AST SpaceMobile Inc and AT&T have claimed that they have completed a 5G call between Hawaii and Spain using a smartphone and the company’s satellite. The companies said that this is a first in the race to serve places where wireless networks don’t reach. The call was reportedly made on September 8 using AT&T spectrum …
The COAI, India’s telecom industry representative body, praised the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the introduction of “The Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2023.” The forward-looking move aims to improve the 5G ecosystem and digital connectivity for all citizens.These amendments build upon earlier changes made in 2017, 2021, and 2022 to facilitate the …
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has taken strict action against service providers who have failed to control spam calls and messages on their networks. According to Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, telecom operators have disconnected a total of 47,414 connections in the years 2021 and 2022 for violating the Telecom Commercial Communication Customers …
Regulator TRAI has directed telecom operators to take action against the misuse of telemarketing message templates within 30 days to curb pesky messages. The regulator has noticed that some telemarketers are misusing headers and content templates of enterprises. “Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) is a major source of inconvenience to the public and impinges on the …