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Airtel backs new SEA-ME-WE 6, Maldives gov’t backs Jio’s IAX
Airtel and Reliance Jio reveal separate deals involving two subsea cable projects – the new SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium and Jio’s IAX project. Read more…
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Reforms 2.0: India mulls out-of-court settlement to resolve telecom cases
India is mulling an out-of-court settlement process to resolve ongoing legal cases with private telcos in the next phase of telecom reforms Read more…
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Jio, Airtel bet on 5G trials to test indigenous network technology
India’s top two telecom operators, Jio and Airtel, aim to test indigenously developed telecom equipment for their ongoing 5G trials. Read more…
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India’s equity against telecom dues could make it big shareholder of VIL
India has devised a mechanism for private telecom operators to convert accrued interest dues into equity owned by the Indian government. Read more…
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India aims to attract new players to telecom sector via “structural” reforms
India said that it is aiming to attract newer players to its telecom sector with the help of a structural reform package announced. Read more…
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India officially launches ‘trusted telecom’ portal to bar untrusted companies
India has launched the ‘trusted telecom’ portal, which makes it mandatory for telecom operators to use equipment from ‘trusted sources.’ Read more…
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OneWeb, Viasat apply for licence to offer satellite broadband in India
OneWeb and US-based Viasat Inc have reportedly sought approvals to provide high-speed satellite broadband services in India. Read more…
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India’s Micromax eyes smartphone comeback amid anti-China wave
Home-bred handset brand Micromax is looking for a comeback in India’s growing smartphone market with the launch of its “IN” brand. Read more…
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2G still relevant: India’s regulator backs Airtel and Vodafone Idea
India’s telecom regulator has backed the country’s older service providers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea saying that legacy 2G technology. Read more…
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India’s top court gives telcos ten years to pay back AGR dues
India’s top court has given telecom firms 10 years to pay back dues owed to the federal government after they failed to make January payments. Read more…
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India: spectrum is national property, cannot be sold by bankrupt telcos
The Indian government has told the country’s top court that bankrupt telcos cannot sell spectrum as part of insolvency proceedings. Read more…
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Aircel files for bankruptcy, victim of the Indian price war
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian mobile carrier Aircel Ltd filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, pressured by a high debt pile and mounting losses following a price war triggered by a telecom upstart. Talks between Aircel, 74 Read more…