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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
That’s the annual amount Amazon pays Indian telcos to send SMSes. Though the US e-commerce major has been lobbying India's telecom regulator for two years fearing ‘substantial financial implications’, it still finds itself paying increasing international SMS rates
In 2020, Amazon was looking to invest in Airtel. In 2021, it did serious due diligence on Vi, with the government as the matchmaker. Now that the telco is admittedly close to raising Rs 20K crore, could the Amazon-Vi match finally be made?
Trai’s attempts to stem the menace of spam calls and messages go back 15 years. In 2018, it finally implemented a blockchain-based system that was meant to be a silver bullet. Four years on, however, this silver bullet seems to have missed its target
Some blocks of spectrum under consideration for 5G services already have occupants, potentially delaying India's spectrum auctions. Migrating these incumbents won't be quick or cheap, with satellite operators and broadcasters digging their heels in and accusing the telecom lobby of attempting to hoard spectrum
For years, India’s cash-strapped telcos have been bullish on 5G deployment. But with high spectrum prices and home-grown tech falling short, rivals are finding common cause in delaying the expensive transition to the new generation of mobile networks
For the better part of its existence, India's telecom regulator has suffered from a lack of autonomy. With new technologies on the horizon and the telecom sector teetering on the brink of a duopoly, will Trai finally get the powers necessary to do its job?
India’s third largest telco already has one foot in the grave. To avoid a funeral, it needs help from the Indian government. The question now is whether the government believes it’s worth saving or whether it expects Vi to get itself out of this mess (or die trying)
The change in leadership at NHA—from a seasoned health economist to a career bureaucrat with close ties to Aadhaar—indicates a shift in focus. India’s digital health ID mission may just be superseding Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest public health insurance programme
As price wars and survival struggles drew to an end in 2020, new plotlines have emerged for the year to come. Will 5G spectrum find any takers? What will Trai be like under its new chief? And what will India’s upcoming satellite communications policy look like?
A 25% tariff hike in 2019 allowed Vi to raise its average revenue per user (ARPU) to Rs 114. To remain in business, it must double this ARPU in the next two years. Its rivals, too, want higher tariffs, but doing so without losing users is a tough ask
Reliance Jio boasts the most mobile subscribers in the country, but its 4G-only network cuts it off from ~300 million 2G users. Desperate to convert them, Jio wants to get rid of India’s 2G networks altogether
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