue from telecom services on which government calculates its levies, grew 14.89 per cent to Rs 77,934 crore during the period on a year-on-year basis from Rs 67,835 crore. While Reliance Jio led the chart with highest AGR of Rs 28,542.76 crore. Bharti Airtel's AGR growth rate at 27.31 per cent on a year-on-year basis was almost double of its rival Jio that recorded 14.8 per cent a year-on-year growth rate. Bharti Airtel posted AGR of Rs 26,073.7 crore during the quarter under review. Vodafone Idea AGR grew 6.69 per ce

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 24 Apr 2025

Jio adds 1.76 mn subscribers in Feb, Vi losses shrink to 20K users: Trai

Business Standard

Vodafone Idea (Vi) continued to lose subscribers, albeit at a much slower rate

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 24 Apr 2025

Reliance Jio Tops Subscriber Additions In February: TRAI Data

NDTV Profit

As of Feb. 28, Jio continued to lead the wireless broadband market, followed by Airtel.