Telecom News

New Delhi, Dec 23: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, India's largest telecom operator, has seen a decline of nearly 1.65 crore subscribers over the past four months.

New Delhi, December 4: Telecom player Bharti Airtel has awarded a multi-year, multi-billion extension deal to Ericsson to enhance its 4G and 5G RAN products and solutions, the company said in its stock exchange filing on Wednesday.

New Delhi, Nov 21: The cumulative mobile number portability (MNP) requests increased from 1,025.78 million at the end of August to 1,039.11 million at the end of September, since the implementation of MNP, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data on Thursday.

New Delhi, Nov 20: The number of registered complaints against unregistered senders or spam calls/SMSs reduced to 1.51 lakh in October, a 20 per cent drop from August, the government said on Wednesday.

New Delhi, October 28: Bharti Airtel MD Gopal Vittal on Tuesday batted for another industry-wide tariff hike, arguing that returns on capital employed (ROCE) in the sector continue to lag in India.

New Delhi, October 17: Jio has once again emerged as a top performer, dominating three key areas -- network speed, coverage, and consistency, reaffirming Jio's leadership in India's telecom industry.

New Delhi, October 14: Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday stated that 5G technology is expected to inject around USD 450 billion into the Indian economy by 2040.

New Delhi, Sep 27: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday released a consultation paper for the auction of spectrum for satellite-based communication services.

New Delhi, Sep 27: World telecom leader, experts and academia from more than 190 countries are set to attend the 10-day World Telecom Standardisation Assembly (WTSA2024) in India next month, as the country becomes a global leader in telecom-related technologies.

New Delhi, September 23: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday highlighted the achievements of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government in its first 100 days in office, saying that under PM Modi's leadership, India has become one of the six countries globally to develop its own 4G technology, marking a significant achievement in self-reliance.

Mumbai, September 17: Reliance Digital has announced its highly anticipated 'Diwali Double Dhamaka' offer, providing customers with the opportunity to enjoy a year of free JioAirFiber service. The festive promotion is available at all Reliance Digital stores nationwide and is set to run from September 18 to November 3, 2024.

New Delhi, September 10: More than one crore fraudulent mobile connections disconnected with the help of Sanchar Saathi, the Ministry of Communications said in a statement on Tuesday.

New Delhi, Sep 10: The Centre on Tuesday announced several key changes to simplify approval processes for telecom licenses and wireless equipment, in its bid to further pursue structural reforms and ease of doing business in the telecom sector.

Mumbai, September 5: On the occasion of its 8th anniversary, Reliance Jio has announced special offers on select recharge plans for its mobility users.

New Delhi, August 30: In response to the requests by the access providers for additional time, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has granted a one-month extension to access providers to comply with its August 20 direction, regarding the whitelisting of URLs/APKs/OTT links.

New Delhi, August 28: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) convened a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR) on Wednesday, at its headquarters in New Delhi.

Mumbai, Aug 26: Actress Hina Khan, who is currently undergoing treatment for stage three breast cancer, shared a throwback picture and said that she really misses being in Kashmir.

Mumbai, August 23: Telecom operator Jio has introduced country-specific packs roaming packs for destinations, such as the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia.

New Delhi, August 20: The Indian telecom sector has achieved growth during the financial year 2023-2024, as revealed in the latest annual report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

New Delhi, July 16: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), under the leadership of Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia, along with Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Minister of State for Communications, held the second meeting of the two-day session of the newly constituted Stakeholders Advisory Committees (SACs).The initiative will be critical in engaging industry leaders in expanding and shaping the future of India's telecommunication ecosystem, the Ministry of Communications said in a press release on Monday.

New Delhi, July 8: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday issued tariff orders and regulations to reduce the regulatory burden on distribution platform operators (DPOs) amid the migration of pay-TV customers to other platforms.

New Delhi June 29: After Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea too announced new plans for its prepaid and post-paid plans, effective from July 4.

New Delhi, June 27: Telecom service provider Jio on Thursday announced its new unlimited plans. The company said that the new plans will be available from July 3 and it will continue to provide the "best plans and best experience" to its users.

New Delhi, June 15: The government has allocated 160 mobile phone series for making transactional and service voice calls for all entities regulated by RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA in the first phase, in order to prevent the duping of citizens from the fraudsters.