Telecom

NTPC Limited’s subsidiary NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) has signed an initial pact with Indus Towers Limited to address the need for pacing green energy objectives and the government’s efforts towards carbon neutral economy. The […]

DoT has released guidelines for spectrum regulatory sandbox to give easy permission for spectrum needed in any kind of trials of equipment and R&D, and also introduced wireless test (WiTe) zones. WiTe zones have been […]

The union cabinet has approved the amendment in the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the space sector. As per the amendment, the satellite sub sector has been divided into three different activities with defined […]

Bharti Airtel has expanded its network by deploying additional sites across the country. It has deployed sites in the Wayanad, Alappuzha and Kozhikode districts of Kerala, Nashik district of Maharashtra and Bharuch district of Gujarat. […]

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has initiated the “BSNL Mission Mode Fiberisation” project in Tamil Nadu to convert all current copper-based landline and broadband connections to high speed fibre connections within a span of six […]

Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) has upgraded its 4G network across four circles, including Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka and Haryana by refarming and upgrading its existing spectrum portfolio to offer an improved network experience and faster speeds […]

Vi has completed its network deployment across the entire underground east-west metro corridor route of Kolkata’s underwater metro rail service. Vi has installed advanced network infrastructure across all 17 stations on the green line route.

BSNL has floated a tender worth Rs 650 billion for the implementation of the third phase of the BharatNet project. The tender is part of the Rs 1.4 trillion revamped BharatNet project for the design, […]

Airtel has collaborated with IDEMIA Secure Transactions to shift from virgin plastic to recycled polyvinyl chloride (PVC) SIM cards. This migration is in line with Airtel’s continued commitment to reducing greenhouse gases and promoting circularity […]

BSNL has installed 3,500 4G base transceiver stations (BTSs) in five telecom circles. These include Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh West. The state-run telco will soon begin deploying 4G towers in Madhya […]

Airtel has announced its plan to deliver uninterrupted connectivity to metro commuters by deploying high capacity nodes 35 metres below the river Hooghly. High capacity nodes at each of these stations have been deployed for […]

CtrlS Datacenters Limited has set up its upcoming fifth hyperscale data centre campus in Chennai. The campus is located in the Ambattur industrial area and includes two data centre buildings, with a combined built-up area […]

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has initiated the spectrum auction to augment the existing telecom services and maintain continuity of services. DoT has issued a notice inviting applications to this effect. All available spectrum in […]

Digital Connexion, a three-way JV among Brookfield Asset Management, Reliance Industries Limited and Digital Realty, has announced the launch of its first data centre campus, providing up to 100 MW of critical IT load capacity. […]

HFCL Limited has secured a purchase order worth Rs 1.41 billion from BSNL out of an advance purchase order worth Rs 1.79 billion issued to the company. The purchase order includes capex of Rs 1.19 […]

Tejas Networks has received Rs 277.8 million as incentives for fiscal year 2023-24 under the PLI scheme for telecom and networking products. This amount accounts for 85 per cent of the total claim for fiscal […]

Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) has signed an exclusive agreement with the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to set up emergency calling booths across the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. As part of the agreement, Vi will be […]

Bharti Airtel has expanded its retail footprint across India. It has launched four next-generation stores in Nagpur, 34 in Kolkata, 10 in Vadodara, 4 in Calicut, 10 in Surat, 5 in Bhopal and 4 in […]

The appointments committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of Anil Kumar Lahoti, Indian Railway Service of Engineers (1984) (retired) as the new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The appointment is […]

DoT has launched the Bharat 5G Portal. The portal acts as a one-stop solution for all quantum-, IPR-, proof of concept/pilot-, 5G- and 6G-related works.