"That will lead to a major series of reforms, in terms of spectrum, licenses and regulation. There will be a significant reform because of the Telecom Bill," the minister said.
"These are some of the best (countries) in the world (that are looking to adopt the stack)," Vaishnaw told reporters. "This is a 4G/5G stack which is upgradable. What we have installed, that same device will be doing 5G also. Technology has to be tested, ruggedised, then only we will move to the next. That's why we are doing 4G first (with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.) and then 5G."
Addressing a post-Budget webinar on 'Unleashing the Potential: Ease of Living Using Technology', Modi said the government wants to reduce the cost of compliance of small businesses, and asked the industry to formulate a list of unnecessary compliances that can be pruned.
Rihanna; Sofia Carson and Diane Warren; and David Byrne, Stephanie Hsu and Son Lux were previously announced to perform their Oscar-nominated songs as well.
Jehil Thakkar, partner, media and entertainment sector leader, Deloitte India, said, "The hybrid model offers a balancing act, providing access to a high- monetisation user base and a wider audience that may eventually convert into monetisation user base and a wider audience that may eventually convert into monetisable users." The report expects the Indian sports market to ouch $100 billion by 2027 from $27 billion in 2020, a CAGR of over 20%.
Agatha Christie’s “The Sittaford Mystery” will be adapted as “Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley” for streamer SonyLIV by renowned Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj.
Television exports to China may be slowing but that’s not true for exports to Asia as a whole. Co-production deals are back in vogue. And when it comes to the potential for further consolidation among top European production banners, well, one industry veteran declared, “Everybody’s always up for sale.”
India will achieve 100% coverage for 5G services by the end of December 2024, even as today, 5G services have been launched in
387 districts by telecom players across the country, said Union Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday.
This has prompted telecom companies to suggest a revenue sharing model between OTT and telecom operators. The premise of the whole argument is based on ‘same service same rules’. Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had suggested levying a "usage charge" for actual traffic carried by OTT on telecom networks. The usage charge will be decided mutually between telcos and OTT players who must contribute towards creating and developing digital telecom infrastructure in India in exchange for using the services.
Filmmakers will have to get scenes showing smoking cleared by the censors as part of sweeping new rules sparked by the failure of general anti-tobacco warnings at movie screenings.