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For now, the narrative has helped the equity market, but the relationship can get rocky
While giants chase consumer profits, the state-run telco is eyeing the niche they’re keen to overlook. With government spectrum and a startup-friendly approach, it could lead a private-5G course—if only it can dodge red tape and markups
While businesses want to reach more users, people are tired of spam calls. As Truecaller takes advantage of the opportunity, Trai is planning to launch a clone of the former's caller ID feature on 15 July
A US$11.5 billion spectrum auction in May is looming. The telcos, having already spent US$15 billion, are struggling to see profits. And the expected 5G-driven B2B boom remains elusive
Airtel, Jio, and Vi push for "fair share". Tech giants don’t want to part with their incredible cash piles for telecom access. But the government’s decision is not likely to come before 2024 General Elections
“When the temperature goes up by 10 degrees, your vehicle will take twice the time to charge. That itself can disrupt a fleet operation”
Stung by the ban on TikTok, the Chinese tech giant has been building a worthy rival to the likes of Spotify, JioSaavn without drawing too much attention
India’s top telco, Reliance Jio, recently announced that its low-cost smartphone would be delayed until November. Having already suffered from inventory issues, it will be a tough task to reach its target of 300 million devices sold. Especially now that Bharti Airtel is mooting its own smartphone offering
To 5Gi or not to 5Gi. Approved as a superset of 5G, India’s fifth-generation telecom standards have created a perceived fragmentation that cellular tech has never seen before. Indian operators Reliance Jio and Airtel have taken opposite stands. Global vendors, meanwhile, are doing what they do best
Amazon wants to be a marketplace for India’s 40-plus streaming platforms, with the impending launch of Prime Video Channels in the country. But the big names in the Indian OTT industry, like Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar, have so far stayed away
Big tech has big tie-ups with Indian telcos but other countries are trying to fend them off. As regulated telecom gets into bed with soon-to-be-regulated tech, profound changes are around the corner.
Singapore’s largest telco has appointed its consumer business head Yuen Kuan Moon as its new CEO. With its stock price at a 12-year low and a haphazard digital services strategy, Moon has his work cut out
Despite global pressure and a rising anti-China sentiment, it’s hard to envision a 5G future that doesn’t include Huawei
Trai wanted to protect TV viewers from high DTH and cable TV bills. What it did instead was empower big broadcasters and OTT players
Telcos are hiving off their fibre assets, seeking billions of dollars in investment but unless they share fibre with each other, it’ll remain sunk cost. As Jio’s GigaFiber kicks off today, it’s time to look at how big a competitive advantage is fibre and how long it will remain so
For 15 years Bharti Airtel bore the weight of industry leadership on its shoulders. But with that shifting to Jio's shoulders, Airtel is learning to play the telecom game afresh
Antrix, the commercial arm of ISRO, could be buried in penalties any day now due to its scrapped deal with Devas Multimedia. But even before the time of death can be called, the Indian government has created a possible replacement. Newspace India Ltd
Bruised, battered but still standing after two years of the Jio explosion, Bharti Airtel wants to change the way it fights Jio
The approval of the Aadhaar ordinance has brought cheer to payment banks as they can now scale faster on the back of e-KYC. This time, there are checks on KYC. But that doesn’t solve other problems that plague payments banks—like the fact that no one wants to pay for payments
One complex company, four simple charts. Breaking down the rise and rise of Jio
English news channel Harvest TV has barely been around for a week, but it already has a name issue, a logo problem, an unclear shareholding pattern, and there are rumours of partisan political affiliations
The line between telecom and media is blurring, and Indian DTH companies such as Dish TV, Airtel, and Tata Sky must evolve or risk getting buried by the sands of time
It was pitched as a match made in heaven. But a mountain of debt, an exodus of customers, and a patchy network have conspired to leave Vodafone Idea reeling
Jio, which began its operations exclusively on smartphones, now wants feature phone customers. This is the latest slash that incumbent operators are feeling where Jio has been pulling subscribers on the low-end
The world’s largest digital infrastructure project has become a shining example of how government processes and bureaucratic structures can destroy a well-intentioned project
The dust of consolidation in the telecom industry is still settling but a lot is already clear. Spectrum is no longer the rare commodity it once was. Its acquisition no longer priority number one. But if they aren’t interested in acquiring spectrum, what exactly are telcos up to?
At the moment, telecom companies are bundling streaming services such as Eros Now and Netflix with data packs. This drives data consumption for telcos and helps streaming platforms gain viewers. But the current arrangement isn’t sustainable. How will it evolve?
There is no other way to say this. More than a year into it, the much-feted payments bank business in India is, pardon our French, a massive clusterfuck
Reliance Jio is expected to launch its wired broadband service Gigafiber this month. Jio will be hoping to disrupt the wired segment the way it did with the wireless segment. Can it?
Once India’s fastest entrant into the hallowed unicorn club, Hike is now a shadow of its former self. Formerly touted as a WhatsApp beater, Hike has been reduced to creating its own metrics to tout its success
The Apple Watch Series 3 uses embedded SIMs (eSIMs) to connect to a cellular network. These eSIMs might open the flood gates for IoT adoption in the country
Multiple court cases are attacking the core functions of the telecom regulator. Defanged by court decisions, Trai’s new regulations are seen favouring Reliance Jio
For years, Airtel’s Africa operations were weighing down its balance sheet. Today, the tables have turned, with India looking Jio’s way. Suddenly, Africa seems like a masterstroke of foresight
From the government to direct-to-home and cable companies, everyone wants to know what you watch on TV, and when you watch it. Surveillance state, here we come
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio is hungry for content. With JioMusic-Saavn merger, it has thrown caution to the wind
Gaana and Saavn fought out the early days of India’s music streaming wars. Now they’re back at it, in different avatars
What happens when 100+ million Indians get access to high-speed 4G internet (almost) free of cost?
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