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Change building code to allow ‘digital connectivity infrastructure’, says TRAI

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued recommendations on Monday to authorities to treat “digital connectivity infrastructure” inside buildings on par with utilities such as electricity and water supply. The regulator recommended that “Model Building Bye-Laws (MBBL) and National Building Code of India […]

Improve telecom service quality immediately, report call drop data at state level too: TRAI to telcos

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Amid rising instances of service quality issues and consumer complaints, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked telecom operators to report call drop and outage data at the State-level also and take immediate steps to “demonstrate visible improvement” in quality of service and connectivity experience for consumers across the country. On the issue of […]

DoT asks TRAI to add stricter benchmark in telecom service quality norms

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: The Hindu “The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked telecom sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to make quality of service norms stricter in order to curb call drops and improve call quality,” an official source said. The move comes after DoT collected feedback from […]

Explained | The draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Does the new Bill dilute the powers of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India? What will be the effects of including OTT communication services within the definition of “telecommunication services”? Does the new Bill dilute the powers of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India? What will be the effects of including OTT communication services within […]

Telecom service quality norms may get tighter

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday assured the sector of more reforms in the offing but asserted that the industry too would have to do its bit and reciprocate by improving service quality “significantly”. He indicated that service quality parameters would be significantly increased and that the Telecom Department would approach the Telecom Regulatory Authority […]

5G cells to piggyback on poles, hoardings

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

To expedite the roll out of 5G, telecom operators in the country will leverage street furniture such as poles, advertisement hoardings and bus shelters for deploying low power base stations called ‘Small Cells’ that will help bring the network closer to the consumers. “Small Cells are needed for deploying 5G as opposed to earlier generations […]

India to leverage street furniture for faster 5G roll out

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Poles, advertisement hoardings and bus shelters to be used to deploy Small Cells that help provide localised coverage Poles, advertisement hoardings and bus shelters to be used to deploy Small Cells that help provide localised coverage To expedite the roll out of 5G, telecom operators in the country will leverage street furniture such as poles, […]

Cabinet gives nod for 5G auctions; 72097.8 MHz spectrum to be put on block by July-end

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The Cabinet also decided to enable the development and setting up of ‘Private Captive Networks’ to spur a wave of innovation in new-age industry applications. The Cabinet also decided to enable the development and setting up of ‘Private Captive Networks’ to spur a wave of innovation in new-age industry applications. The Union Cabinet has approved […]