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India’s DoT wants private sector to manage its R&D wing
India’s DoT is currently exploring a proposal to rope in private companies to manage its telecom R&D wing, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT). Read more…
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India raises its minimum broadband definition to 2 Mbps
India raises its “minimum broadband” definition from 512 kbps to 2 Mbps, which is expected to improve overall quality of service for broadband consumers. Read more…
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Vodafone Idea falls behind on its licence and SUC payments
Vodafone Idea has only payed around 10% of its licence fee and spectrum usage charges (SUC) for the October-December quarter. The DoT will send a note. Read more…
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India’s DCC to be scrapped in the name of efficiency
India plans to dismantle the DoT’s decision-making body, the Digital Communications Commission (DCC), to increase efficiency and speed up decision-making. Read more…
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DoT scraps NOCC charges for satellite service providers
India’s DoT scraps so-called NOCC charges from its unified license conditions to help make satellite-based broadband services more affordable. Read more…
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DoT touts indigenous 4G as more economical and secure for BSNL
India’s DoT says the indigenous 4G stack from C-DoT and TCS will help address security-related concerns such as backdoors in telecoms gear. Read more…
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DoT warns Indian customers to quit pre-ordering Starlink services
DoT advises citizens not to preorder Starlink’s satellite-based service, and warns the company it must get a license before selling anything. Read more…
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India examining the legality of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is examining if Starlink has flouted existing laws by offering beta service in the country. Read more…
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India sets ambitious target to deploy 1.5 million new public Wi-Fi hotspots
India’s DoT is targeting a four-fold increase in public Wi-Fi access points to 2 million by the end of 2021 up from current 500,000 hotspots. Read more…
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5G trials: Telcos want India to remove vendor-related restrictions
Indian telcos want India’s DoT to remove equipment and vendor-based application restrictions to conduct 5G trials in the country. Read more…
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India forms working groups to drive local 5G use cases, includes Huawei
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has set up eight different groups to come up with localised 5G use cases in areas for India. Read more…
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Telecom equipment makers oppose India’s DoT mandatory local testing
Telecom equipment makers oppose an order by India’s DoT to implement mandatory testing and certification of imported telecoms equipment. Read more…
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India Supreme Court asks DoT to withdraw AGR demand of $52bn
India’s Supreme Court has asked the DoT to consider withdrawing its demand for $52.63 bn in adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-based dues. Read more…
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Task force says suggested 5G spectrum price in India too high for telcos
Finance ministry task force suggests that the proposed 5G spectrum price set by the Department of Telecoms (DoT) is too high for Indian telcos Read more…
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India’s DoT preparing for potential collapse of any major telco
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is preparing a crisis plan if any of the country’s major telecoms providers collapses. Read more…