Airtel wants only interference-free spectrum to be put up for auction
The telecom minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommendation on 5G spectrum is expected to come by March
As of September 2021, 99 nations were said to have working commercial 5G networks
ITC has also suggested the spectrum bands which should be reserved for private networks
The actual rollout would depend upon industry preparedness, though the government has been keen on the Independence Day launch
Last date for comments on 5G spectrum auction paper is now Jan 10
Regulators and policymakers should proactively follow technological developments, predict innovation-led disruptions and manage them effectively and constructively, at a day and age where new generation of mobile communication will be seen in less than 10 years, TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela said on Friday. The role of regulators should be to create a facilitating, flexible, adaptive and light-touch regulatory ecosystem, which is based on the cardinal principle of forbearance, Vaghela noted. "We are in that age, where we will see a new generation of mobile communication in less than 10 years. For example, 5G is not even deployed fully and there is already a buzz of 6G technology," the TRAI chief said addressing India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2021 event. The regulators and policymakers should proactively follow the technological development, predict the innovation-led disruptions and manage the disruptions effectively and constructively, he said. An enabling regulatory environment would hel
The telecom regulator Trai has received the highest number of complaints against Bharti Airtel followed by Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, Parliament was informed on Friday
Trai in its consultation paper on 'Ease of Doing Business in Telecom and Broadcasting Sector' has sought views on making all the permissions online and setting up a single-window clearance system
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India took a strong note of telecom service companies not providing outgoing SMS facility in certain pre-paid vouchers
Reliance Jio is learnt to have written to the sector regulator Trai complaining that the new tariff structure of Vodafone Idea allegedly restricts entry-level customers to port their mobile number
Consultation paper dwells on issues related to spectrum pricing, valuation methodologies, service roll out, cap on holding and upfront payment and moratorium terms for future auctions
TRAI has sought comments from stakeholders on various issued outlined in its consultation paper by December 28, 2021
The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) messages get displayed on the screen of mobile phones and are not stored like SMSes
Satellite service providers in the country should be allowed to directly buy capacity from an approved list of foreign players
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Trai has invited stakeholders' views to explore framework for setting up satellite gateways in India -- demand for which is rising due to the development of satellites in low and medium orbits
The battle of wills between the world's second largest TV market and its regulator, which began maybe five years ago, continues
Reliance Jio's mobile base stands at 443.8 million, that of Bharti Airtel's is 354.1 million and Voda Idea 271 million
Reliance Jio maintained the top position in the 4G speed chart with a 20.9 megabit per second (Mbps) average download rate in September, as per telecom regulator Trai