Telecom sector Current Affairs, GK & News
Cabinet approved PLI scheme for Telecom Sector
The government of India has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) norms for the telecom sector on February 17, 2021. Key Facts The approval of the PLI scheme was given for telecom and network equipment manufacturing in a bid to boost the local manufacturing of the components. PLI scheme on telecom sector will be effective ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Cabinet Decision • Department of Telecom (DoT) • Production Linked Incentive (PLI) • production linked incentive scheme • Telecom sector
Senior IAS Officer PD Vaghela appointed TRAI Chairman
On September 28, 2020, senior IAS Officer PD Vaghela was appointed as the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory of India) Chairman. HE has succeeded RS Sharma. About PD Vaghela He is a Gujarat-Cadre IAS Officer. He is currently in the Department of Pharmaceuticals that operates under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Prior to this, he was the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News Current Affairs
Topics: Digital India • IAS officer • national digital communication policy • TDSAT • Telecom sector • Telecommunications • TRAI
Call Data Record
Telecom operators recently red flagged the increasing number of instances where the government is seeking call data records in bulk. About CDR The CDR or call data record is a string of information about a mobile phone number. This is from a specific time period. The CDR of a subscriber gives information such as call ..
Topics: Call Drop • CDR • Department of Telecom • Telecom sector
Bharti Airtel is the second most valuable mobile operator in Asia
According to data from Bloomberg, Bharti Airtel has become the second most valuable mobile operator among emerging markets in Asia. It is only behind China’s operator China Mobile. Airtel has market capitalisation of around $41 billion, at present. China Mobile is the top mobile operator in Asia with capitalisation of $175 billion. Airtel also has the ..
Topics: Telecom sector
DoT approves merger of Tata group with Bharti Airtel
The Department of telecommunications (DoT) recently approved the merger of consumer mobile operations of the Tata group with Bharti Airtel. During the month of October 2017, the Tata group announced that the company would sell its consumer mobile business to Bharti Airtel. After nearly two years of their plan, the final approval has been granted ..
Topics: Department of Telecommunications • Tata • Telecom sector