Telecom Sector News

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited: Combative strategy to take on incumbents

September 2016

The launch of full-scale commercial services by Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has been a long time coming. […]

High Hopes: Sector growth to be driven by data uptake and 4G network roll-outs

August 2016

The Indian telecom sector continued on a growth trajectory during the past year on the back of growth in the 3G and 4G markets and an improved policy and regulatory environment. However, some issues still […]

Ram Sewak Sharma: “A countrywide public Wi-Fi grid can be transformational”

August 2016

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been instrumental in aligning the interests of the industry with those of the government. It has actively engaged all the stakeholders through consultation processes on various issues […]

Trends and Outlook: Data to drive new growth in the sector

August 2016

The Indian telecom industry continued on its growth path through the past year, adding about 58.03 million subscribers between May 2015 and May 2016. […]

Recent Developments: Industry witnesses key policy moves

August 2016

The past year was a significant one for the Indian telecom industry. […]

Electricity generation has been consistently higher in 2016 versus the corresponding period of 2015. In April 2016, generation was about 14.73 per cent higher than in the corresponding month in 2015. Airtel continues to dominate […]

Tomorrow’s Internet: IoT to be the next big thing

July 2016

Approximately 3 billion human beings are connected, in one way or another, to the internet, with more than twice that many devices involved. […]

FDI Flows Fall: Foreign players wary of investing in the Indian telecom sector

July 2016

According to the latest data from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India rose by around 39 per cent, from Rs 1,891.07 billion during 2014-15 to Rs 2,623.22 billion during 2015-16. […]

No Penalty: Supreme Court breather for operators against TRAI’s order on call drops

May 2016

In a dramatic turn of events, the Supreme Court recently struck down the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) regulation that mandates operators to compensate subscribers for dropped calls. The apex court has overturned a […]

RoW Relief: DoT draft policy aims to streamline processes

April 2016

For the past several years, right of way (RoW) has been the biggest hurdle in the expansion of telecom infrastructure in the country. […]

Spectrum Gains: Bharti Airtel acquires 4G airwaves from Videocon and Aircel

April 2016

In early March 2016, Bharti Airtel signed a definitive agreement with Videocon Telecommunications Limited (VTL) to acquire the right to use the latter’s 2×5 MHz block of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in six circles – Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar Pradesh (West) and Gujarat. […]