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Amid an increase in spam calls on WhatsApp, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken up the matter with Meta to come up with a solution to tackle the issue, according to people aware of the matter. The action from the government assumes significance amid a lot of complaints by users that they have started receiving spam calls from international numbers. Many also complained of getting messages for job offers and product advertisements etc. Most of the spam calls are coming from international phone numbers…

Web conference company Zoom Video Communications (ZVC) has secured a pan-India telecom licence that will enable it to offer telephone services as well to the enterprise customers, ZVC said on Wednesday.US-based Zoom has been offering voice and video conference service through its website and app."ZVC India, parent firm Zoom Video Communications, has received the Unified License with Access – pan India, NLD National Long Distance, and ILD – International Long Distance from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)," the…

Image Source : FILE 5G speed to reduce to half if less spectrum allotted in 6GHz band: COAI The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that India must allocate more spectrum in the mid-band like 6GHz for a seamless 5G mobile service in the country. If the mid-band does not adhere then the 5G download speed would reduce to 50 per cent, when fully deployed,…

The Department of Telecommunications has disconnected over 15 lakh mobile number that were issued using fraudulent credentials, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Minister of state for telecom Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to Lok Sabha said the Centre has taken various steps to strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. "More than 15 Lakh mobile numbers detected to have been issued on fraudulent credentials, have been disconnected by DoT," Chauhan said. He said…

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…

The roll-out of 5G in India, which was kicked off in October 2022, is happening at a much faster scale in India compared to 4G or 3G and millions of people will soon have an agile and faster streaming, gaming, and work experience on their devices. Some serious concerns, however, remain to be addressed.Industry experts believe that consumers who live in the proximity of airports are not likely to get 5G on their devices. And that number runs into millions.The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently sent a letter to…

Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday suggested that the Department of Telecommunications should approach the defence ministry for accessing part of its optical fibre network or suitable bandwidth to extend telecom coverage in the far-flung areas of Himachal Pradesh.The regulator recommended that in four districts — Lahaul and Spiti, Mandi, Kullu and Chamba — the villages that are yet to be connected under BharatNet Project should be immediately connected on VSAT media that can be surrendered as soon as the optical fibre cable…

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…

As India prepares for the 5G roll out next month, industry experts said the research and development on 6G is crucial for India at this stage to gain a global leadership position.6G is all about convergence of the physical and the virtual, the connected world with the hyper-connected world, the universe with the metaverse, the real with the surreal, and likewise."Across the globe, whether it be Finland, Japan, South Korea, China, USA as well as India, the idea of 6G has initiated a paradigm shift in terms of facilitating…

The government is found to have asked telecom operators in India to provide “voluminous” call data records (CDRs) of all mobile subscribers across several regions for specific days. Although telcos have been receiving similar requests from the authorities for some time, the trend has been increased during January and February, as noted by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). The industry body escalated the issue in a letter marked to Anshu Prakash, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), a copy…