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SECTOR | 24 Apr 2025

OPPO A5 Pro 5G with MediaTek Dimensity 6300 launched: Check price and specs

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OPPO A5 Pro 5G features AI LinkBoost 2.0 technology, which it said boosts signal strength, along with AI GameBoost and VC cooling to keep the device cool during intense gaming session

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SECTOR | 23 Apr 2025

Here's why Huawei's expansion in smart driving stirs competition, scrutiny

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In the EV era, companies are reconfiguring how cars are designed and function. The "brains" of a vehicle have a power that extends way beyond cruise control, emergency braking or parking sensors

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SECTOR | 22 Apr 2025

Bharti Airtel to acquire 400 MHz spectrum from Adani Data Networks

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Bought by ADN in the 2022 5G auctions, the airwaves are in the sought-after 26 GHz band

Bharti Airtel To Acquire 400 MHz Spectrum In 26 GHz Band From Adani Data Networks

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SECTOR | 22 Apr 2025

Indian market open to entry of more satcom firms: Scindia on Musk's visit

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Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday threw his weight behind having more players in satellite internet space, saying the service was needed particularly in the rural and underserved areas of the vast market that is India. The government has already granted licences to firms backed by billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal to offer satellite internet services, and Scindia indicated more may be granted if players meet security and regulatory norms. The minister's statement is a positive one for Elon Musk's Starlink that has aspirations to operate in the world's most populous nation. Starlink, which had been vying for an India licence for sometime now, last month signed pacts with Ambani's Reliance Jio and Mittal's Bharti Airtel -- which together control more than 70 per cent of the country's telecom market -- to bring the US satellite internet giant's services to India. Citing the licences granted to Bharti Group-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio Satellite...

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SECTOR | 21 Apr 2025

Bharti Airtel gained 1.65 million subscribers in January, says Trai

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Jio controlled nearly 85 per cent of all 5G fixed wireless access connections

Telecom users rise to 1,190 mn in Jan; Airtel tops in new additions

Business Standard | 21 Apr 2025

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SECTOR | 21 Apr 2025

MMRCL's vendor-driven model violates Telecom Act: COAI

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Stating that COAI strongly opposes the illegal and anti-consumer model adopted by the MMRCL for provisioning telecom infrastructure on Metro Line 3

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 21 Apr 2025

Airtel Tops Subscriber Additions In January As Vodafone Idea, BSNL See Losses: TRAI Data

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Jio added 6.86 lakh users while Airtel gained 16.5 lakh; Vodafone lost 13.4 lakh subscribers.

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 20 Apr 2025

Q4 result preview: Telecom, retail may offset O2C weakness for Reliance

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The country's most valuable company is scheduled to announce its Q4FY25 results on April 25, the company said in a filing to exchanges on Friday

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SECTOR | 20 Apr 2025

MTNL defaults on Rs 8,346 crore loans from seven public sector banks

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State-run telecom firm MTNL has defaulted on bank loans worth Rs 8,346.24 crore from seven public sector banks, the company said in a regulatory filing. The loss-making public sector telecom firm's total debt obligations reached Rs 33,568 crore as on March 31, 2025, according to the filing dated April 19. The total loan default includes Rs 3,633.42 crore of debt raised from Union Bank of India, Rs 2,374.49 crore of Indian Overseas Bank, Rs 1,077.34 crore of Bank of India, Rs 464.26 crore Punjab National Bank, Rs 350.05 crore from State Bank of India, Rs 266.30 crore from UCO Bank and Rs 180.3 crore along with principal and interest payment. The defaults in loan payment have occurred between August 2024 to February 2025. The total debt on the company comprises Rs 8,346 crore bank loan, Rs 24,071 crore sovereign guarantee (SG) bond, and loan of Rs 1,151 crore from Department of Telecom (DoT) for paying SG bond interest, according to the filing.

MTNL defaults on bank loans worth 8,346 crore

Business Line | 20 Apr 2025

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SECTOR | 18 Apr 2025

Vivo T4 with 7300mAh battery to launch in India on April 22: What to expect

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Vivo said that its upcoming smartphone, the Vivo T4 5G, will be the slimmest smartphone in its segment with a 7,300mAh battery