Covers the key trends and developments in the telecom sector; recent policy and regulatory developments; key issues and challenges; update on spectrum auctions; performance of telecom operators
Department of Telecommunications, TRAI, mobile, telecom operators, 3G, 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi, regulation, policy, spectrum auction, bandwidth, Bharti Airtel, RCOM, mobile wallets, IoT, cloud, big data
A year ago, in September 2016, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited entered the Indian telecom industry with an aggressive pricing strategy. It started with an offer of free data services for a period of three months […]
The past year was marked by interesting twists and turns in the telecom sector, bringing both hope and challenges for stakeholders. On the positive side, there was steady progress on 4G roll-outs, regulatory interventions on […]
The past year was an eventful one for the Indian telecom sector on a number of fronts. The industry witnessed several key policy moves including the issuance of right-of- way (RoW) rules, the introduction of […]
The Indian telecom sector is undergoing a paradigm shift due to the emergence of new growth drivers, an evolving competitive landscape and changing business dynamics. Data has emerged as the new focal point for operators […]
The Indian telecom industry witnessed many ups and downs during the past year. On the one hand, the government took concrete steps to address some long-pending issues such as right of way (RoW), spectrum harmonisation […]
Once seen as the poster boy of the country’s growth, the Indian telecom sector is today on the brink of a severe financial crisis. The industry’s debt has reached a staggering Rs 4.6 trillion, revenues […]
The past one year has been a challenging one for the incumbents in the Indian telecom sector as profitability took a serious hit following the entry of a new player and its offer of free […]
The goods and services tax (GST), which will subsume all indirect taxes and integrate the country into a single market, is arguably the biggest tax reform to be undertaken since Independence. Under GST, the credit […]
Under the BharatNet project, the government envisages providing high speed broadband connectivity (about 100 Mbps bandwidth) to 250,000 gram panchayats. The scope of the project involves laying of incremental fibre from the fibre point of […]
Infrastructure providers including tower companies have played a key role in establishing a robust telecom network in the country, making concerted efforts to enable seamless and ubiquitous connectivity. However, there are various challenges that plague […]
Telecom operators’ migration to data networks is creating opportunities for infrastructure providers. Besides providing plain tower services, these companies are now exploring opportunities in the areas of in-building solutions (IBS), fiberisation of sites, microcells and […]
The past year was an eventful one for the telecom infrastructure industry, with several positives on the policy front, and an exponential increase in data demand that led to an accelerated roll-out of towers and […]
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited’s (RJIL) “freebie” effect was quite marked in the quarter ended December 2016 while demonetisation too had some negative impact. Even as RJIL offered free voice calls and data services and garnered […]
In one of the key moves of this year in the telecom infrastructure sector, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued right-of-way (RoW) rules for the roll-out of communication networks to facilitate the installation of […]
Idea Cellular’s journey to become the country’s third largest telecom operator in terms of subscriber market share has not been without challenges. The company has had to navigate through stiff competition to get ahead of […]
While most observers were disappointed with the outcome of the 2016 spectrum auction, telecom minister Manoj Sinha said, “I think it was a successful auction and a big achievement. For some spectrum bands, telcos did […]
The Indian telecom industry has plunged into a price war, which means lower margins and a fresh round of investments. This will stress telecom operators who are already struggling to cope with their massive debt […]
The Indian government is making commendable efforts to transform India into a knowledge economy by digitally bridging the urban-rural divide. In this context, the Digital India project aims to connect all gram panchayats through broadband […]
