The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in Gujarat has cleared proposals for a drinking water project and a 100 million litre per day (mld) sewage treatment plant (STP) totalling Rs 2.82 billion. The projects will provide treated […]
Hughes Communications India Limited has inaugurated its third Indian satellite hub at Manesar in Haryana. The new hub is expected to cater to the growing demand for satellite broadband connectivity and high bandwidth application services […]
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has tied up with education services provider Extramarks Education to offer digital learning solutions in India. Under the partnership, customers using the operator’s telecom and internet services will be able to […]
IR has decided to tap into DoT’s Universal Service Obligation [USO] Fund to bankroll Wi-Fi connectivity in 200 small railway stations in India. Further, IR is in talks with DoT to fund Wi-Fi connectivity projects […]
Reliance Communications has decided to shut down its 2G operations by November 30, 2017. However, the company will continue to operate international long-distance voice, national voice, 4G dongle post-paid services and 3G/4G services till the […]
Idea Cellular has awarded a 100G WDM Backbone Network Project and metro area network construction contract to telecom gear maker ZTE. The partnership will enable Idea to upgrade its existing network from a 10G system […]
The Airtel Payments Bank has started a digital payment facility at 1,500 HPCL fuel stations across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Under the partnership, customers will be able to make cashless payments at […]
Bharti Airtel has partnered with equipment vendor Ericsson to develop a strategic 5G roadmap. As per the agreement, Ericsson will help Airtel transform its network to the 5G technology standard.
Bharti Airtel has launched voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) services in the Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh circles. Earlier, the operator had launched VoLTE services in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Airtel is planning to gradually phase […]
TRAI has suggested a framework for application-based calling on operators’ networks such as for making calls using Wi-Fi. TRAI has recommended that such internet telephony apps will have to be linked with mobile number series. […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued recommendations on the approach to be taken towards sustainable telecommunications. The regulator has recommended setting the target for reduction in carbon emissions at 30 per cent […]
DoT has stated that the government is working on telecom projects worth Rs 1.3 trillion, which will result in the growth of telecom infrastructure in the country in two to three years. Further, the government […]
DoT is likely to float a tender for rolling out Wi-Fi services in all the village panchayats by 2019, at an outlay of around Rs 37 billion. Under the project, the government plans to start […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought the industry’s views on overhauling the licensing structure, which could turn out to be a radical reform under the new telecom policy. DoT is likely to engage with […]
The MoRTH has issued a notification mandating four-wheel motor vehicles sold on or after December 1, 2017 to have FASTags fitted on them by the manufacturer or their authorised dealers. In the case of vehicles […]
The MoRTH plans to digitise the land acquisition process by end-November 2017, in order to reduce the time taken for it by three-four months. The website designed by the National Informatics Centre for this purpose will be […]
NHAI plans to award highway projects spanning 10,000 km in 2017-18. Earlier, the target was to award projects spanning 6,500 km. Currently, tenders have been issued for a total length of 4,500 km and NHAI […]
NHAI plans to issue bonds for financing highway projects in the country. It expects foreign and domestic players to invest in the construction of road and highway infrastructure, and raise funds worth Rs 4 trillion-Rs […]
In order to upgrade road infrastructure in the Northeast, the central government is planning to undertake highway projects worth Rs 1.45 trillion in the region within the next two to three years. Of the proposed […]
An intelligent transportation system (ITS) is an integration of communication systems and information technologies designed primarily for improving safety, security and efficiency of urban transit systems such as metro and bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. […]
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