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Call drops compensation: Trai seeks progress report from telecom companies by...
Trai has given phone companies until Monday to submit a compliance report on compensating users for call drops, failing which action will likely be taken.
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Ericsson eyes VoLTE contracts in India by year end
In a VoLTE scenario, voice calls, typically, will be provisioned over a 4G LTE data network, instead of the circuit switched 2G or 3G networks.
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Telecom companies move Supreme Court against call drop order, seek stay;...
Mathews added that the Trai regulation is impossible to implement, especially as it is not possible to accurately determine who is at fault for a dropped call.
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Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular to face cash flow challenges in FY 2016-18:...
Bharti Airtel had reported a 10.6% on-year decline in its consolidated operating free cash flows at Rs 2966.6 crore during the third quarter.
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Tribunal disallows fee to make Sistema Shyam's spectrum contiguous
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal has struck down the contiguity charges of Rs.3,500 crore imposed by the Department of Telecom on Sistema Shyam.
View ArticleGovernment allocates 127 Mhz spectrum for TV whitespace tech test
As per various studies, wifi signals can penetrate up to two walls but TV whitespace can penetrate many obstacles and provide coverage up to 10 kilometers.
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Will approach Trai to keep call drop order in abeyance: COAI
GSM industry body COAI will approach sectoral regulator Trai to keep the order on call drop compensation in abeyance till March 10, during the Supreme Court hearing.
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Call drops issue: Telcos get scant relief as Supreme Court says no to interim...
The apex court said telcos should compensate consumers if the phone companies were to blame for call drops. "There is nothing prima facie ultra vires in the order."
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TDSAT backs SSTL, strikes down Rs 3,500 crore DoT levy
The telecom tribunal has struck down a Rs 3500-crore spectrum contiguity levy imposed by the telecom department (DoT) on Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), saying the same rules needed to be follow...
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Sterlite Tech inks fibre-to-the-home partnerships with Airtel, Tata, Spectranet
The company has kept its network-ready fibre infrastructure open to allow service operators to plug in and play their services on a revenuesharing basis.
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Airtel allows corporate customers to use pre-paid data on their post-paid plans
In what India’s No. 1 telco claims to be an industry first move, Airtel will give subscribers a flexibility to use additional data.
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Reliance Jio to offer complementary unlimited WiFi during T20 World Cup matches
Reliance Jio said that it will offer free complementary unlimited WiFi service at Feroz Shah Kotla ground, and all other venues for T20 Wold Cup.
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Vodafone to expand 3G network to more than 50 towns in Assam
Vodafone has so far activated over 1,000 3G cell sites across Assam, including over 300 sites in Guwahati, and continues to add more towers, the statement said.
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Telecom companies ask TRAI to push back call drop compliance deadline
The COAI and Auspi had filed separate special leave petitions in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the sector regulator’s directive until the matter is adjudicated.
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Telcos to monitor call drops, Trai may not have any external monitoring system
According to the government, there are over 180 reasons, or “heads”, why call drops happen — including self-termination, battery drainouts.
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