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The announcement came on the same day visiting US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are holding talks in Tokyo on trade and other issues.

Japan to limit foreign ownership of firms in its IT, telecom sectors

The rule comes amid heightening pressure from US in dealing with cyber-security risks and technological transfers involving China.

28 May 2019 9:39 AM

Tech giant Google is said to be ending transfer of hardware, software and technical services to Huawei. (Photo: File | ANI)

It's up to government to take a call on Huawei issue: Trai

Last week, the Donald Trump administration had placed Huawei and its affiliates on a blacklist.

20 May 2019 8:06 PM

The executive order would invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. (Photo: ANI)

Trump expected to sign order paving way for US telecoms ban on Huawei

The order, which will not name specific countries or companies, has been under consideration for more than a year.

15 May 2019 11:17 AM

Over the past few years, India's telecom market had become cut-throat where nearly a dozen players jostled for market share, pummelling the call rates to among the lowest in the world. (Representational Image)

Fund raising in telecom shows promoters' resolve despite structural issues: COAI

The industry has taken a responsible call to infuse fresh funds in 'some very adverse circumstances', said COAI chief.

09 May 2019 5:21 PM

Vodafone and Idea last year merged their businesses to create India's largest telecom company to take on competition posed by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio.

Vodafone pledges entire stake in Vodafone Idea with foreign banks

Vodafone holds 44.39 per cent stake in Vodafone Idea which at Thursday's trading price is worth over Rs 18,000 crore.

09 May 2019 2:14 PM

Hughes will have majority ownership in the combined entity while Airtel will have a significant shareholding, according to a statement. (Photo: PTI)

HCIL, Airtel to combine India VSAT business

HCIL is a subsidiary of broadband satellite networks and services provider Hughes Network Systems

08 May 2019 9:54 AM

Reliance, once dependent on its industrial businesses, reshaped the Indian telecom industry when it launched its Jio telecom unit in 2016.

Global investors in talks to invest in Reliance Jio infra investment trusts: report

Reliance aims to get at least five investors on board, with some joining the conglomerate’s board, the report added.

30 Apr 2019 12:38 PM

BBMP official said most of the cables were laid overhead and were dangling from trees, which had caused many accidents in the past.

Bengaluru may face telecom disruption as municipal body, industry spar over payments

A BBMP official said that it was disconnecting only those optical fibre cables which were unauthorised.

28 Apr 2019 5:29 PM

"The funding reduces leverage for Bharti and Reliance but is inadequate for VodaIdea, in our view," it said. "With Jio focus remaining on subscriber addition, the market repair is still 12 months away."

Telecom market repair still some time away: Jefferies

This fiscal will see equity fund-raising of over Rs 1 lakh crore led by separate rights by Vodafone-Idea and Bharti Airtel.

24 Apr 2019 3:46 PM

Wright said that operators that provided services to 85 percent of British consumers had said they would not bring back roaming charges for travel in the European Union.

Mobile roaming will not be protected in no-deal Brexit

British tourists could see the return of expensive mobile roaming charges when they go on holiday.

08 Feb 2019 10:09 AM

The new legislation was a last-minute addition by the government to a wide-ranging corporate law and would have required telecom operators to seek formal approval for the use of certain kinds of equipment considered to be particularly sensitive for spying or sabotage risks.

French Senate rejects tougher telecoms controls despite US Huawei warning

Huawei is facing international scrutiny over its ties with the Chinese government.

07 Feb 2019 10:05 AM

T-Mobile and Sprint expect the US panel, called Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), to approve their deal as early as next week.

T-Mobile, Sprint see Huawei shun clinching US deal

US government officials had been pressuring Deutsche Telekom to stop using Huawei equipment.

15 Dec 2018 9:48 AM

FAZ had said the government was mulling changes to the auction requirements envisaging compulsory roaming in rural areas with patchy mobile phone coverage.

German 5G auction at risk if government demands roaming

Transport Ministry said national roaming was not possible based on a EU provision and so not planned.

08 Dec 2018 10:27 AM

The FCC said it had suspended the next step of finalizing the eligibility of areas that need funding support, pending the investigation.

FCC to probe whether major carriers gave false coverage information

The program required major mobile providers to submit data on their coverage reach.

08 Dec 2018 10:06 AM

US officials have reached out to their government counterparts and telecom executives in friendly countries where Huawei equipment is already in wide use about what they see as cybersecurity risks, according to the WSJ report, which cited unnamed people familiar with the situation.

US asks allies to avoid Huawei's equipment

Huawei has come under scrutiny in the United States recently.

23 Nov 2018 10:46 AM

Meanwhile, DoT said it will take a call on next round of auction of 5G spectrum.

5G services set to drive spectrum demand: Trai

The Trai on Wednesday recommended auction of about 8,644 MHz of telecom frequencies at an estimated base price of Rs 4.9 lakh crore.

03 Aug 2018 1:50 AM

The characteristic (of better propagation in 3.5GHz) makes it possible to be deployed on existing operators’ networks rather than requiring the development of a new and expensive very small cell network.

Trai halves spectrum price, to sell 5G waves for Rs 492crore

Trai said spectrum in frequency range 3300-4200 MHz is likely to emerge as a primary band for early 5G introduction.

02 Aug 2018 1:29 AM

Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla. (Photo: PTI)

Idea, Vodafone pay up to clear merger

It will have the capacity to provide 4G spectrum in all telecom circles of the country.

25 Jul 2018 12:42 AM

Suggestions on data privacy timely,says Aruna Sundararajan

Speaking on the sidelines of an event, she said that Trai’s assertion that data belongs .

19 Jul 2018 4:02 AM

Treat virtual ID, UID token as Aadhaar number: UIDAI to agencies

Virtual ID system and UID token are different forms of Aadhaar number, and those should be deemed as the 12-digit biometric number.

18 Jul 2018 4:00 PM

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