Vodafone Idea given three weeks to pay $270m in fines
Just as struggling Indian operator Vodafone Idea thought it had caught a break, telecoms regulator TRAI has demanded it pays millions in fines within weeks.
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Struggling Indian telcos get the news they have been waiting for
India’s beleaguered operators are doubtless celebrating after the government approved a relief package that will essentially reduce their outgoings.
Vodafone Idea still holding out for government help
Vodafone Idea remains touchingly optimistic that the Indian government will come through with a telecoms reform package to keep its business afloat.
Indian telcos band together on market reform
In a rare show of unity, India’s telecoms operators are lobbying the government for a significant sector reform package that would ease taxes, spectrum payments and other levies.
Vodafone Idea blames Covid for Q1 weakness, still looking for investors
Vodafone Idea has turned in another disappointing set of quarterly results but, despite once again expressing doubts about its ability to continue operations, has blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for its weak performance.
Rumours of Vodafone Idea giveaway persist as Birla steps down
Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla has stepped down as non-executive chairman of Vodafone Idea sending the troubled telco’s shares into freefall as rumours that its main shareholders are prepared to give away their stakes for free continue to swirl.
Vodafone reportedly seeking to further reduce its exposure to India
Last week the Indian Supreme Court rejected another appeal to lower the amount of money operators owe the government and it looks like Vodafone is running out of patience.
Bharti does 5G OpenRAN deal with Intel
Bharti Airtel has inked a mobile networks deal with Intel that will see it tap into the flexibility of OpenRAN technology as it rolls out 5G.
Vodafone Idea loses customers but should still find investors
Indian operator group Vodafone Idea is struggling for customers and for the cash it needs to keep its business afloat.
Bharti Airtel and Tata to roll out homegrown OpenRAN tech
India’s dream of developing and exporting its own 5G networking equipment has taken another step towards becoming reality.
WhatsApp resists Indian mass surveillance demands
The Indian government is increasingly unhappy about its inability to intercept private communications.
The fight back against digital censorship gathers momentum
There are signs that bulk censorship and state surveillance may have reached their high-water mark, at least in the West.
China has a moan about Indian 5G ban
Earlier this week India started 5G equipment trials that excluded Chinese vendors and China thinks that’s bang out of order.
India 5G licensing on the back burner
India’s telcos may have got the go-ahead to trial 5G services, but it could be some time before they have 5G spectrum for commercial use in their possession.
Indian telcos choose non-Chinese vendors for 5G trials
India has finally given the go-ahead for operators to carry out 5G trials, but the eyes of the world are on the vendors that will participate and, even more so, on those excluded.
Chinese smartphone rivals replace Huawei in Europe
Huawei’s European smartphone shipments fell off a cliff in Q1 2021, according to Counterpoint, but its compatriots more than filled the void.
Indian Covid crisis prompts surge in state social media censorship
The Indian government seems to be trying to silence public speculation that the recent surge in Covid cases was caused by political gatherings.
India takes steps towards Huawei, ZTE ban
The Indian government has published new procurement rules for the telecoms space, a move that looks a lot like step in the direction of blocking Chinese vendors from the market.
Indian government overprices 700 MHz spectrum again
The first Indian spectrum auction in years ending in two days and brought in loads of cash, but operators once more declined to bid on 700 MHz lots.
India chucks money at its domestic telecoms sector
The Indian government has approved a new cunning plan to boost its domestic telecoms equipment industry.
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