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As 5G roll out draws near, telcos and smartphone companies are looking to collaborate and provide options for affordable ownership of 5G phones, and connections, industry executives and handset makers said. They added that simply…

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has scrapped a host of security requirements related to offering mobile services near the international border areas in a clear bid to ring in ease of doing business for operators ahead of the…

The demand of telecom operators to make electronic SIM (E-SIM) mandatory in all devices costing Rs 10,000 and above has been rejected by smartphone manufacturers, who say that such a move will increase the cost of mid-range handsets (Rs…

Telcos will need to push for tariff hikes and retain market shares to ensure sector health, in light of the purchases made in the recently concluded 5G spectrum auctions, said CareEdge Outlook. The last tariff revisions happened in late…

The government expects telcos to invest ₹2-₹3 lakh crore over the next two to three years towards upgrading networks, 5G rollouts and improving the quality of service, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. "The investors are…

Bidding in the 24 th round on Day 5 of India’s first 5G spectrum auction is underway Saturday morning, with the government already having received committed bids worth to Rs 1,49,855 crore at the end of Day 4. Day four was driven…

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will provisionally allot critical E-band (71-76/81-86 GHz) airwaves via the administrative route only to mobile phone operators for their backhaul needs in circles where they will hold 5G…

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will provisionally allot E-band airwaves exclusively to mobile operators via the administrative route in circles where they will hold 5G spectrum for meeting the latter’s backhaul needs. The…

After sparring over the control of 5G spectrum for captive private networks, telecom and technology companies are set for another battle: for hiring talent. With 5G services rollout on the anvil, and captive private networks becoming a…

The upcoming 5G spectrum auctions may see telcos bidding for only four of the ten bands being put up for auction, with spectrum likely to be sold at the base price, which the telcos consider are still high despite a 40% overall reduction…