Telecom

Sanjay Dhotre was speaking at an event hosted yesterday

5G is the latest iteration of cellular technology with seamless coverage, high data rate and more

A global trade body has estimated that India will have 88 Mn 5G connections by 2025

The US is making efforts to pressure India in acting against the Chinese tech giant

Huawei has not been invited to the Prague summit featuring telecom chiefs from 32 countries

The Prague summit called for a robust security framework around 5G networks

The deployment of this is in compliance with TRAI regulations

The telecoms have partnered with Tech Mahindra which recently launched its blockchain solution

The TRAI regulations will be put into effect from May end

Since the arrival of Reliance Jio and cheap data plans, OTT services have grown rapidly

OTT services are not bound by any regulatory obligations to address consumer concerns.

Trai’s latest consultation paper is seeking views on whether the regulatory imbalance is impacting investments in telecom networks

The judgment directly affects e-wallet payments and fintech companies (including P2P lending platforms)

Striking down parts of Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act imply that private companies would not be able to ask for Aadhaar authentication

It remains to be seen as to how the Aadhaar Act will be amended to address these practical problems keeping the spirit of the judgment intact

COAI said blocking an entire app would be disproportionate and “harm the constitutional rights of users” at large

The telecom lobby said that any blocking must be targeted at the content or at the account level

It was also suggested that the government should block a user or malicious content instead of blocking an app or site

• Recently, DIPP and World Bank released the ease of doing business rankings with Andhra Pradesh making it to the top
• The results were based on 340-point Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2017
• DIPP now plans to include retail, telecom and petroleum etc into the categories

A Curated Rundown Of Important And Related Developments On Blockchain Frameworks [17-23 May ]

Companies Like Airtel, Vodafone, And Jio Are Evaluating Use Cases For Blockchain Technology  

A Telecom Ombudsman To Look After Any Telecom-Related Complaints

With This, Hotstar’s 100K Hours Of Digital Content Will Now Be Available For Free On Airtel TV App

The Company Clarifies That Reliance Jio Has Not Launched Any JioCoin App