Telecom Equipment
Airtel Escalates on Tejas Network’s Letter Regarding Faulty Equipment
Summary:The dispute between Bharti Airtel and Tejas Networks has intensified after Airtel reiterated that Tejas’s equipment used in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)’s 4G rollout, is “sub-standard” and causing interference in its 900 MHz network in Rajasthan. Tejas strongly refuted the claim, arguing that its radios meet all international and domestic emission norms and that […]
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Tejas Networks Writes to Airtel Regarding Allegations of Faulty Telecom Equipment
Summary:Tejas Networks has formally denied Airtel’s claim that its equipment is “sub-standard” and causing interference in Airtel’s 900 MHz network in Rajasthan. Tejas states that its radios meet all required standards and that the real cause of interference is Airtel’s tower deployment practices and the close spectrum adjacency between Airtel and BSNL. Tejas Networks has […]
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Pace Digitek IPO- A Telecom Infra Company Opens its IPO Today
Summary:Pace Digitek, a Bengaluru-based telecom infrastructure solution provider, will launch its ₹819.15 crore IPO on 26 September 2025. This issue includes only no offer for sale (OFS) segment. The closing date of IPO is on September 30, while allotment is set for October 1 and listing on October 6. Pace Digitek IPO – Key Highlights […]
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DoT Requests Indian Telcos to Prefer Local Telecom Gears
India is urging its major telecom operators– Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea – to increase the use of homegrown telecom equipment rather than relying on foreign makers like Cisco and Ericsson. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked these companies to share detailed plans how they will integrate more Indian-made technology in their […]
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DoT Cuts 95% Telecom Equipment Security Testing Fees
Summary:In a major regulatory reform, the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has reduced the security testing assessment fee by 95% under the Communications Safety Certification Scheme (ComSEC). Effective from August 1, 2025, the move aims to support MSME, local manufacturers and innovations in India’s telecommunications and ICT regions. DoT Reduces Security Certification Fees by 95% to […]
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Is the Government Easing Up on ‘Make in India’ for Telecom Gear?
In what appears to be a significant policy shift, the Indian government has released a new notification that hints at relaxing the stringent local sourcing requirements for telecom equipment manufacturers. This comes as a surprising turn, especially after recent years of a strong push for localization and self-reliance under the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign. The new […]
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Government to Introduce New PLI Scheme to Boost Telecom Equipment Manufacturing
The Union government is preparing to introduce a new production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to strengthen domestic telecom equipment manufacturing. As the existing telecom PLI scheme progresses into its second phase, the government is exploring measures to enhance its impact. The proposed initiative will focus on non-electronic components such as plastic parts (casings, connectors, covers), fibers, […]
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BharatNet Project News: Tejas Networks Selected as Broadband Equipment Supplier
Tejas Networks has been chosen to supply critical broadband equipment, including GPON, OLT, ONT, and management systems, for the BharatNet-driven Last Mile Connectivity (LMC) project in Tamil Nadu. This initiative, led by TANFINET (Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation Limited), an SPV established by the Tamil Nadu government, is being implemented with Polycab as the Master System […]
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As Per New Telecom Act Rules, Telcos Must Give Access of Telecom Infra to Govt
Telecom service providers (TSPs) must grant the government access to critical telecom infrastructure (CTI) under the new Telecom Act, 2023. The Act empowers the central government to designate telecom networks as CTI if their disruption could pose significant threats to national security, public health, the economy, or public safety. Key Provisions of the Telecom Act, […]
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HFCL Projects 70% Fiber Optic and 50% Telecom Equipment Revenue from Exports in 3 Years
Domestic telecom gear maker HFCL anticipates that 70% of its revenue from the fiber optic segment and half of its network equipment business will come from exports within the next three years, according to Managing Director Mahendra Nahata. He noted a growing demand for 5G equipment following the widespread installation of 5G mobile towers across […]
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