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The upgrade to 5G will enable internet speeds that are much faster than what customers experience with 4G networks and will also prepare the ground for machine-to-machine communications, which could potentially enable driverless cars and remotely controlled robots. (Photo: Mint)

Why India is unable to get its act together on 5G

9 min read . Updated: 23 May 2021

Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal has said there is massive headroom for growth in average revenue per user in the coming quarters. (Photo: Reuters)

Pandemic may delay 5G rollout in India, says Airtel CEO

2 min read . Updated: 19 May 2021

The telco’s offer follows rival Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd’s plans announced on 14 May.

Vodafone Idea launches covid-relief plan for low-income customers

1 min read . Updated: 18 May 2021

In a post-earnings conference call on Tuesday, Airtel’s managing director and chief executive Gopal Vittal said there is massive headroom for Arpu growth due to low tariffs in India. (MINT_PRINT)

Jio, Airtel must hike tariff to sustain revenue growth

2 min read . Updated: 18 May 2021

Bharti Airtel Ltd had reported loss of ₹5,237 crore in the year-ago period. (MINT_PRINT)

Bharti Airtel Q4 net profit at ₹759 crore; Arpu falls to ₹145 quarter-on-quarter

2 min read . Updated: 18 May 2021

The high-speed systems will provide over 200 TBPS (terabyte per second) of capacity spanning across 16,000 kilometers.

Reliance Jio undersea cable system to be ready starting mid-2023

1 min read . Updated: 17 May 2021

Airtel Africa is the holding firm for Bharti Airtel’s operations in 14 countries, with Nigeria alone accounting for almost half of its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda). (MINT)

Airtel Africa FY21 net profit flat at $415 million

2 min read . Updated: 12 May 2021

Despite the addition, Vodafone Idea’s market share shrunk marginally to 24.20% from January, while Airtel’s expanded to 29.83% as of 28 February. (Mint)

Vodafone Idea adds subscribers in February, first time since October 2019

2 min read . Updated: 11 May 2021

The DoT said it has taken several measures to create awareness among public about electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation and allay their concerns over emissions from mobile towers. (AFP)

Link between 5G, second covid-19 wave ‘false, baseless’, says DoT

2 min read . Updated: 10 May 2021

A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past a mobile store of Reliance Industries' Jio telecoms unit, in Mumbai. (REUTERS)

Jio Q4 results: Net profit jumps to ₹3,508 crore; ARPU falls to ₹138

1 min read . Updated: 30 Apr 2021

Munish Varma, managing partner, SoftBank Vision Fund.

‘Fintech is India’s growth enabler’

1 min read . Updated: 29 Apr 2021

Munish Varma, managing partner, Softbank Vision Fund.

Fintech is a country’s growth enabler, says Softbank Vision Fund’s Munish Varma

2 min read . Updated: 29 Apr 2021

Olusegun Ogunsanya will succeed Raghunath Mandava who will retire from his post and as director on Airtel Africa PLC’s board on 30 September, the company said.

Airtel appoints Olusegun Ogunsanya as MD, CEO of Africa unit

1 min read . Updated: 29 Apr 2021

Net customer addition, which has slowed down in the past few quarters, is expected to pick up marginally to 7-8 million during the March quarter as the company offered cheaper plans under JioPhone, effective 1 March, said analysts. (Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint)

Jio’s Q4 revenue, Arpu may fall; subscriber addition saw a pickup

2 min read . Updated: 29 Apr 2021

Consolidated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) or operating performance of Tata Communications increased 29.5% y-o-y to ₹4,261 crore during FY21.

Tata Communications FY21 net profit at Rs1,251 crore, an 11-year high

2 min read . Updated: 29 Apr 2021

Eutelsat Communications invests $550 million in OneWeb

2 min read . Updated: 27 Apr 2021

Many prepaid customers have moved to digital for recharges.mint

Digital may offset fall in physical recharge

2 min read . Updated: 22 Apr 2021

In December, the government said it was working on a list of approved telecom gear vendors, given growing concerns around cyber threats and cross-border surveillance.

Govt launches a beta portal for ‘trusted’ telecom gear makers

1 min read . Updated: 19 Apr 2021

The government sold 855.6MHz of spectrum worth ₹77,820.81 in the March auction (Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint)

DoT allocates 4G spectrum to telcos

1 min read . Updated: 17 Apr 2021

Airtel has a long-term view of monetizing its digital assets.reuters

Airtel takes a leaf out of Jio’s playbook

2 min read . Updated: 16 Apr 2021

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