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Bharti Airtel’s revenues up 22% YoY, net profit 165% in Q4FY22
New Delhi: Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel posted quarterly revenues of Rs 31,500 crore in Q4FY22, up 22.3 percent year on year. The sharp rise in revenues was backed by strong and…
- Business
UAE telecom operator Etisalat acquires 9.8% stake in Vodafone for $4.4bn
Dubai: Etisalat, the UAE’s biggest telecom operator, has acquired a 9.8 per cent stake in British mobile carrier Vodafone Group for $4.4 billion as it seeks to diversify operations globally. Emirates Telecommunication…
- India
BSNL to install 1.12 lakh towers for rolling out 4G across India
New Delhi: The indigenous 4G telecom network will soon be rolled out across India with the BSNL planning to install about 1.12 lakh towers throughout the country, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said…
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Bharti Airtel prepays ‘entire deferred liabilities’ of Rs 15,519 cr to DoT
New Delhi: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Friday said that it has paid Rs 15,519 crore to the Department of Telecom as “prepayment” of the “entire deferred liabilities” pertaining to the spectrum…
- India
Airtel’s prepaid tariff hike was much-needed for telecom sector: CRISIL
New Delhi: The hike in prepaid tariff by telecom operator Bharti Airtel was a “much-needed step towards healing the profitability and the returns profile” of the telecom sector, CRISIL Ratings said on…
- Technology
Vi claims to record top 5G speed of 3.7 gbps in its ongoing trials
Mumbai: Telecom operator, Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) on Sunday claimed that it has achieved peak speed in excess of 3.7 Gbps with very low latency on the mmWave spectrum band in its…
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Radio Museum: Telecom engineer creates repository of vintage technology in Bengaluru
Remember the days when a radio set used to be the prized possession of an average middle-class family. The advent of the 1980s heralded the arrival of idiot boxes. Stereo sets invaded…
- Business
Samsung, Ericsson end legal battle over patents
New Delhi: Swedish telecom company Ericsson and South Korean giant Samsung have ended their legal disputes over patents, signing an agreement to cover all cellular technologies. The agreement covers network infrastructure and handset…
- India
Telecom Service Providers to start 5G trials across India
New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Tuesday permitted Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for conducting trials for use and applications of 5G technology. The permission letters specify that each TSP will…
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Tariff hikes push telecom revenue higher: Ind-Ra
New Delhi: Telecom industry’s revenues continued to grow for the fifth quarter in a row during Q3FY21 to Rs 443 billion, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in a report. Accordingly, this…
- Technology
India approves game-changing framework against cyber threats
New Delhi: In a significant decision, India on Wednesday introduced its first and biggest framework to protect itself from cyber attacks, data theft and other virtual vulnerabilities threatening its national security. The Union…
- Business
Asia Pacific telecoms on course for muted growth, 5G delays: Fitch
Singapore: The average revenue growth for Asia Pacific telecom sector will be flat to low-single-digit this year (2019: 4 per cent) before recovering to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, according to Fitch Ratings.…
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Telecom firms launch special plans to support work from home
NEW DELHI: Amid coronavirus outbreak, telecom firms like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea have launched special plans to encourage people to work from home. Reliance Jio on Monday said it will…
- Business
Telecom shares crack; Vodafone Idea plunges 40 pc
New Delhi: Telecom shares came crashing on Wednesday, led by Vodafone Idea which plunged 40 percent after the Supreme Court pulled up the Centre and telcos for doing self-assessment or reassessment of…
- Business
Telecom vendors ask Prasad to make BSNL pay Rs 3,000 cr dues
New Delhi: Telecom vendors’ association TEMA has sought Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s intervention in getting Rs 3,000 crore dues from BSNL, even despite the state-run firm has been reminded by suppliers…
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