Telecom & IT
Telecom Sector – Multiple Licenses a Liability or a Liberator?
Section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885 gives the Central Government the power to grant license on such...
Adoption of 5Gi – What is the Biggest Challenge?
Sometimes in the past, I had written a note titled "India's 5G Technology - Opportunities and Challenges". The idea was...
Indian Telecom’s AGR Tangle – Who is at fault?
On 1st Sept 2020, the historic AGR case, which had rattled the telecom sector for the past two decades, concluded...
Dissecting Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
A few months back I had written two notes, a) Incentivizing Electronic Manufacturing - Opportunities & Challenges; b) Is "Make-in-India Working? These two...
Ultimately, It’s About Policy Clarity and Precision!
Yesterday, the SC came down heavily upon the operators that it won't allow them to highjack its judgment by enabling them...
DoT AGR Demand – Operator Impact
(This note has been edited after availability of actual numbers in DoT's application for modification filed on 16th March 2020)...
India’s 5G Technology – Opportunities and Challenges
Since 2016, India has been trying its best to make contributions to the process of the global 5G technology development...
Was SC’s Interpretation of AGR the Real Intent of DoT?
The recent SC judgment on AGR dispute has created ripples in the telecom sector. The reason - the telecom companies...
Is “Make-in-India Working?
For a long time, in both UPA and current NDA regimes, the key objective of the govt has been to...
Incentivizing Electronic Manufacturing – Opportunities & Challenges
Yesterday, the finance minister announced a new scheme to boost the manufacturing of cell phones and electronic equipment in India. But what...