Government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has increased the pace of installation of its 4G network. The company has a target to install about one lakh 4G sites. Till the beginning of this month, 83,629 sites have been installed. Of these, more than 74,000 sites are functioning. The company has used technology made…
Starlink, which provides satellite internet service of Billionaire Elon Musk, may soon start business in India. Earlier, Starlink has received a positive signal from the central government. Telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that this service is needed to transport the Internet to remote areas. Recently, Starlinks tied up with the country’s big telecom companies…
In the last few years, online fraud and scam cases have increased rapidly. Instant messaging platform Whatsapp has partnered with the Telecom Department (DOT) to curb this problem. Under this, Digital Intelligence Unit of WhatsApp and Dot will work together. Content will be provided to the users of this messaging app to help identify online…
The 4G network of government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will be upgraded to 5G from June. The company plans to launch around one lakh 4G sites by June. Of these, about 89,000 4G sites have been installed. The company has used indigenous technology for 4G network. Telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that…
Samsung, one of large electronics companies, has found it expensive to save tariffs on the import of telecom equipment in India. The company has been ordered to repay the previous tax and penalty of more than $ 60.1 million (about Rs 5,140 crore). It is one of the largest such tax demands in recent years….
The number of paid subscribers of Jiohotstar included in large video streaming platforms has exceeded 10 crores. Recently, Jiohotstar was made from disney+ hotstar and merger of JioCinema. In terms of a total of programming hours, it is about four times larger than the International over-the-top platforms like Netflix. Last year, a joint venture was…
Government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is losing revenue due to delay in launch of 4G network and strict competition in the mobile segment. Private telecom companies Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel’s 5G network exist in large parts of the country. BSNL is finding it difficult to compete with these companies. Minister of…
Government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has prepared to improve its services. For this, BSNL has determined April as ‘Customer Service Month’. In this, efforts will be made to improve their experience by taking feedback from customers using the company’s services across the country. BSNL said in a statement, “All circles and units…
The central government is getting success in preventing misuse of telecom resources for cybercrime and financial fraud. The system installed by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center (I4C) has reduced by about 97 percent of the fraudulent calls. Minister of State for Communications, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, “The…
The Central Government has lost Rs 1,757.56 crore due to non -payment of passive infrastructure of Passive Infrastructure to the government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). This information has been given in the report of the Computer and Auditor General (CAG). The CAG said in a statement, “BSNL has failed to implement the…