News Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have told the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) that so-called over-the-top (OTT) companies like Netflix should be forced to subsidise the telco networks they so rely on Telecom operators in India...
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Jio targets customers languishing on 2G with launch of budget 4G phone
News The company will target the roughly 20% of Indian mobile subscribers still using 2G feature phones This week, Reliance Industries, parent company of Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio, has announced the launch of a 4G-enabled phone costing just Rs 999 ($12). The...
India’s 5G race: Bharti Airtel reaches 500 cities ahead of rival Reliance Jio
News Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio continue to exchange the 5G rollout lead, leaving Vodafone Idea (Vi) and state-run BSNL trailing far behind This week, Indian mobile network operator Bharti Airtel has announced that its 5G network has reached its next milestone,...
Vi’s $2bn debt conversion throws the operator a lifeline
News The telco has converted around $2 billion in interest into new shares owned by the Indian government This week, the Indian government has agree to convert the interest owed to it by Vi into equity, offering the struggling telco some momentary relief as it...
Jio and Airtel target 5G launch this month but Vi stays silent
Despite winning airwaves at this month’s spectrum auction, Vi’s ability to compete in the realm of 5G remains uncertain
Reliance Jio the big winner in India’s $19bn 5G auction
The country’s three mobile network operators (MNOs) were joined by Adani Group, which aims to use its 5G spectrum to provide private networks for enterprise partners
Indian 5G spectrum auction approved, will allow private network bidders
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will officially begin the auction process on July 26 and will allow enterprises to bid for spectrum, much to the operators’ chagrin
Reliance Jio overtakes BSNL to become Indian fixed broadband leader
The latest figures show that Reliance now not only leads India’s mobile market in terms of subscribers, but also has the country’s largest fixed broadband user base
Subsea sabotage? World’s most northern cable knocked offline by unknown event
The disruption to the Svalbard Undersea Cable System (SUCS) took place between 130km and 230km from its landing station on Svalbard, with media quick to speculate about potential foul play
Ericsson partners Malaysia’s upcoming national network to help educate students on 5G
Ericsson, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) recently announced their collaboration for an education initiative on 5G in Malaysia that will help educate Malaysian students on 5G and emerging technologies
Eir selects Diageo boss as new CEO
Diageo Ireland boss Oliver Loomes will be stepping into the CEO roll following the departure of existing head of Eir Carolan Lennon
TIM mulls new CEO as KKR invites Saudi wealth fund to join takeover bid
Sources suggest that US-based private equity firm KKR is trying to engage Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to help finance their takeover bid for Italian incumbent operator TIM
Bharti Airtel and Vi hike mobile prices by up to 25%
The operators claim the increase is necessary to support their network rollouts, as well as to encourage the Indian populace to transition to 4G
Bharti Airtel schedules $2.8 billion share sale
The operator will use the funds to reduce its debt and prepare for the widepsread rollout of 5G technology
India provides relief for telecom sector; approves 4-year moratorium on AGR dues
News The Union Cabinet of India has approved a four-year moratorium on dues for the telecom sector, as well as rationalised the controversial definition of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR). This much-anticipated and awaited move comes as a massive relief to Communications...
Vi struggling to stay afloat as parent companies refuse reinvestment
Shares in the Indian telco have plummeted as the operator scrambles to raise the funds it needs to pay the government
Pay in full: Indian Supreme Court gives operators no relief on AGR dues
The pleas of the Indian operators have once again fallen on deaf ears, with the Court refusing to recalculate the enormous fees owed as a result of adjusted gross revenue (AGR)
Ethio Telecom blooming ahead of minority stake sale
The operator reported an 18.4% rise in full year revenue, in spite of internet shut downs related to civil unrest in the Tigray region
4iG continues M&A splurge with Telenor Montenegro
The Hungarian ICT company will purchase the operator for an undisclosed sum from Czech investment group PPF, with the latter looking to monetise a number of its assets in recent months
Masmovil moves one step closer to €2bn takeover of Euskaltel
Euskaltel’s board has recommended to shareholders that they accept the €1.99 billion takeover bid from Spain’s fourth-largest operator
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