Telecom News May Edition 5

• DoT approves merger of Bharti Airtel and Telenor India
•  Vodafone SuperNet 4G covers 600+ towns in South Gujarat
•  Home-grown WiSig Networks prepares to join exclusive 5G club.
•  India allocates Rs. 135 Cr for 5G Test Bed to be set up by IITs and IISc
•  Aircel creditors, financial lenders file claims for recovery with IRP. 
•  Idea Cellular, Bharti Airtel keep telecom index in the green.
•  Indian Mobile Congress to open on Oct 25 with launch of 1,000 apps
•  Reliance Jio moves SC against Delhi HC breather to Bharti Airtel over IPL ad campaign
•  Top Indian telcos to deploy blockchain technology in 2018 to lift revenues: IBM.
•  Paytm to invest Rs 5,000 cr towards growing e-transactions.
•  55% of urban Indians want to change mobile phone in 6 months: ET RICS study.
•  ‘Smartphone Market May See Double-digit Growth This Year’
•  India smartphone shipment grows 11% in Q1 to 30 m units: IDC
•  Oppo’s new facility with 50 mn production capacity to become operational in 2019.
•  Ericsson bets big on India`s Internet of Things segment; in talks with Indian telcos.
•  Telenor Users Can Now Use Same SIM, Number and Plan With Airtel Network
•  Knowlarity acquires cloud telephony business of Sunoray Solutions.
•  Idea Vodafone may face conflict of interest in telecom tower deal
•  Trai may Review IUC on SMSes