MTS plans Capex of RUB 100 billion in 2021
MTS today revealed that the telecom operator’s capital expenditure in 2021 will be approximately RUB 100-110 billion.
MTS, the leading mobile operator in Russia, is...
Sunrise UPC uses PowerStar solution to cut mobile network power usage
Sunrise UPC has launched its energy saving solution called PowerStar in its 5G radio network to increase the energy efficiency of its 5G mobile...
Macquarie Telecom signs $34 mn deal with Optus for mobile services
Macquarie Telecom has signed a $34 million exclusive agreement with Optus to deploy mobile services, including 5G, in Australia.
The decision follows a strategic review of...
SFR to cut 1,700 jobs in France as part of digital plans
Altice Europe’s French telecoms operator SFR plans to cut up to 1,700 jobs or about 11 percent of its staff this year in France.
SFR...
Lycamobile appoints Tech Mahindra veteran Ashutosh Sarkar as CIO
Lycamobile, the world’s largest mobile virtual network operator with over 15 million customers in 23 countries, announced the appointment of Tech Mahindra veteran Ashutosh...
Airtel spectrum acquisition in the latest auction in 2021
Airtel Spectrum Acquisition in the latest auction
Circles
Band
MHz
Rs. Cr.
Sub GHz Spectrum
Bihar
900
3.4
683
Gujarat
900
4.2
1,567
Haryana
800
3.8
214
Himachal Pradesh
900
2.6
96
Kerala
900
4.6
915
MPCG
800
5.0
715
Maharashtra
800
2.5
1,275
North East
900
1.2
28
Odisha
900
3.8
327
Tamil Nadu including Chennai
900
5.0
1,175
UP – East
900
5.0
1,310
UP – West
800
5.0
805
West Bengal
900
2.8
347
Sub Total
48.85
9,457
Mid band spectrum
Assam
2100
5.0
150
Bihar
1800
2.80
246
Himachal Pradesh
1800
4.8
86
J...
India spectrum auction received bids worth Rs 77,146 crore on day 1
India’s spectrum auction received bids worth Rs 77,146 crore on the first day of the auctions, said Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Bidding took place...
Axiata retains Capex spending for 2021
Axiata today revealed that there will be no material changes in Capex spending in operating companies during 2021.
Axiata is present in Asia through Celcom...
Telefonica reveals Capex for 2021
Telefonica today said expects stabilization trends in revenues and OIBDA, as well as normalisation in the level of Capex / Sales up to 15...
Airtel targets advertising business revenue
Bharti Airtel has entered the advertising business with the launch of Airtel Ads – a brand engagement solution.
Airtel Ads allows brands to curate consent...
Why mobile network experience becomes critical to understand churn
Improvement in mobile network experience is resulting into less churn of smartphone customers at telecom operators in India, Opensignal said.
Smartphone users on the three...
Jio to spend more during spectrum auction beating Airtel and Vi
Reliance Jio is expected to spend more during the upcoming spectrum auction beating rivals Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi).
Reliance Jio Infocom, Bharti Airtel and...
Orange plans Capex of €7.7 billion in 2021
Telecom operator Orange today revealed its Capex and revenue guidance for 2021 indicating that it will continue to focus on 4G network, 5G business...
Singtel customers face data breach on Accellion FTA file sharing system
Singtel said it recently faced breach on a third-party file sharing system -- Accellion FTA system -- and has begun reaching out to affected...
Airtel to buy 20% stake in its DTH business from Warburg Pincus
Bharti Airtel will acquire Warburg Pincus affiliate’s 20 percent stake in its DTH arm Bharti Telemedia for INR 31,260 million or $429.31 million.
The transaction...
Vi offers unlimited data during night
Vi announced unlimited night-time data - without any restrictions, at no extra cost, for its prepaid customers from 12:00 am to 6:00 am on all Vi Unlimited...