Telecom Business Challenges
India’s 5G Ambitions vs Ground Realities: A Critical Look at the Ericsson Mobility Report (June 2025)
Ericsson’s Optimistic Forecast for India Ericsson's June 2025 Mobility Report paints a highly optimistic picture of global 5G expansion, with...
Vodafone Idea’s AGR Dues: Why Simple Interest Alone Won’t Deliver Meaningful Relief
Introduction: The Dues and the Dilemma As of March 31, 2025, Vodafone Idea (Vi) owes ₹83,500 crore to the Government...
BSNL’s Quantum 5G FWA: Bold Innovation or Too Little, Too Late?
Introduction Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) recently captured attention with the soft launch of its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)...
The Unscalable Truth: Why Fixed Broadband Can’t Follow Mobile’s Path in India
India has always been a mobile-first internet market. For millions, particularly in the affordable segment, the internet experience began not...
Telecom’s Last Stand: Why Letting VI Collapse Will Cost India Dearly
The Indian telecom industry has undergone a series of dramatic twists and turns since its inception. The shift from a...
Vodafone Idea’s Survival: A Tightrope Walk Between Debt, Growth, and Government Backing
Yesterday, I wrote an article titled "SUC Waiver: A Boost for Vi, But a Blow to High-Frequency Spectrum Auctions," discussing...
Vodafone Idea’s Debt Crisis: Can GOI’s Band-Aid Fix Prevent a Telecom Collapse?
The moratorium period for the payment of dues on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) and spectrum auctions held before FY21 is...
Tariff Hikes in Telecom: Boosting ARPU but Straining Usage Trends
Today, TRAI released the Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators Report for the period of July–September 2024. This report holds particular...
The Cost of Connectivity: Assessing the Impact of Mobile Tariff Hikes on Indian Households
Yesterday, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for the data collected during...
TRAI’s Mandate on Voice-Only Plans: Challenges and Implications for Telecom Operators
Introduction On December 23, 2024, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued the 12th Amendment to the Telecom Consumer...