New DoT import norms to help mobile cos launch products faster, says ICEA IANS Mar 1, 2019 The DoT said it has issued instructions to liberalise import norms for prototypes and sample products, among others, in…
Broadband subscriber base at 463.6 million in August-end: Department of Telecom PTI Nov 26, 2018 Amid explosive growth in data consumption, India’s broadband subscriber numbers touched 463.6 million at the end of August 2018,…
Telcos to rollout 1 million WiFi hotspots by December 2019: Manoj Sinha PTI Oct 26, 2018 The Union Communications Minister Manoj Sinha has announced that the Indian telecom industry will roll out one million WiFi…
Government removes double taxation on virtual network operators PTI Oct 26, 2018 The government has removed double taxation on virtual network operators, entities that can resell telecom services, to make doing…
DoT brings mobile tower firms under licence for rolling out infrastructure Mohit Rathod May 24, 2018 DoT has brought infrastructure providers in category 1 – mainly comprising mobile tower firms – under licensing for rolling out…
Department of Telecom gears up to complete BharatNet rollout ahead of schedule by December-end Mohit Rathod May 21, 2018 The Department of Telecom (DoT) has advanced the deadline to December-end for providing broadband connectivity to all village…
DoT issues 13-digit numbers for M2M network trials Mohit Rathod Apr 6, 2018 The 13-digit numbers have been allocated to state-run firm BSNL and private telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Idea…
Telecom sector set to have own emergency response team on cyber security Mohit Rathod Mar 30, 2018 Considering the sensitive and strategic nature of communication networks, the government is working on creating a computer…
India’s 5G, IoT ambitions to ride on core networks, enabling ecosystem: DoT Secretary Mohit Rathod Mar 19, 2018 India's aspiration to take a leading role in 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) will ride on its ability to build core networks for…
eGovWatch: 55,669 villages to have mobile connectivity by 2019, says DoT Mohd Ujaley May 8, 2016 Government plans to provide mobile connectivity in 55,669 villages by March 2019 in a phased manner.