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PM Narendra Modi to launch 5G services tomorrow
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PM Narendra Modi to launch 5G services tomorrow

Ushering in a new technological era, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 5G services at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday.

5G Rollout in India: Which Indian cities will get 5G services in the first phase
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5G Rollout in India: Which Indian cities will get 5G services in the first phase

5G services will be rolled out in India from the end of this month, in a phased manner. In the first phase, only certain areas in 13 cities will be getting 5G services from Jio & Airtel.

Ease of doing business at work, says Sunil Mittal as Airtel gets spectrum allocation letter
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Ease of doing business at work, says Sunil Mittal as Airtel gets spectrum allocation letter

Airtel paid Rs 8,312.4 crore towards spectrum dues and was provided the allocation letter for the designated frequency bands within hours. Department of Telecom has for the first time distributed letter of spectrum allocation on the day of upfront payment

Reliance Jio & Bharti Airtel could launch their 5G services by end of August
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Reliance Jio & Bharti Airtel could launch their 5G services by end of August

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are planning to launch their 5G services in India by the end of August. Speculations suggest that Jio will be launching its services on August 15, whereas Airtel will launch its services towards the end of the month.

5G Auction in India: From Reliance Jio to Bharti Airtel, who bought what and for how much
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5G Auction in India: From Reliance Jio to Bharti Airtel, who bought what and for how much

Reliance Jio emerged as the top bidder in the recently concluded 5G spectrum auction. The service provider bought frequency bands worth Rs 88,078 crore. All in all, about 51.236GHz worth of frequency bands were auctioned for Rs 1.5 lakh crore.

5G spectrum auction: Reliance Jio top bidder with Rs 88,078 crore bid
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5G spectrum auction: Reliance Jio top bidder with Rs 88,078 crore bid

In all, bids worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore were received, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. He added that 5G services could be launched by October

5G spectrum auction: Bidding for 1800 Mhz frequencies enters Day 7, cumulative spectrum sale crosses Rs 1.50 lakh crore
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5G spectrum auction: Bidding for 1800 Mhz frequencies enters Day 7, cumulative spectrum sale crosses Rs 1.50 lakh crore

In the six days of auction of the 5G spectrum capable of offering ultra-high-speed internet, bids worth Rs 1,50,130 crore have been received. Seven new rounds of bidding held on Sunday 'dialled in' an incremental Rs 163 crore

Adani Data Networks, Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea to take part in upcoming 5G auction
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Adani Data Networks, Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea to take part in upcoming 5G auction

A total of 72,097.85 MHz of spectrum worth at least Rs 4.3 lakh crore will be put on the block during the auction, set to commence on 26 July, 2022

Reliance Jio prepaid plans to be hiked by up to 20% from 1 Dec, check details here
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Reliance Jio prepaid plans to be hiked by up to 20% from 1 Dec, check details here

These plans will provide the best value in the industry. Upholding the Jio promise of providing the best-quality service at the lowest price globally, Jio customers will continue to be the biggest beneficiaries, Jio said

Bharti Airtel collects over Rs 5,200 crore from first tranche of payment in rights issue
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Bharti Airtel collects over Rs 5,200 crore from first tranche of payment in rights issue

Bharti Airtel's about Rs 21,000 crore rights issue had opened on 5 October and closed on 21 October and was oversubscribed

Starlink could soon provide satellite internet connectivity to 10 rural Lok Sabha constituencies
India

Starlink could soon provide satellite internet connectivity to 10 rural Lok Sabha constituencies

Starlink's services will compete with that of Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea in broadband and it will be a direct competitor to Bharti Group-backed OneWeb.

Jio, Airtel add mobile subscribers in July, VIL loses 14.3 lakh users: Trai data
India

Jio, Airtel add mobile subscribers in July, VIL loses 14.3 lakh users: Trai data

Reliance Jio gained 65.1 lakh subscribers in July cementing its market lead, while Bharti Airtel added 19.42 lakh customers during the month.

Teleform sector reforms to ensure fearless investment, support India's digital ambitions, says Sunil Mittal
Business

Teleform sector reforms to ensure fearless investment, support India's digital ambitions, says Sunil Mittal

Bharti Airtel said the reform package heralds a new dawn for the Indian telecom industry and will catalyse explosive growth of this vital sector

Spectrum auction: Telecos buy bids worth Rs 77,815 crore; Jio top buyer with Rs 57,122 cr
India

Spectrum auction: Telecos buy bids worth Rs 77,815 crore; Jio top buyer with Rs 57,122 cr

Bids were received in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2300 MHz bands but there were no takers for the airwaves in the premium 700 and 2500 MHz bands

SEBI asks NSE for report as connectivity issue halts trading on NSE for nearly five hours
India

SEBI asks NSE for report as connectivity issue halts trading on NSE for nearly five hours

Even though the NSE, as well as the BSE, extended trading hours till 5 pm Wednesday, the overall volumes could not touch the usual averages

Zero IUC regime: What is IUC, how it will impact Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea
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Zero IUC regime: What is IUC, how it will impact Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea

The zero IUC regime was previously slated to come into effect from January 2020, but then the telecom regulator deferred its implementation till 1 January 2021.

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal says telecom tariff hike needed as pricing is 'unsustainable'
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Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal says telecom tariff hike needed as pricing is 'unsustainable'

Mittal, who has time and again drawn attention to the high taxes and levies in the sector, said it is important for the telecom industry to be sustainable as it is "high capital-intensive"

Airtel announces Airtel Secure, a cybersecurity solution for business customers
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Airtel announces Airtel Secure, a cybersecurity solution for business customers

Airtel has also invested Rs 100 crore to launch security intelligence centres in India.

Airtel Xstream Bundle launched at a starting price of Rs 499, to include up to 1 Gbps speeds, unlimited data, OTT subscriptions, more
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Airtel Xstream Bundle launched at a starting price of Rs 499, to include up to 1 Gbps speeds, unlimited data, OTT subscriptions, more

The new Airtel Xstreme plans will offer free access to Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, and Zee5.

Supreme Court grants 10 years to telecom firms to pay AGR dues worth Rs 1.6 lakh crore
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Supreme Court grants 10 years to telecom firms to pay AGR dues worth Rs 1.6 lakh crore

Failure to pay the instalments of the dues would incur penalty, interest, and contempt of court, the Bench cautioned the telecom firms