Vodafone Idea announced earlier last week special COVID-19 relief offers for its 60 million low-income customers to help them stay connected at all times during the country’s brutal second wave of the pandemic. As a special relief offer, Vi is giving $0.67 prepaid plan free to over 60 million low income customers due to the […]
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India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) approved Tuesday the applications of domestic mobile operators to roll out 5G trials as telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and MTNL can now kickstart their 5G trials on the local market. The DOT aims to allow telco applications that seek to partner with non-Chinese equipment vendors […]
Luxembourg-based telco Millicom International Cellular announced on Monday that it has signed agreements for the sale of its operations in Tanzania and for its stake in the AirtelTigo joint venture in Ghana. Once closed, the transactions will complete Millicom’s multi-year plan to divest its African operations and focus on its Latin America markets, the company […]
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) ordered local telcos on Thursday to use “trusted products” and telecom kits for their networks as of June 15, 2021, subtly hinting at dropping Huawei gear. The DoT told operators in a communication that it has amended the Unified Access Services License Agreement by adding a layer of security telcos […]
Indian telcos across the board ended the two-day spectrum auction on Wednesday by committing a combined $10.6 billion to bolster their 4G spectrum across the country. The government-led auction saw operators purchase spectrum in several bands, the 700MHz spectrum, however, which can run 5G speeds, was left untouched due to its high reserve price. According […]
Beeline Telecom has become Zambia’s fourth provider earlier this week after receiving its license to commence mobile phone operations from the country’s ICT regulator ZICTA. Beeline, a Zambian wholly owned company, has been granted a period of 6 months to kick start its operations, unless determined by the authority, or the license will be revoked. […]
Although all efforts were focused on deploying fifth generation technology in India by mid-2021 and preparing for it following several trials, the parliamentary panel on information technology considers that the country is not well prepared for 5G rollout. The parliamentary report blames the government for the weakness on that front mainly due to “sufficient preparatory […]
India’s cash strapped telecoms sector will continue to suffer, as operators scramble to acquire already expensive spectrum bands which will heavily impact the country’s 5G rollout, a report by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) warned. The telecoms industry’s struggle is mainly due to a tariff war that has been taking place since 2016, as […]
India needs to hasten its implementation of forward-thinking telecom policies that were approved by the country’s Cabinet back in 2018, to take advantage of the benefits hailing from emerging technologies, Department of Telecom member Bharat Kumar Jog told reporters on Wednesday. “National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) 2018 seeks to unlock transformative power of digital communications […]
Indian telco Reliance Jio will initiate their 5G services rollout plans by June of 2021, according to the provider’s Chairman Mukesh Ambani that announced the news at the fourth edition of the India Mobile Congress. Ambani highlighted that the rollout of the fifth generation of mobile networks will be marked as a key development in […]