Tag: DoT

January 25, 2024

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) set a lower revenue target for a planned spectrum auction in March, because local carriers have enough frequencies and will chiefly focus on renewing their existing frequencies in regions where they are expiring, according to […]

January 24, 2024

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent notices to local operators Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks, seeking an explanation as to why fines should not levied on them for failing to meet the minimum rollout obligations stipulated on 5G […]

September 28, 2023

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has announced a research partnership with U.S. company InterDigital with the aim of developing 6G enabling technologies that impact future wireless standards. As part of the partnership, InterDigital will sponsor research and innovation […]

March 15, 2023

Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel have already deployed 102,215 5G base stations across the country, local press reported, citing data from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). According to the report, the state with the highest number of […]

March 13, 2023

Indian company HFCL, which focuses on digital networks for telcos, enterprises and governments, announced a collaboration with Microsoft to create converged private 5G solutions. In a release, HFCL said that the collaboration will target firms in verticals including manufacturing, retail, […]

February 14, 2023

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is currently working on freeing up additional frequencies to support 5G services, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. The report noted that the Indian government could potentially auction these new 5G frequencies in the next […]

February 8, 2023

A total of five Indian firms have applied to obtain licenses in order to provide private networks in the country, local press reported, citing sources at the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). According to the report, the five company have applied […]

January 30, 2023

Indian carrier Reliance Jio announced the launch of its 5G services across all six states of the North-East circle, the company said in a release. The telco’s 5G offering was activated in the cities of Shillong, Imphal, Aizawl, Agartala, Itanagar, […]

November 10, 2022

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is looking to obtain comments from the sector’s regulator to analyze the possibility to opening up spectrum in the 95 GHz – 3 THz frequency range for free allocation to develop future 6G technologies and […]

July 13, 2022

India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) confirmed that it had received applications from Adani Data Networks, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel for participation in upcoming 5G auction. The telecom department also said that these applications have not been […]

May 31, 2022

Indian operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the two only telcos in a position to buy pan-India 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction, according to a report by Bank of America (BofA) Securities. “Higher reserve price is likely […]