Cisco: Incumbent service providers, particularly Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are currently focussing on maximising their revenue through substantial investments in 5G technology since late last year. India s third-largest Vodafone Idea (Vi) is yet to commercially launch a 5G network owing to deepening financial stress.
Trai: Lately, the allocation of airwaves to satellite players has become one of the contentious issues with the former seeking administrative allocation while terrestrial network operators arguing for an auction route citing level-playing field.
"People are misusing genuine OTT platforms to bypass the system because they are not regulated, they are not subject to any security regulations. So then its not good for the country, and for our citizens," SP Kochhar, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India (Coai) told ETTelecom.
Bharti Airtel: Of late, WhatsApp Pink scam has duped several people, forcing law enforcement agencies and police departments of multiple states across India issuing advisory against this fraud.
The Cellular Operators Association of India had written to the Kolkata mayor earlier this month that the local cable operators (LCOs) were not allowing them to use poles for last-mile connectivity