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Image Source : PIXABAY 5G As India rolls out 5G at a much faster pace than expected, it is critical to identify the 6 GHz band for international mobile telecommunications (IMT) services, to not only aid long-term network planning but also help the National Broadband Mission achieve broadband speeds up to 50 Mbps by 2024-25, the Cellular Operators Association of India…

Amid the ongoing debate on over-the-top (OTT) versus telecom providers, the Broadband India Forum (BIF) sent a letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), saying that if the concept of paying network access charges is to be accepted, the telcos should also pay the OTT platforms.The BIF letter to the government came after telecom industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that OTT platforms must contribute towards creating and developing digital telecom infrastructure in India in exchange…

Telecom operators' body COAI on Tuesday made a strong pitch for OTT (over-the-top) communication services to directly compensate telcos for data traffic they are driving onto the networks, as it advocated a licensing and light-touch regulation framework for such services.Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) Director General SP Kochhar said the association, as part of the draft telecom bill, has given its suggestions on how OTT communication services should be defined to ensure there is no ambiguity.Other…

Telecom operators' association COAI has made a strong pitch for 'same service, same rules' with regard to OTT communication services, arguing that a level playing field needs to be maintained for all technologies. OTT, or over-the-top, communication apps such as WhatsApp and others offer voice and video calling. The regulatory conditions and treatment "must be made uniformly applicable for similarly placed players", the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said in a statement. "...there is a need to ensure a…

The ongoing coronavirus crisis has already affected over 24 lakh lives and left nearly 1,70,000 people dead worldwide. The pandemic that is believed to be caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus strain has also put a strong impact in India, with over 20,400 cases and 652 deaths reported so far. But apart from its hit on individuals, the COVID-19 outbreak has put major pressures on the economy. The nationwide lockdown that's been in place to reduce the coronavirus spread has also put a stop on various plans that were made to uplift our…

Image Source : FREEPIK Beware of the mobile tower installation  The telecom industry, represented by DIPA (Digital Infrastructure Providers Association) and COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India)- the two apex representative bodies of telecom infrastructure providers in India and telecom service providers respectively, have recently cautioned the public against the fraud related-to the installation of mobile towers on their properties. The public is cautioned against certain companies, agencies, or…

The government's decision to allocate spectrum directly to enterprises for their captive usage will provide back-door entry to big technology firms, telecom operators' body COAI said on Thursday.The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea etc, said that the big technology companies will take a single-lease licence and start serving enterprise customers at par with public networks like Telecom Service Providers (TSP) without facing similar set of…

In order to provide relief to telecom service providers the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has scrapped 3 percent floor rate on spectrum usage charges."For spectrum acquired through auctions held after 15 September 2021 in different access spectrum bands, no SUC (Spectrum Usage Charges) shall be charged," the DoT said in an order dated June 21, 2022.The weighted average of SUC rates across all spectrum assigned to an operator in all access spectrum bands including the Broadband Wireless Access spectrum in the 2300…

The telecom department is batting for a 20-year validity for spectrum to be put on the block in the upcoming auctions, according to multiple sources. The sources told PTI that the Department of Telecom (DoT) is going with TRAI-recommended reserve prices to the Cabinet, which will ultimately take a call on these crucial issues related to 5G spectrum auctions.On the vexed issue of captive networks that has seen telcos and tech players locked in a battle, the sources said the DoT is not in favour of an immediate…

On this week’s Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital, we talk about 5G in India with Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Director General Lt. Gen. SP Kochhar and Telecom Sector Leader at Deloitte Peeyush Vaish. On this week’s Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital, we talk about 5G in India with Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Director General Lt. Gen. SP Kochhar and Telecom Sector Leader at Deloitte Peeyush Vaish. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno…