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Though Airtel and Reliance Jio are developing their own 5G technologies, they are still tying up with global gear makers to roll out the network in the country
Regulatory overlaps between multiple ministries and overreach by DoT worry stakeholders
Many global agencies have raised concern that the draft Bill will adversely impact privacy by giving DoT almost unlimited powers to access and endlessly demand all manner of private information
The average manufacturing capex for the last five years (FY16 to FY21) has also been pegged at Rs 4 trillion annually, says ICRA
With India rolling out 5G services, can telcos get the sizeable 350-400 million 2G customers to upgrade to 4G, or even better - but very improbably - straight to 5G?
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The decline in Q3 CY2022 is even sharper on a year-on-year basis
The smaller nation is scoring high in attracting global corporations and their suppliers
The two sides play a blame game as users' search for 5G services continues
The companies will convey their fears during the consultation process
Capex of telcos in FY18-22 went up nearly two and a half times to Rs 3.45 trn
PayU's expansion plans which it had charted out based on the acquisition have been put on hold for over a year
The government has pointed out that the changes are being made as part of the ease of doing business
Just 7 companies accounted for 86% of all electric two-wheeler registrations in September
Jio is working on JioBook that will have an embedded 4G chip; it is expected to be priced below Rs 20,000
Both Airtel and Jio have been testing O-RAN technology for 5G services
Also in talks for tie-ups with firms that provide elements to make batteries
The aforementioned Jio executive also noted the company's priority is not to become an OEM for mobile devices
The government's aim to make India self-reliant in semiconductor chips may be premature
EV makers said in view of the festival season, they expect overall numbers to go up substantially