Telecom department to seek Trai's view on satcom spectrum allocation, licensing process
Satcom or satellite communication technology enables service providers to ensure internet connectivity in remote areas or difficult terrain.
Satcom or satellite communication technology enables service providers to ensure internet connectivity in remote areas or difficult terrain.
While giving its recommendations on "encouraging innovative technologies, services, use cases and business models through regulatory sandbox” in the digital communication sector, Trai said Indian companies, partnership firms, or research institutes that have done limited prior testing of their products can apply for regulatory sandbox testing for a period of 12 months.
The potential of 5G networks at metro stations is remarkable. Metro trains can leverage 5G technology to offer accurate route maps and proximity-based digital signage, ensuring travellers optimise their time before boarding.
The draft regulations floated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in August 2023 looked at updating the present QoS regulations, notified during the 2G era, to take into account the rapid changes the sector has made with the rollout of 4G services and now with the emergence of 5G technology.
The latest wireless broadband user data from Trai showed Jio and Airtel added 3.6 million and 2.27 4G/5G users respectively in February, while Vi lost 0.2 million 3G/4G users. Vi is yet to roll out 5G networks.
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents telecom players including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, has been demanding ‘same service same rules’ with a fair charge to be levied and decided mutually between telcos and OTT players who must contribute towards creating and developing digital telecom infrastructure in India in exchange for using the network.
The Trai is therefore seeking comments on what quantum of these airwaves should be put to auction, for what validity period and in which service areas.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in July last year requested the TRAI to provide its considered inputs under Section 11 of the TRAI Act, 1997 for formulation of the National Broadcasting Policy.
A senior Airtel executive said the telco’s recent collaborations with device makers such as Poco to ring in sub-Rs 10,000 5G devices had partly helped grow its 5G user base to 75 million.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has reportedly urged pay-TV broadcasters to refrain from disconnecting signals to distribution platform operators (DPOs) or implementing tariff hikes until after the Lok Sabha elections. Trai Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti and Secretary V Raghunandan have met with top broadcasting executives to encourage engagement with DPOs regarding the price hike issue.
IDNs were created to overcome the lack of linguistic representation that comes with the limitations of standard domain names and offer users the ability to explore the Internet using their native languages. However, very often IDNs are not recognised as valid by digital applications, services and platforms.