telecommunications

New Delhi, March 24 The telecom regulator, TRAI, has dropped a proposal to impose penalties of up to one percent of turnover for inaccurate accounting separation or cost reporting by telecom operators, and instead has stipulated a graded penalty framework with caps for such violations.The...

New Delhi, March 23 Artificial Intelligence is no longer a secondary aspect of the telecom industry, and is becoming integral to how networks are designed, managed, and experienced, said Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), on Monday.AI is already...

New Delhi, March 23 AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha suggested on Monday that telecom companies should allow the carry-forward of unused data into the next cycle so that consumers can use what they have already paid for.Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Chadha said...

New Delhi, March 23 – AAP MP Raghav Chadha strongly advocated for "regulation and rationalization" of mobile data on Monday, demanding that major telecom giants make adequate provisions for rollover of unused data and also its transfer among family and friends.Raising another "issue of public...

Mumbai, March 21 The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 11,060 prohibited walkie-talkie sets and used hard disk drives (HDDs) worth a total of Rs 9.25 crore at the Nhava Sheva Port, officials said on Saturday.The owners of the two Mumbai-based firms that imported these goods...

Minister of State for Communications, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, stated today that India's telecommunications sector is progressing with a clear roadmap to become a global leader in 5G and upcoming 6G technologies. Addressing the ET Telecom 5G Summit in New Delhi, the Minister highlighted the...

New Delhi, March 18 The era of 6G will mark the next leap in human civilization, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday, emphasizing that global interoperability across networks, devices, and services, a common technical framework, accelerated innovation, and a strong...

Baghdad, March 17 – Facilities within the US Embassy complex in Baghdad's Green Zone were set ablaze following an attack on the embassy early Tuesday.Two booby-trapped drones landed within the embassy perimeter, and the subsequent explosions ignited a fire visible from outside the complex...

New Delhi, March 15 The government has challenged the order passed by the NCLT, in which it approved a Rs 900 crore resolution plan by Ashdan Properties for the debt-ridden Rolta India, before the appellate tribunal NCLAT.Challenging the approved resolution plan, the centre said that only Rs...

Bhopal, March 15 Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has inaugurated the country's first Samriddhi Centre at Umri village in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, aimed at providing healthcare, education, banking, and agricultural services under one roof, officials said.The initiative...

New Delhi, March 15 The first integrated phygital service center to facilitate online services for beneficiaries visiting the outlet has been launched in Umri village, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, according to an official statement released on Sunday.The center was launched by Union Telecom...

Jaipur, March 12 The anti-collision 'Kavach' system has been sanctioned for 5,561 km of railway track under the North Western Railway at an estimated cost of about Rs 2,300 crore, an official said on Thursday.Work is currently underway on around 1,556 km of track, they said.The chief public...

New Delhi, March 12 The CBI has registered separate cases related to two incidents of digital fraud targeting a former professor and a retired gynecologist from Gujarat, defrauding them of a total of Rs 30 crore, officials said on Thursday.In the first case, a retired professor from St...

New Delhi, April 12 The government has approved 104 projects worth ₹271 crore for the research and development of 6G technology under the Telecom Technology Development Fund, Parliament was informed on Thursday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Telecom Chandra Sekhar...

March 11, New Delhi — Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Wednesday that the Digital India program has significantly advanced digital inclusion across the country.Speaking during Question Hour in the second phase of the Budget Session of Parliament, the minister said that over the past...

Shillong, March 11 Mobile internet services were suspended across five districts in western Meghalaya on Wednesday after several incidents of violence linked to the tribal council elections threatened to disrupt public order, principal secretary (home) FR Kharkongor said.The suspension covers...

The Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has informed that work on the automatic train protection system, KAVACH, in the country is progressing rapidly. Responding to supplementary questions in the Lok Sabha today, Mr. Vaishnaw stated that KAVACH is a very complex system with five...

MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George met with the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, Doreen Bogdan-Martin, in Geneva. During the meeting, both sides discussed strengthening global cooperation on secure, resilient, and inclusive digital infrastructure. They also discussed...

Islamabad, March 10 Pakistan held an auction of 5G spectrum on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in the country's digital development.The three bidders, including Zong, Jazz, and Ufone, competed for the 2600 megahertz frequency band, which is essential for 5G service.During the...

Jammu, March 10 Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading telecommunications service providers, announced on Tuesday the expansion of its network to Marwah, a geographically remote area, in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.With this deployment, Airtel has become the first and only...