The central government has announced plans to construct India’s longest bridge across the Brahmaputra river. The four-lane, 19.3 km bridge will connect Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya, near the Bangladesh border. It is […]
The central government has approved the construction of the 65 km Patna ring road in Bihar. The four/six-lane ring road will pass through Bihta, Naubatpur, Dumri, Daniyawan, Kachchi Dargah, Bidupur, Hajipur, Sonepur and Digha. The […]
The Kerala government has approved a new policy for the public works department (PWD), 13 years after its first policy was introduced. As per the policy, the use of environment-friendly, modern technologies for road construction […]
The government has notified the new telecom policy and has decided to rename the Telecom Commission as the Digital Communications Commission. The renaming of the Telecom Commission will be done via an amendment in the […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has released the National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP), 2018. Through the NFAP, the government released a quantum of 605 MHz licence-exempt spectrum in the 5 GHz band for wireless access […]
As per an official notification, the government has removed the licensing of spectrum in the 5150-5250 MHz, 5250-5350 MHz and 5725-5875 MHz ranges to enable operators to provide Wi-Fi and 5G services. Further, no licence […]
DoT and the Unique Identification Authority of India have issued a statement stating that mobile numbers issued using Aadhaar will not be discontinued. The statement has come in response to recent reports according to which […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on the estimation of access facilitation charges (AFC) and co-location charges at cable landing stations. According to TRAI, the consultation paper has been […]
The Telecom Commission has mandated that telecom service providers have to give at least 30 days notice to subscribers before shutting down their services. The new rule is part of TRAI’s recommendations on “Closure of […]
As per the government, Bharat Wi-Fi, a countrywide common interoperable platform of 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots, owned and operated by telecom service providers, internet service providers and virtual network operators, will be rolled out across […]
Vodafone Idea Limited, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Bharti Airtel have started rolling out the new electronic know your customer process. The new process is paperless and consists of a customer acquisition form embedded with […]
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has selected Nokia to supply, install, commission and maintain smart telecom poles in all of BSNL’s telecom circles across India. Under the contract, Nokia will also integrate the poles with […]
BSNL and Nokia have signed an MoU to jointly explore opportunities in the public safety arena. Under the agreement, Nokia will become BSNL’s original equipment manufacturer technology partner for public safety projects. The collaboration will […]
BSNL has signed an MoU with Ericsson to work together on developing new 5G use cases, knowledge sharing on 5G technology concepts, industry and innovation trends including 3GPP standardisation progress. The partnership will leverage Ericsson’s […]
BSNL has partnered with Veecon-Rok Corporation to offer Wi-Fi services in 25 Indian cities from 2019. In this regard, Veecon-Rok, a JV between Veecon India and US-based Rok Corporation, is planning to invest Rs 365 […]
The Indian Navy has awarded a deal worth Rs 35 billion to Sterlite Tech to design, build, operate and maintain the former’s digital network. This is a multi-year contract as part of which Sterlite Tech […]
Hughes Communications India Limited’s (HCIL) satellite broadband system, JUPITER, has been selected by three state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs), namely, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), BPCL and HPCL, to automate their retail network under separate […]
The executive committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved several sewage projects in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal under the Namami Gange programme. These include two sewage treatment plant (STP) projects […]
The Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) has commenced a three-month long electric bus trial on Route 522. The bus has been manufactured by India-based PMI Electro Mobility Solutions in collaboration with China-based Foton. The […]
Passenger services have commenced on the 17.8 km section of the Pink Line of Delhi metro, Phase III, from Shiv Vihar to Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake. The section has 15 elevated stations and interchange facilities at […]
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