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Telecom minister Kapil Sibal decides to send notices to 74 telecom firms, overrules DoT`s view

Sep 6, 2011 at 10:00 am in News by LT Writer · Leave a Comment »

In a major departure from his ministry`s stand, telecom minister Kapil Sibal has decided to issue show-cause notices to 74 licensees that failed to meet roll-out obligations. While telecom regulator Trai and the Department of Telecom had locked horns on this issue with the latter disagreeing with former`s recommendations, Sibal has decided to overrule DoT`s view.

According to an internal DoT note dated August 31, a copy of which is with ET Now, Sibal has also sought legal opinion from the  [read more →]

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Etisalat appoints Ahmad Julfar as group CEO

Aug 26, 2011 at 4:30 am in News by LT Writer · Leave a Comment »

Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar has been appointed as the new group chief executive officer of the UAE`s Etisalat company, it was announced on Wednesday.

The appointment comes as part of a new expansion phase that will see Etisalat strengthen its position globally.

Julfar joined Etisalat i! n 1986 and has played several roles till he became its chief operating officer in 2006.

Mohammed Omran, chairman of Etisalat said: “The appointment of Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar as group CEO will bring further impetus to the realization  [read more →]

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BSNL to rope in staff family members to boost sales

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In bid to increase its revenues, state-run telecom major BSNL is launching a scheme under which family members of its 2.9 lakh employees can sell mobile recharge coupons as direct selling agents for a commission of 4.5 per cent, a senior company official said.

Even if the spouse or children of at least two lakh employees chose to become selling agents, it would result in a big boost to the company`s revenues, BSNL Coimbatore Principal General Manager N Haribabu told reporters  [read more →]

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MTNL upgrades its subscribers to 3.5G HDSPA

Aug 25, 2011 at 6:48 am in News by LT Writer · Leave a Comment »

MTNL has announced the upgradation of its 3G/ UMTS users to 3.5G HSDPA, which provides a download speed of 3.6 Mbps, according to a report by Telecom Talk.Post your opinion here

MTNL today announced the upgradation of its 3G/ UMTS users to 3.5G HSDPA, which provides a download speed of 3.6 Mbps, according to a report by Telecom Talk . These services will allow increased 3G downloading speeds at the same costs as the earlier services in the Mumbai circle.

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MTNL raises Rs 500 cr from banks to repay debts

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State-owned telecom major MTNL today said it has raised Rs 500 crore from various banks that will be used to repay debts and meet operational expenses.

“Out of the total loan amount of Rs 1,500 crore, we have raised Rs 500 crore from various banks and for the rest of the amount, we are still in talks with the them (banks),” MTNL Chairman and Managing Director Kuldip Singh said on the sidelines of an event.

In July, MTNL had invited expression of  [read more →]

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Diameter Protocol – an Overview

Aug 8, 2011 at 4:49 am in LTE by Shri · Leave a Comment »

Diameter is an AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) protocol initially developed by IETF for the applications such as network access and IP mobility. It is a base foundation protocol to provide AAA services like Delivery of AVPs (attribute value pairs), Negotiation Capabilities, Routing Capabilities and Error Handling to new access technologies.

Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) protocols such as TACACS and RADIUS were initially deployed to provide dial-up PPP and terminal server access.  Over a time, with  [read more →]

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Tata Teleservices to merge CDMA & GSM divisions, cut jobs

Jul 28, 2011 at 3:20 am in News by LT Writer · Leave a Comment »

The telecom unit of theTata Group has decided to combine two businesses that provide mobile services using different technologies, raising fears of job cuts in an industry marked by low tariffs and falling profits.

In a circular issued on Sunday, Tata Teleservices announced in what it described as the “unification” of two divisions offering services based onCDMA and GSM, two rival technologies.

“This restructuring may drive efficiencies but cou! ld end up making job positions redundant. Our estimate is 15% of the  [read more →]

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Bharti Airtel hikes call tariffs by 20% in six circles

Jul 26, 2011 at 4:48 am in News by LT Writer · Leave a Comment »

Leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Friday hiked call tariffs by 20% in six major circles including New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The hike in tariff will be passed on to pre-paid customers as well.

Tariffs have been hiked from 1 paise per second to 1.2 paisa per second. Sources say that other telecom players will follow suit. Bharti Airtel stock price rallied by 4% and was trading at Rs 411 at 2:50 PM on the BSE.

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DoT may allow telecom spectrum sharing to overcome shortage

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 After dilly-dallying for a long time, the government is likely to allow sharing of spectrum among telecom operators, a move that would help overcome the shortage of spectrum that has affected the quality of mobile services badly.

This would also help smaller operators with fewer subscribers to earn revenues by way of sharing spectrum lying vacant with them.

A high-level team will hold a crucial meeting tomorrow to consider the proposal, which says, “For efficient utilization of spectrum, spectrum sharing among the  [read more →]

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Airtel 3G services in eastern UP

Jul 22, 2011 at 7:18 am in News by LT Writer · Leave a Comment »

Private GSM operator Bharti Airtel today launched its third Generation (3G) services in Uttar Pradesh (East) circle.

In the first phase, 3G services have been launched in Lucknow and Kanpur. Airtel has set up 20 experience zones for people to test the new service. In another 15 days, the telecom major intends to cover ! 8-10 major towns.

Airtel had already launched its 3G services in UP (West) circle, which covers Uttarakhand as well.
“We plan to provide the new generation services in  [read more →]