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"We'll have to examine everything, if there is an opportunity, there is a need for it, how do the next few months look like in terms of their operations," he said in an interview, adding that the government may not look at divestment immediately.  The Union government is the largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, India's third-largest carrier, with a 31% stake.  Mittal said the government was looking for growth in the carrier, and hoping the firm will…

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Last Updated: June 17, 2023, 12:08 ISTKochi Water Metro (Photo: News18)Commuters using the Kochi Water Metro service between the High Court-Vypin Terminals and the Vytilla-Kakkanad Terminals can use this serviceAirtel has announced the availability of its 5G plus service across Kochi’s water metro stations. With this, the company has become the first telecom operator to launch its 5G services for the passengers of India’s first water metro service. Commuters using the Kochi Water Metro service between the High Court-Vypin…

Image Source : FILE The Great 5G Battle: Jio vs Airtel - which telco has an edge and why? In India's telecom sector, there is a fierce battle between the two major companies- Airtel and Jio regarding the 5G expansion in India. Both telecom companies have been racing to spread their 5G network in the country as soon as possible. But this is where Airtel has clearly…

Meta Platforms on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot additional network costs, saying this would not solve their financial problems and also ignores tech companies' hefty investments. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have lobbied for two decades for U.S. tech giants to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out. The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet's…

Meta Platforms on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot some network cost, saying the plan is not the solution to their financial problems and it also ignores tech companies' hefty investments. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have lobbied for two decades for U.S. tech giants to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out. The operators say that given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet's…

Cloud computing-based telecom network with virtualization of its various elements and rollout of optical fibre network closer to the homes will be able to help solve call drop problem in India, a senior HCL Technologies officer said here. While speaking with PTI at the Mobile World Congress, HCL Tech Chief Technology Officer Kalyan Kumar said that post-pandemic, demand for data has jumped significantly high and telecom operators are gradually moving towards cloud computing systems to manage capacity in the network. "Fiber…

New smartphones may get most of the headlines at MWC, but at its core, the annual trade show is still a telco event. It’s maybe no surprise then that the large cloud providers, who are all vying for the lucrative telco market, also made a few announcements ahead of the event. AWS jumped ahead of its competitors by announcing its news a week early and today, it’s Microsoft’s turn. The new features the company today announced for telco’s using its Azure cloud services focus on four areas: network transformation,…

Nepal’s telco regulator has ordered ISPs to block crypto websites Nepal’s telco regulator has ordered ISPs to block crypto websites. India’s neighboring nation (Nepal) has decided to take a hard stance against cryptocurrency trading after the country’s telecom regulator ordered ISPs to block crypto websites. The telco has also threatened to sue anyone who violates the order. The Nepal Telecommunication Authority ordered all ISPs and email services to prevent users from accessing “websites,…

An image of a woman holding a cell phone in front of a Huawei logo displayed on a computer screen. Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE 5G gearto protect national security, joining the rest of the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network.Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. government extended a deadline for telecom companies to remove equipment from Chinese tech giant Huawei from their 5G mobile networks.Telcos will now have until December 2023…