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OneWeb will be able to match pricing for mobile services in western countries but not the "extremely low" tariff in India, according to CEO Sunil Mittal. According to the top executive, services will be affordable and at par with that of mobile rates when collectively used by a community of 30-40 homes in a village, but individual use in India wo...

5G services are available across 238 Indian cities at the end of January 2023, Union minister of state for communications, Devusinh Chauhan informed Parliament on Wednesday. The Government issued spectrum allocation letters to telecom service providers in August 2022, while asking them to prepare for the rollout of 5G services in the country.

From connecting people with 5G services to lowering the cost of operations, the country's revitalised telecom sector is witnessing the bloom of reforms, and is reportedly said to attract more than Rs. 1.5 lakh crore investments to build up networks in the new year.

The network of Vodafone Idea is compatible for conversion into the fifth generation telecom technology and the company will make all efforts to be a part the 5G revolution, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, said on Saturday.

The 5G spectrum auction in India concluded on Monday, with the Department of Telecom (DoT) receiving bids worth a record 1.5 lakh crore. Reliance Jio was the top bidder to the airwaves, followed by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. Meanwhile, Adani group is said to have bought 26 MHz spectrum for setting up a private telecom network.

5G spectrum auction has entered its third day of bidding on Thursday. At the end of Day 2 on Wednesday, the auction collected bids worth Rs. 1,49,454 crore. Wednesday saw five rounds of the auction, taking the total rounds to nine. Telecom operators may receive allocation of the spectrum before August 15.

5G spectrum auction in currently undergoing the fifth round of bidding as firms run by tycoons Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Bharti Mittal and Gautam Adani as well as Vodafone Idea have invested huge sums. According to telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the response on the first day exceeded all expectations.

In a countdown to the 5G era, India's biggest spectrum auction, which will pave the way for 10 times faster 5G services, will begin on Tuesday, and all eyes will be on telecom players' participation.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), ahead of the mega 5G spectrum auction scheduled to take place later this month, said that administrative allocation of spectrum for captive 5G networks is against principles of level playing field and "effectively provides a backdoor entry to big technology players to provide 5G services and solut...

Adani Group announced on Saturday that it would participate in the July 26 5G spectrum auction, in order to set up a private network to help digitise its businesses from airports to energy to data centres. This means that the company will not enter the consumer mobile telephony space, where Ambani's Reliance Jio is the largest player, alongside Sun...

Gautam Adani's group is said to be planning a surprise entry into the race to acquire telecom spectrum, which will pitch it directly against Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio and telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal's Airtel, according to sources.

Vodafone Idea will consider raising funds worth Rs. 500 crore at a board of directors meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The telecom operator is seeking to raise funds through issuance of equity shares or convertible warrants on a preferential basis to one or more entities belonging to the Vodafone Group, which is one of the promoters of Vodafone Ide...

Vodafone Idea on Thursday said its board has approved the allotment of 338.3 crore equity shares at Rs 13.30 per scrip to three promoters group entities - Euro Pacific Securities, Prime Metals and Oriana Investments - for about Rs 4,500 crore.

Bharti Airtel: Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said that it has acquired a 4.7 per cent stake in Indus Towers from U.K.'s Vodafone Group for around Rs 2,388 crore.

Financially stressed Vodafone Idea Limited will get fund infusion worth Rs 3,375 crore from the promoter Vodafone as part of its fund raising efforts

OneWeb will be able to match pricing for mobile services in western countries but not the "extremely low" tariff in India, according to CEO Sunil Mittal. According to the top executive, services will be affordable and at par with that of mobile rates when collectively used by a community of 30-40 homes in a village, but individual use in India wo...

5G services are available across 238 Indian cities at the end of January 2023, Union minister of state for communications, Devusinh Chauhan informed Parliament on Wednesday. The Government issued spectrum allocation letters to telecom service providers in August 2022, while asking them to prepare for the rollout of 5G services in the country.

From connecting people with 5G services to lowering the cost of operations, the country's revitalised telecom sector is witnessing the bloom of reforms, and is reportedly said to attract more than Rs. 1.5 lakh crore investments to build up networks in the new year.

The network of Vodafone Idea is compatible for conversion into the fifth generation telecom technology and the company will make all efforts to be a part the 5G revolution, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, said on Saturday.

The 5G spectrum auction in India concluded on Monday, with the Department of Telecom (DoT) receiving bids worth a record 1.5 lakh crore. Reliance Jio was the top bidder to the airwaves, followed by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. Meanwhile, Adani group is said to have bought 26 MHz spectrum for setting up a private telecom network.

5G spectrum auction has entered its third day of bidding on Thursday. At the end of Day 2 on Wednesday, the auction collected bids worth Rs. 1,49,454 crore. Wednesday saw five rounds of the auction, taking the total rounds to nine. Telecom operators may receive allocation of the spectrum before August 15.

5G spectrum auction in currently undergoing the fifth round of bidding as firms run by tycoons Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Bharti Mittal and Gautam Adani as well as Vodafone Idea have invested huge sums. According to telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the response on the first day exceeded all expectations.

In a countdown to the 5G era, India's biggest spectrum auction, which will pave the way for 10 times faster 5G services, will begin on Tuesday, and all eyes will be on telecom players' participation.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), ahead of the mega 5G spectrum auction scheduled to take place later this month, said that administrative allocation of spectrum for captive 5G networks is against principles of level playing field and "effectively provides a backdoor entry to big technology players to provide 5G services and solut...

Adani Group announced on Saturday that it would participate in the July 26 5G spectrum auction, in order to set up a private network to help digitise its businesses from airports to energy to data centres. This means that the company will not enter the consumer mobile telephony space, where Ambani's Reliance Jio is the largest player, alongside Sun...

Gautam Adani's group is said to be planning a surprise entry into the race to acquire telecom spectrum, which will pitch it directly against Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio and telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal's Airtel, according to sources.

Vodafone Idea will consider raising funds worth Rs. 500 crore at a board of directors meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The telecom operator is seeking to raise funds through issuance of equity shares or convertible warrants on a preferential basis to one or more entities belonging to the Vodafone Group, which is one of the promoters of Vodafone Ide...

Vodafone Idea on Thursday said its board has approved the allotment of 338.3 crore equity shares at Rs 13.30 per scrip to three promoters group entities - Euro Pacific Securities, Prime Metals and Oriana Investments - for about Rs 4,500 crore.

Bharti Airtel: Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said that it has acquired a 4.7 per cent stake in Indus Towers from U.K.'s Vodafone Group for around Rs 2,388 crore.

Financially stressed Vodafone Idea Limited will get fund infusion worth Rs 3,375 crore from the promoter Vodafone as part of its fund raising efforts