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TRAI clarifies the difference between 1600 series and 140 series telephone numbers

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2026

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday issued a clarification on the functioning of the designated 1600 series and 140 series telephone...

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AirtelBlack: Disgruntled Airtel customer builds a satirical website to mock the telecom giant over ‘resolved but not fixed’ issues, promises to take the site...

OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2026

A disgruntled Airtel customer has built a satirical website that mercilessly mocks the telecom giant’s notoriously poor support, turning his month-long broadband nightmare into...

The Wire publishes fake news again, twists report to claim that govt is proposing to mandate keeping phone location ‘on’ at all times: Here...

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2025

Habitual fake news publisher The Wire has once again come up with fake news to target the Modi government, this time with the claim...

Government and Policy

TRAI acts decisively to curb financial frauds, sets deadlines for banking and financial companies to move to 1600 series numbers for service and transactional...

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2025

In a significant step to curb rising telephonic financial frauds and phishing scams, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a directive...

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Viksit Bharat with 6G Vision: Modi govt’s 6G roadmap for India to lead global telecom innovation by 2030

Anurag - 29 October, 2025

The Modi government’s 6G roadmap focuses on research, IP creation, and global partnerships. It aims to make India self-reliant in telecom technology while developing 6G testbeds, innovation hubs, and a secure, inclusive digital ecosystem for the future.

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PM Modi launches BSNL’s indigenous 4G stack: What is Bharat Telecom Stack, and why it is strategically important for Atmanirbhar India

Raju Das - 27 September, 2025

This indigenous full-stack 4G network solution, known as Bharat Telecom Stack, marks India's entry into the elite club of nations capable of designing and manufacturing their own complete telecom infrastructure

PM Modi launches BSNL’s indigenously built 4G stack, propelling India into an elite league of nations with homegrown telecom equipment

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2025

In a landmark stride for India’s telecom sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) fully indigenous 4G stack,...

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India’s semiconductor industry starts to take shape, focuses on mature-node fab manufacturing for automotive, telecom, industrial electronics sectors

OpIndia Staff - 16 August, 2025

Targeting the 28nm-65nm range, India aims to cater to the growing semiconductor demand in sectors such as automotive, telecom, and industrial electronics.

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BSNL and Numaligarh Refinery to launch India’s first 5G Captive Non-Public Network in refinery sector, signs MoU to accelerate adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies

OpIndia Staff - 3 August, 2025

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the “Industry 4.0 Workshop for CPSEs” organized under the aegis of the Ministry of Finance in Guwahati.

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