
Internet shutdowns due to CAA protests cost mobile operators around 24.5 million rupees in revenue every hour
Indian mobile operators are losing around 24.5 million rupees ($350,000) in revenue every hour they are forced to suspend internet services on government orders to control protests against a new citizenship law, a top lobby group said on Friday

CERC allows Power Grid to offer towers to telecos for BTS installation; move to address deficiency of telecom coverage
The power utility had approached the commission to "engage in other business for optimum utilisation of the assets".

Govt revenue from telecom companies slips 22% in 2017-18 on dip in service providers' earnings
The government collects license fee and spectrum usage charge as a percentage of revenue earned by telecom service providers from sale of telecom services.

Telecom department expected to clear Vodafone-Idea merger tomorrow to create country's largest mobile operator
The Vodafone-Idea merger will create the country's largest mobile service operator.

Airtel adds 10 lakh new customers in September, others lose more than 29 lakh subscribers: COAI data
Bharti Airtel continues to hold the top position, with 29.8 percent market share -- subscriber base of 28.2 crore.

Mobile operators face 10% Customs duty on 4G equipment import
The decision to impose import duty would come as a blow to the telecom sector as they have to shell out hundreds of crores in import duty for the import they have already made.

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises elected as the new GSMA chairman
The GSMA has elected Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, as its chairman for the two-year period from January 2017 to December 2018, a statement said here on Thursday.

GSM operators add 6.35 million subscribers in April, says COAI
The GSM subscriber base rose by 0.90 percent to 711.55 million in April with mobile operators adding 6.35 million users during the month, industry body COAI said.

Voice calls on messaging apps can open new revenue streams for telecos: Hike CEO Kavin Mittal
With mobile operators getting wary about messaging apps eating into their voice call earnings, Hike messenger says such services in fact can open a new ‘fat revenue stream’ for the full-fledged telecom firms.

Microsoft partners with Idea Cellular to introduce operator billing services for Windows phones
To simplify mobile phone applications purchase, Microsoft and Idea Cellular have joined hands to introduce operator billing on the Windows Store for Idea subscribers, said Nikhil Mathur, director, B2B and operator channels, Nokia India.

Ixia's virtualised IxLoad solution helps mobile operators accelerate NFV migrations
IxLoad emulates the behaviour of mobile subscribers and virtualised network functions (VNFs) to allow operators to speed the introduction of new services.

Facebook and tech giants partner to bring web connectivity to the world
Facebook has announced the launch of Internet.org, a group of technology leaders partnering in order to make the Internet available to the entire world. Along

Recharge: Get your money’s worth
Everybody likes a good bargain. Call it the Indian psyche, but we are a bunch of bargain hunters and an extra something always makes us happy. Little wonder

TRAI recommendations to hike tariff by 90p in metros, says PwC
Reports about the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendations

Business Model Important For Mobile Money Success In Emerging Markets
Service providers, including banks and mobile operators, need to invest substantial efforts in building an 'ecosystem' to make the mobile money service work.

Accenture Mobility Business To Serve Mobile Operators, Enterprises
Accenture Mobility Operated Services will offer a mobile 'services store' that includes the design, delivery and management of a broad portfolio of vertical mobility applications.

3G Operators Scrabble For Killer Apps
Mobile operators around the globe are busy rolling out 3G services and upgrades.

Hutch Users Get New Tariff Plans
Hutch launches new tariff plans, based on the talking patterns of their customers.

Mobile Operators to Create Search Engine?
International GSM mobile operators are plotting to create a search platform for mobile phones, according to reports.