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Meta-Airtel Partnership to Extend 2Africa Pearls Subsea Cable
Bharti Airtel and Meta have decided to jointly invest in global connectivity infrastructure project that would extend the 2Africa Pearls (a subsea cable) to India. What is 2Africa Pearls? The 2Africa Pearls is one of the largest subsea cable systems ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2023 • India Nation & States Current Affairs
SEA-ME-WE-6 Undersea Cable Consortium
Bharti Airtel Ltd has joined “SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium”, for scaling up its high-speed global network capacity and serving India’s fast growing digital economy. Key facts Airtel is participating as a major investor in SEA-ME-WE-6. It is anchoring 20% of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2023 • International / World Current Affairs
Telecom Department permits 5G Technology and Spectrum Trials
The Department of Telecommunications recently allowed mobile operators to conduct 5G trials. The Chinese companies, however, have been kept out of the trials. About the Spectrum Trials The Telecom Department has allowed Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
100% FDI in DTH
The Union Cabinet recently approved revised guidelines for Direct to Home (DTH) broadcasting services. The guidelines allow 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in DTH. Also, it has increased the license period to twenty years. Earlier, it was ten years. What ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Airtel and Amazon Web Services partner to provide cloud solutions to businesses
Bharti Airtel Limited and Amazon Web Services, the cloud-based services arm of Amazon, have announced a strategic partnership to provide a basket of clod solutions to the large, small and medium businesses in the country. Details of the Partnership As ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
What is Adjusted Gross Revenue?
There was a tussle between the Telecommunication industries and the GoI over the license fee settlement. The Union Budget waived penalty for those who paid their interest charges over the disputed tax liabilities before March 2020. The case over the ..