Kiran Rathee is an Assistant Editor for The Economic Times, with a focus on national telecommunications news in India. Kiran's work has also been featured in Cigalah Group and Gadgets Now, covering topics such as spectrum allocation, regulations for OTT players, telecom operators, and the new Telecom Act.
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Kiran Rathee's coverage revolves around national telecom and technology developments in India, with a focus on government announcements, legal policy regulations, and industry-specific press releases. To effectively reach out to Kiran for potential coverage or commentary opportunities, consider offering insights related to the Telecom sector in India.
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By: Kiran Rathee
Currently, only Bharti Group-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and a Jio-SES combine have the statutory clearances and permits to start satcom services in India.
By: Kiran Rathee
Apple could double its iPhone production in India to over $30 billion annually if the US imposes tariffs on Chinese imports. This shift could create 200,000 jobs and increase India's share in iPhone production to over 26%. However, the move depends on US policy and India's ability to address cost and policy challenges.
By: Kiran Rathee
India's top telecom executives met with Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to reiterate their demand for a revenue-sharing model with OTT platforms. They also raised concerns about fair satellite spectrum allocation, emphasizing a level playing field. The industry urged that spectrum not be given away for free or at low rates to companies offering nationwide consumer services.
By: Kiran Rathee
Telecom companies and legal experts are raising concerns about India's new cybersecurity rules, arguing they grant the government excessive access to user data and increase compliance burdens for providers. The rules could hold providers liable for user misuse of telecom resources, raising privacy and regulatory overlap concerns.
Reliance Jio is urging India's telecom regulator to auction satellite spectrum, arguing that global companies like Starlink and Amazon Kuiper aim to serve all users, not just remote areas. Jio believes that auctions would ensure a level playing field for Indian companies and prevent foreign dominance in the satellite broadband market.
By: Kiran Rathee
India's smartphone production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme has generated 19 times its investment, yielding ₹1.10 lakh crore in revenue for the government. Driven by Apple manufacturers and Samsung, the scheme has boosted production, exports, and jobs, though some local companies have struggled to meet targets.
The smartphone production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme has turned into a revenue bonanza for the government, generating 19 times the value of its incentive disbursements under the scheme in the last four fiscal years.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has mandated states to implement the new right-of-way (RoW) rules for telecom infrastructure starting January 1, 2025. These rules, effective nationwide, aim to expedite 5G rollout and streamline infrastructure deployment by simplifying approval processes, setting charge limits, and enabling digital management of applications.
In a letter to the chief secretaries of states, DoT secretary Neeraj Mittal sought confirmation by November 30 that the states would be upgrading their RoW portals by January 1 as the rules have to be implemented digitally.
By: Kiran Rathee
Synopsis India's top telecom companies Jio, Airtel and Vodafone lost millions of wireless customers in September. This happened for the third consecutive month. BSNL, on the other hand, gained subscribers. BSNL added close to a million subscribers as it did not increase its tariffs. Jio remained the biggest mobile operator despite losing the largest number of subscribers.
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