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Home broadband war begins as Airtel takes fight to Jio with own fibre plan

For ₹3,999 a month, top JioFiber users will get 2,500GB of data at a speed of 1Gbps. Airtel Xstream Fibre users will get 3,333GB of data at the same speed and price.

100 mbps in just 700 rs/month plus a 4K TV freeeee..and more

Laying fibre across the country could be a big challenge, as is reaching people’s homes, especially in an era of community living where entry permissions are difficult to get. “Telcos are fretting over Jio’s voice offering. Now, with JioFiber plans, they will have even more to worry. But this consolidation, post the coming of JioFiber, will take much longer...

After Towers Sale, RJio Looks to Fiber Spinoff

It is one of the biggest foreign investment deals of all time in Indian infrastructure, and there could be more to come.

Financial Express - Bleeding telcos: Cutting extortionate levies is not a bailout

It is a pity the apex telecom panel chose to ask Trai to lower its penalties citing the poor health of telcos; these firms had questioned Trai's order on its merits.

Airtel posts its first quarterly loss in 14 years

Bharti Airtel posts ₹2,866 crore loss in Q1FY20, against ₹97 crore profit in the year earlier. Revenue from India wireless business grew 4.1% year-on-year to ₹10,724 crore.

Disturbing truth of phone spam

“Theoretically, it is possible to track every call and prove that it was made illegally without the user's consent,” says Mahesh Uppal, director of ComFirst...

Lack of 5G spectrum for commercial use may push up auction prices

Of 300MHz, Isro and defence department have sought 100 and 25MHz, respectively. In India, the only band identified for 5G spectrum is under the 3.3-3.6GHz band, which has 300MHz of airwaves available.

Government to insist sensitive data be stored locally

New legislation to deal with data related to finances, health, social orientation, etc.