Airtel has informed that it will not be going ahead with the corporate restructuring plan it had announced in April 2021. What was the restructuring plan? Airtel categorises it’s business under four verticals – India, International, Digital and Infrastructure. The 1st two consist of it’s telecom operations. As per the restructuring plan, it wanted to … Read more
The paid amount relates to the deferred liabilities for the spectrum acquired in the 2014 auction. Key points to note – The company had acquired 128.4 MHz spectrum (including Telenor spectrum) for a consideration of Rs 19,051 crores in the 2014 auction, of which Rs 5,597 crore was given upfront. Balance amount was due in … Read more
As per newspaper reports, Vodafone Idea (VIL) mentioned the following in an internal investors’ call – Equity funding, including from promoters is set to be tied up by March 2022. Company is targeting an annual capex of about $2 bn, which is 4x of the current annual capex of $500 mn. Both these communications are … Read more
Can expansion of 5G networks and aviation co-exist in a safe manner? What has the FAA directed? The story so far: On December 7, 2021, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued two airworthiness directives (with effect from December 9, 2021) that are to create a framework as well as gather more information about the … Read more
Nivruti Rai, country head of Intel India, says the company has piloted a project in India called WoW, or Wireless over Wire, that takes internet through electricity wires. Given that most villages have electricity connections, this could be a big breakthrough in making the internet available to remote areas if the technology is proved viable. … Read more
All indications seem to be suggesting this. Jio recently decided to follow Airtel and Vodafone-Idea in raising the tariffs. Industry was not sure whether this would happen, as Jio may want to continue going aggressive in attracting customers from the competitors. Whereas Sunil Mittal (Airtel) has been calling for peace, for the first time Mukesh … Read more
The government has asked Starlink Internet Services of Elon Musk‘s SpaceX aerospace company to comply with the country’s regulatory framework before offering its satellite-based internet services. A Communications Ministry statement late Friday said that because Starlink is not the holder of a license, the public is advised not to subscribe to Starlink services that are … Read more
It has been in the works for a while now and won’t come as a surprise but it looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note series of smartphones will soon fade into oblivion. Samsung didn’t launch a new Galaxy Note smartphone this year and officially confirmed it had no plans to do so and now a … Read more
In July 2021, Airtel was the first telecom company to raise tariffs after the Jio led bloodbath over the last 4-5 years. It had then raised tariffs for the post paid customers. The raise was significant and for some enterprise customers it was as high as 50%. Now Airtel has again taken the lead and … Read more