Topics: Telecom

Undersea telecom cables can monitor earthquakes: Researchers

Fibre-optic cables that make up the global undersea telecommunications network may help researchers assess offshore earthquakes, and hidden geologic structures in the depths of...

China’s state telecoms announce the launch of 5G service

China's three state telecoms on Thursday announced the roll-out 5G mobile phone services, marking a key step in Beijing's ambitions to become a technology...

COAI: No major gain for telecom industry from corporate tax rate cut

NEW DELHI: The government's move to lower corporate tax to 22 per cent is positive for the economy but there is no major benefit...

DCC approves Rs 8,588 cr telecom infra projects

The Digital Communication Commission on Thursday approved various telecom infrastructure projects, including roll out of more than 3,500 mobile towers for 4G services in...

BIF: 5G spectrum auction quantum is inadequate and costly

NEW DELHI: The quantum of 5G spectrum on auction in the country is inadequate and pegged at a very high reserve price which is...

Ravi Shankar Prasad asks CEO’s of electronics, Mobile corps to step up investment and manufacturing in India

The Government on Monday exhorted captains of electronics and the mobile industry to step up investments as well as manufacturing in India and asserted...

Huawei reportedly files to trademark its new ‘Harmony’ OS

Chinese tech giant Huawei has reportedly filed a trademark application with the EU Intellectual Property Office for a new operating system (OS) called Harmony,...

UP Government starts online clearance window to roll-out telecom infrastructure in the State

The Government of Uttar Pradesh on 14th June announced that “the government has started a single window clearance for rolling out telecom infrastructure in...

Nokia CEO admits delays in getting 5G technology up and running

Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri said on Tuesday that the company had been a little slow in getting 5G technology up and running, citing...

Reports: Vodafone Idea, Airtel lose 30 million subscribers

Mobile subscriber base of Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel shrunk by nearly 14.5 million and 15.1 million, respectively, as of March over the previous...

NTT Docomo, KKDI, SoftBank and Rakuten receives 5G Spectrum of 1.7 trillion Yen from telecom ministry

Japan's telcos were formally allocated 5G spectrum by regulators on Wednesday, a major milestone ahead of the launch of high-speed wireless services next spring. The...

Google to sign MoU with Cuba for connectivity improvement

Alphabet Inc's Google plans to announce a memorandum of understanding with Cuban telecoms monopoly ETECSA on Thursday to explore ways of improving connectivity on...

Telecom Secretary: AI and automation displacing jobs are the real-time threat

While digitisation has delivered great benefits to the country, the threat of automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) displacing jobs is real, Telecom secretary Aruna...

Enforcement Directorate to investigate if Amazon, Flipkart violated foreign exchange law

Investigation has been initiated against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart for alleged violation of foreign exchange law, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday informed the...

Tech Mahindra to acquire 100 percent shares in K-Vision Co

One of India, largest technology major Tech Mahindra has announced that "The company has agreed to acquire 100 percent stake of K-Vision a Japan-based...

The US and its allies will not use Huawei equipment for a national security-related telecom system

The US and its allies have decided not to procure Huawei equipment for national security-related telecommunication system, National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday...

Wang Yi: Beijing will always defend the legitimate rights of Huawei and others

China's foreign minister slammed US accusations against telecom giant Huawei and said Beijing will take "all necessary measures" to defend the "legitimate rights" of...

Huawei wants Japanese manufacturers to supply more smartphone components

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has asked Japanese firms including Murata Manufacturing and Toshiba Memory to increase supplies of smartphone components, the Nikkei...

Huawei urges governments and telecom industries to work together to create common sets for cybersecurity standards

Huawei, in the spotlight over the security risks of its telecom equipment gear, urged governments, the telecoms industry, and regulators on Tuesday to work...

Spectrum allocation for 5G trial in India is likely to take place in June

In a pre-service rollout exercise for telcos, spectrum allocation for 5G trial and subsequent field experiments can take place June onwards, official sources said...

TCIL plans to raise Rs 1,500 crore through IPO

State-owned Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) expects to raise roughly Rs 1,500 crore from its planned IPO and wants to retain part of the...

Department of Telecom to study the concerns raised by the other countries on Chinese telecom gear makers

As Chinese telecom gear makers face heat globally over alleged security risks, Department of Telecom (DoT) on February 27 said it will "carefully" study...

Bharti Airtel chairman: Govt must ensure the early rollout of 5G technology in the country

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal Tuesday said the government must encourage 5G rollout in the country at the earliest by supporting the telecom sector...

Vodafone CEO: Regulation in last two years was against every telecom operators expect Reliance Jio.

British telecom major Vodafone Monday alleged that regulatory outcomes in India over the past two years have been against every telecom operator except Reliance...

Vodafone CEO: the US should share evidence against Huawei with European authorities

The United States needs to share any evidence it has about Huawei with European authorities so they can take a common view about whether...

Bharti Airtel partners with Nokia to conduct 5G trials in India

India's largest telecom company Bharti Airtel on Saturday announced the partnership Finnish technology giant Nokia Corp to conduct the trial of its homogeneous fronthaul...

Sources: British security officials do not support complete Huawei network ban

British security officials do not support a full ban of Huawei from national telecoms networks despite US allegations the Chinese firm and its products...

Huawei Gets Major Setback From European Telecoms On Security Concerns continues

The US dispute with China over a ban on tech giant Huawei is spilling over to Europe, the company's biggest foreign market, where some...

TRAI fines Rs 57 lakh on telecom companies for call drop

Telecom regulator Trai has imposed penalty of Rs 56 lakh on telecom operators in the first half of this year for failing to meet...

BT group to remove Huawei Equipment form its core 4G networks

Britain's BT Group Plc will remove Huawei Technologies Co's equipment from its core 4G network within two years, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The...

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