Airtel takes a step ahead in 5G and rolls out #5GforBusiness for selective enterprise customers to demonstrate 5G use cases using high speed and low latency networks. In tie-up with consulting and technology companies such as Accenture, AWS, CISCO, Ericsson, Google Cloud, Nokia, TCS, Airtel is testing 5G solutions with enterprises such as Apollo Hospitals, … Read more
Key points to note – Solution has been developed by Airtel’s in-house engineering team – though doesn’t seem like a big deal for a giant like Airtel. It encompasses features ranging from app development, content hosting, curation and lifecycle management to search and discovery, analytics and monetisation models (advertising, subscriptions, transactions). Raj TV and Eros … Read more
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio to inform the government by October 29 whether they would opt for the four-year moratorium on adjusted gross revenue- (AGR-) related dues, which is part of the relief package approved last month. Further, three months have been given to service providers … Read more
Telecom Department (TD) has asked Airtel to pay Rs 1,050 crore and Vodafone Idea (VIL) Rs 2,000 crore within 3 weeks. Key points to note – Penalties are being imposed on the Companies for allegedly breaking licence terms by denying Reliance Jio Infocomm their networks in 2016. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had … Read more
Govt has just announced the much needed relief for the telecom sector. Click here for the key announcements Telecom industry in general has been very appreciative of the announced measures. Sunil Bharti Mittal of Airtel in his usual style has been more expressive than the competition and has taken the opportunity to call for truce … Read more
Cash strapped Indian telecom sector was looking at the govt for long and govt abides… The much anticipated reforms are announced. Broadly they provide deferment of the immediate regulatory payments and a cleaner future process to operate. Key points – 4 year moratorium on all spectrum and Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues. However, interest would … Read more
Tejas will supply, install and support it’s optical transmission products for extending Airtel’s optical networks towards the edge, supporting 5G, business-to-business (B2B) services and broadband applications. Key points to note – Tatas (through a subsidiary of Tata Sons) recently (July 2021) acquired a controlling 43.55% stake in Tejas for Rs 1,884 crore at Rs 258/ … Read more
The government’s four-year breather to telecom companies from paying spectrum and adjusted gross revenue (AGR) has fired up the telecom stocks at the bourses in the past two trading sessions. While most brokerages have given a thumbs up to the development and suggest the provisions give some breathing space to Vodafone Idea (VI) – at … Read more
Bharti Airtel and Tata Group on Monday announced a strategic partnership for implementing 5G networks solutions for India. Tata Group has developed a O-RAN based Radio & NSA/SA Core and integrated a totally indigenous telecom stack, leveraging the Group capabilities and that of its partners. This will be available for commercial development starting January next … Read more