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02-09-2024, 09:05 AM
#321
96,317.65 കോടി അടിസ്ഥാനവിലയിൽ ടെലികോം ലേലംനടത്താൻ കേന്ദ്രം
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ന്യൂഡല്*ഹി: ടെലികോം മേഖലയില്* എല്ലാവര്*ഷവും സ്*പെക്*ട്രം ലേലം നടത്താനുള്ള തീരുമാനത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി 96,317.65 കോടി അടിസ്ഥാന വിലയില്* നടപ്പുവര്*ഷം ലേലംനടത്താന്* കേന്ദ്ര മന്ത്രിസഭാ യോഗത്തിന്റെ തീരുമാനം. മേഖല തിരിച്ചാവും ലേലമെന്നും നിലവിലുള്ള സര്*വീസ് പ്രൊവൈഡര്*മാര്* മാറുമ്പോള്* ഉപയോക്താക്കള്*ക്ക് ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടില്ലാതെയാവും മാറ്റം നടപ്പാക്കുകയെന്ന് മന്ത്രിസഭാ തീരുമാനം വിശദീകരിച്ച് കേന്ദ്രമന്ത്രി അനുരാഗ് സിങ് താക്കൂര്* പറഞ്ഞു.
800, 900, 1800, 2300, 2500, 3300 മെഗാ ഹെര്*ട്*സിലും 26 ജിഗാഹെര്*ട്*സിലും ഉള്ള ബാന്*ഡാണ് ലേലം ചെയ്യുന്നതെന്നും മന്ത്രി അറിയിച്ചു.
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02-19-2024, 06:24 PM
#322
Vodafone Idea upgrades spectrum bandwidth to enhance 4G network across four circles
Across 14 districts in Kerala, Vi has deployed the 900MHz band at over 950 sites, and the telco is refarming 4G to enhance LTE 2100 from 5MHz to 10MHz at over 2,500 sites, according to a media statement.
NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea (Vi) has upgraded its 4G network across four circles – Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, and Haryana – by refarming and upgrading its existing spectrum portfolio to offer an improved network experience and faster speeds for digital services. Of the four circles, Vi has shuttered its 3G network in Kerala and Punjab.
“This network upgrade reiterates Vi’s commitment to empower customers in a digital-first world by catalyzing the journey towards becoming a digital native,” Vi said in a statement.
Across 14 districts in Kerala, Vi has deployed the 900MHz band at over 950 sites, and the telco is refarming 4G to enhance LTE 2100 from 5MHz to 10MHz at over 2,500 sites, according to a media statement.
In Punjab, Vi has upgraded 4G spectrum bandwidth in LTE 2500 from 10MHz to 20MHz across over 1,200 sites, and it is refarming 4G to enhance LTE 2100 from 5MHz to 10MHz and LTE 1800 from 10MHz to 15MHz.
In Karnataka, Vi has upgraded the spectrum bandwidth in LTE 2100 from 5MHz to 10MHz across more than 1,000 sites.
In Haryana, Vi has upgraded the spectrum bandwidth in LTE 900 from 5MHz to 10MHz.
“The network upgrade across these four circles is a testament to our ongoing pan-national efforts to further empower our customers by unlocking the infinite benefits of the digital highway. With this development, we aim to address the growing digital needs of our customers, ensuring robust connectivity, faster data speeds, overall improved performance, and strengthening customer delight,” said Jagbir Singh, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Idea.
Harnessing the power of digital and empowering its customers to thrive in this digital era, Vi offers various services such as jobs, education, entertainment, leisure, lifestyle, among others. Vi customers can also explore Vi Movies & TV which provides access to more than 400 live TV channels, more than 60,000 hours of cinema, and access to all leading OTT platforms, at no cost.
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02-23-2024, 11:00 AM
#323
Porting out: Airtel, Vodafone Idea oppose Jio pitch
Proposal made to Trai in discussions over portability regulations.
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Currently, telcos can stop the mobile number portability process for a postpaid user if his or her dues are above Rs 10.
Telecom operators – Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea – on Thursday opposed peer Reliance Jio’s proposal that postpaid users’ pending dues of up to Rs 100 should be ignored while porting out.
The Reliance Industries-owned company made this proposal to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in an open house discussion on the subject ‘Draft Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2023’.
Currently, telcos can stop the mobile number portability process for a postpaid user if his or her dues are above Rs 10. However, as per directions from Trai, a telecom operator will have to ignore and allow for a seamless port out if dues are less than 10.
According to Airtel and Vodafone Idea, if the threshold of Rs 10 is increased to Rs 100, it will be hit their revenues and there will be an increase in bad debts from consumers who are porting out. Jio, however, said that a higher non-payment disconnection (NPD) threshold will be in the consumers’ interest as currently the process is cumbersome and time-consuming.
“The minimum charge for the postpaid connection is about Rs 200. The NPD threshold of Rs 10 is a small sum. We would say that at least raise it to Rs 100. We have examined that with this about 35% disconnection will not take place,” said Udai Kumar Srivastava, president at Reliance Jio.
NPD is a process by which dues are collected from a postpaid customer by the donor operator, which is the operator whose network the consumer is leaving.
“One thing we need to keep in mind is bad debt which is going to happen from that increase. This industry has one of the lowest ARPU (average revenue per user) in the world. How I can think about raising the amount to Rs 100 when the industry ARPU is just Rs 175?” said Manoj Mishra, vice president, regulatory at Bharti Airtel.
“We do not agree with the suggestion given by Jio on this,” Mishra added.
Lately, the overall mobile number portability requests have been increasing. In December, MNP requests were at 12.4 million, higher than 11.95 million in November. Lately, Jio has been leading the market in terms of user additions. In the October-December quarter, the company also dominated the market with net port at 2.5 times of nearest competitor, it had said during the analysts call.
Ajay Mehta, vice president, Trai policy and operations at Vodafone Idea, said, “If the recipient operator is taking business, let it pay the amount owed by the customer to the donor operator. Why should the donor operator bear the loss?”
Trai, however, is expected to issue a separate consultation on the subject before coming up with any conclusion. “Some useful inputs have come on the suggestions related to MNP, we will follow the due process,” said Anil Kumar Lahoti, chairman, Trai.
With regard to the amendment to MNP, the government is considering that if a mobile connection has undergone the process of SIM replacement, SIM swap and upgradation, the process shall not be allowed for 10 days.
The move is aimed at curbing SIM-swap frauds, and the telecom operators were in line with the government’s move.
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02-23-2024, 03:39 PM
#324
Govt to work on developing Indian mobile phone brand: Ashwini Vaishnaw
The minister said that the government is looking to have at least three or four good, high volume fabrication plants, create a niche and take leadership in at least one product category within the next five years.
New Delhi: The government is working on developing an Indian mobile phone brand based on learning from the success of large scale mobile manufacturing in the country, union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. While speaking at the Indus App store launch event by PhonePe, Vaishnaw said the government is likely to approve 2-3 semiconductor plants very soon.
"We will work on developing our own Indian handset brand. We will work on creating the entire handset ecosystem in the country. Our initial success of having large scale mobile manufacturing has given us very good learning.
"It has given the industry a lot of confidence. It has given the impetus to the ecosystem partners to come to India. That will be the journey in the next five years," Vaishnaw said.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a very clear roadmap for development of the semiconductor ecosystem in the country over a period of 20 years.
"We started our India semiconductor mission and we have already had first very good success. The Micron plant is already under construction.
"Within a very short time frame we will see at least 2 more approvals or may be three more approvals. In that sense, we are moving from the design ecosystem to fab and (Assembly, Test, and Packaging) ATMP ecosystem," Vaishnaw said.
The minister said that the government is looking to have at least three or four good, high volume fabrication plants, create a niche and take leadership in at least one product category within the next five years.
The minister on Wednesday launched an indigenously developed app store -- Indus Appstore, which has been acquired by PhonePe.
Indus Appstore has over 2 lakh mobile apps and games, across 45 categories. Users will be able to discover these apps conveniently in 12 Indian languages. The apps on the support can be accessed in 12 Indian languages.
PhonePe, CEO and Founder, Sameer Nigam said the company is in discussion with mobile phone makers to pre-load it on the handset.
Unlike Google's Playstore or Apple's App store, the apps will not be required to pay commission on their earnings to Indus Appstore, Nigam said.
Also there will be no app listing fee until April 1, 2025 for developers.
"Anything that is allowed to operate under law of the land, will be allowed to be uploaded on the Indus Appstore. If we remove any app, then we will share the reason for removal of the app," Nigam said.
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02-24-2024, 08:29 AM
#325
സേവ് ചെയ്തില്ലെങ്കിലും വിളിക്കുന്നയാളുടെ പേരും ഫോണിൽ തെളിയും; വൈകാതെ നടപ്പാക്കും
ന്യൂഡൽഹി ∙ മൊബൈൽ ഫോണിലെത്തുന്ന കോളുകളിൽ സേവ് ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ലെങ്കിലും വിളിക്കുന്നയാളുടെ പേരും കാണാം. നമ്പറിനൊപ്പം പേര് കൂടി കാണിക്കുന്ന കോളിങ് നെയിം പ്രസന്റേഷൻ (സിഎൻഎപി) രാജ്യത്ത് വൈകാതെ നടപ്പാക്കാൻ ടെലികോം വകുപ്പിനോട് ടെലികോം റെഗുലേറ്ററി അതോറിറ്റി (ട്രായ്) ശുപാർശ ചെയ്തു. തട്ടിപ്പ് കോളുകൾ തടയുകയാണ് ലക്ഷ്യം.
ഇത് നടപ്പാക്കിയാൽ ‘ട്രൂകോളർ’ ആപ്പില്ലാതെ തന്നെ, ഫോൺ വിളിക്കുന്നത് ആരെന്ന് നമുക്കറിയാം. ഉപയോക്താവ് ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടാൽ മാത്രം സിഎൻഎപി സൗകര്യം പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കുന്ന തരത്തിലായിരിക്കും സൗകര്യം. ഒരാൾക്ക് പേര് മറച്ചുവയ്ക്കണമെങ്കിൽ അതിനും സംവിധാനമുണ്ടാകും.
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04-03-2024, 02:15 PM
#326
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