Call drop: COAI blames delay in clearances for poor services
Telecom industry on Monday blamed "delay" in getting clearances from the authorities for installation of mobile towers and increasing data usage by subscribers for the call drop problem.
Dec 14, 2015, 18:40 PM IST
Telecom bodies approach DoT on sealing of towers
The telecom industry on Tuesday sought intervention of the Department of Telecom (DoT) on sealing of mobile towers by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which is "leading to call drops".
Aug 18, 2015, 21:01 PM IST
S African telecoms regulator in spat over Tata-led Neotel sale
South Africa's telecom industry has locked horns with the regulator of communications over its approval of the sale of Tata-led company Neotel to the country's biggest mobile operator Vodacom.
Jun 22, 2015, 16:26 PM IST
Idea Cellular's Himanshu Kampania becomes COAI chairman
The Cellular Operators Association of India held its annual general meeting yesterday and elected the new leadership as well as designated its executive council for the new term, it said in a statement.
May 29, 2015, 18:18 PM IST
Huawei plans to sell Honor smartphones via retail outlets
"Huawei has approached a leading south India based mobile phones retail store, which has few outlets in north India, for selling Honor phones," said an industry source.
May 24, 2015, 12:42 PM IST
Airtel in talks to buy Augere Wireless for Rs 150 cr
This acquisition will give Airtel hold of additional 20 Mhz broadband wireless spectrum which Augere acquired for Rs 124.66 crore.
May 19, 2015, 17:45 PM IST
Reliance Jio may start ops with "disruptive offers": Bernstein
Faster data (if priced appropriately) is likely to prove very attractive in data constrained India, Free voice would also be attractive.
May 14, 2015, 17:22 PM IST
Tata Communications ties up with China Telecom Global
As per Cisco on global mobile data traffic, mobile video will generate more than 69% of mobile data traffic by 2019.
May 11, 2015, 14:34 PM IST
Nokia inks IT infra deal with HP, Microsoft and Telefonica
As part of the partnership, HP will provide an array of IT services, while Microsoft will be the key enabler for transferring the IT services.
May 08, 2015, 16:01 PM IST
Uninor suffers Rs 127 cr operating loss in Q1
The company saw a decline in ARPU in local currency by 7% to Rs 98 in the first quarter on an annual basis.
May 06, 2015, 14:54 PM IST
'Spectrum payment to push up telcos' debt to Rs 3.5 lakh crore'
About 11 percent remained unsold which also included 800 Mhz, 1800 Mhz and 2100 Mhz (3G) band.
Mar 26, 2015, 13:23 PM IST
Develop products needed by industry: Telecom Secy to C-DOT
Garg said India is importing about Rs 50,000 crore worth of electronic products while the exports are just in the range of Rs 20,000-Rs 25,000 crore.
Feb 12, 2015, 16:15 PM IST
Exempt telecom goods made in SEZs from basic customs duty: COAI
GSM industry body COAI has suggested that telecom goods manufactured in the country in special economic zones (SEZs) should be exempted from basic customs duty.
Jan 30, 2015, 17:38 PM IST
Telecom firms eye internet data for big bucks; prices up
As more telecom players firm up plans for charging on such services TRAI may soon come out with regulations for messaging and calling applications.
Dec 30, 2014, 14:10 PM IST
COAI seeks 5 year extension in 4G network roll out deadline
Telecom industry body COAI has requested the Department of Telecom to extend deadline for roll out of 4G services to 2020 citing various hurdles mainly delay in development of technology and regulatory procedures.
Dec 21, 2014, 17:26 PM IST
China Mobile to have 250 million 4G customers next year?
China's 4G is powered by the homegrown Time-Division Long-Term Evolution (TD-LTE) technology, one of the two major international standards in the mobile telecom industry, the other being Frequency Division Duplex (FDD-LTE).
Dec 20, 2014, 16:54 PM IST
Hyper-competition bad for telecom industry: Vodafone India
Asking government to take steps to rectify the structure of telecom industry, Vodafone India's chief Marten Pieters on Saturday said it is not possible for 10-11 operators to survive in the market.
Dec 06, 2014, 20:07 PM IST
Conduct auction when there is sufficient spectrum: GSMA
Global telecom body GSM Association Tuesday said the next round of auctions in India should be conducted only when adequate spectrum is available in the key bands.
Oct 21, 2014, 18:18 PM IST
FDI in telecom jumps manifold to $2.33 bn in Apr-July
After registering a huge decline in the recent past, foreign direct investment in the telecom sector grew manifold to USD 2.33 billion in the first four months of 2014-15.
Oct 02, 2014, 17:16 PM IST
Telecom sector to create 40 lakh jobs in 5 yrs: Experts
India's telecom industry is expected to generate 40 lakh new jobs in the next five years, spurred by growing potential in rural markets and rising Internet penetration, say experts.
Oct 02, 2014, 17:13 PM IST
