Discussion General Discussions about Indian Wireless Telecom Services

[Aniruddha Dhar]

Is there any way to check cellphone tower locations nearby? I remember seeing an interactive map on some official government website, however I cannot find it anymore

Tarangsanchar

 

[iDJ]

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw approves forced retirement for 10 senior DoT officials
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw approves forced retirement for 10 senior DoT officials | India News - Times of India

 

[OnlyTech]

Since the Indian Premier League (IPL) has started, customers may require more data to watch cricket matches on the go. We have prepared a comparative list of prepaid plans from Jio, Airtel, and Vi that come with 3GB or more mobile data per day.

3GB per day prepaid plans: Reliance Jio vs Bharti Airtel vs Vi

 

[Rushil]

India, April 2023, Mobile Network Experience

Read the India, April 2023, Mobile Network Experience for in-depth analysis into mobile network performance. Discover more insights with the Opensignal app.

www.opensignal.com

 

[Kuttusan]

Trai directs telcos to check spam calls, texts using AI/ ML - ET Telecom

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) wants telcos to use cutting edge tech tools around AI/ML to counter UTMs, especially as the latter are constantly evolving new ways to bombard mobile users with pesky commercial calls and text messages.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[Kuttusan]

April MNP data underlines rising competition as Airtel, Jio vie for Vodafone Idea users - ET Telecom

Bharti Airtel: In April 10.95 million subscribers submitted requests for MNP taking the cumulative MNP requests to 830.65 million from 819.70 million at the end of March.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[Sayantan]

Telecom firms allege 'hostile obstruction'

Representatives of cable operators accused of blocking fibre connections

www.telegraphindia.com

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=271895758825900

 

[Mr.Bhat]

Government explores 'direct-to-mobile' tech for live TV on phone without internet..

The government is exploring the feasibility of beaming TV channels live on mobile phones, without a data connection, on the lines of direct-to-home (DTH). Termed D2M (direct-to-mobile), the technology will allow mobile phone users to watch TV on their devices akin to watching TV through a cable or DTH connection...

mobile phones: Government explores 'direct-to-mobile' tech for live TV on phone without internet - The Economic Times

The telecom operators, however, are likely to strongly oppose the proposal as it will eat into their data revenue, most of which comes from video consumption, and hurt their 5G business case.

m.economictimes.com

 

[Kuttusan]

Bulk SIM card connections will be discontinued: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw expressed deep concerns over the rampant misuse of SIM cards acquired in bulk quantities for criminal activities, particularly cyber fraud, during a press conference on Thursday.

www.cnbctv18.com

 

[Kuttusan]

COAI lauds the government’s Right of Way rules amendments - Times of India

The COAI hailed India's Department of Telecommunications for introducing "The Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2023," which aim to bol

timesofindia.indiatimes.com