Telecom
Finance ministry wants BSNL, MTNL closed down: report
10 Oct 2019
In the event of closure of the two state-run telcos, which together employs nearly 1,65,000 people, the finance ministry feels that the VRS payout of Rs29,182 crore can be reworked while also saving 4G spectrum cost of Rs20,410 crore and the Rs13,202 crore capex required to roll out the 4G services
RIL Jio teams up with global partners for O-RAN testing and integration
19 Sep 2019
Open Test and Integration Centre (OTIC) partners have invited additional members to join and advance the creation of ready-to-implement blueprints for RAN solutions conforming to the O-RAN specifications in order to realise open and disaggregated 5G networks
Malaysia’s Axiata, Telenor call off merger move
11 Sep 2019
BSNL to offer VRS to 80,000 employees
06 Sep 2019
Telecom ministry okays merger of MTNL with BSNL
30 Jul 2019
MTNL, which operates only in the Mumbai and Delhi circles, will become a subsidiary of BSNL following the merger, says a report in the Business Line
Govt weighing Rs74,000-cr bailout for BSNL, MTNL: report
03 Jul 2019
While shutting down the PSUs will cost as much as Rs1.2 lakh crore, the department of telecom said that strategic disinvestment may not find any takers and that it may consider possibilities of a joint venture
Trump lifts ban on Huawei sales, but keeps it in negative list
01 Jul 2019
Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, US President Donald Trump said the lifting the ban on Huawei would be part of a larger trade deal with China
Govt working on revival package for BSNL, MTNL
27 Jun 2019
Number of US states opposing T-Mobile-Sprint merger rises to 14
26 Jun 2019
US District Judge Victor Marrero noted that while the complaint, filed by attorneys who are Democrats, maintains that aggressive competition have resulted in “falling prices,” they also state the companies’ ability to signal each other on rates “has led to higher prices for consumers”
Reliance Jio cuts nearly 5,000 jobs, including 500-600 regular ones
31 May 2019
An estimated 75,000 jobs have been lost in the telecom sector in 2017 alone, due to financial stress faced by companies and ,more people are expected to lose jobs in the coming years as consolidation progresses
Airtel Africa plans London listing to cut $16 billion debt
29 May 2019
With a debt load of more than $16 billion and falling revenue and market share at home Bharti Airtel is looking at its African business to stay put
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