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New Indian Express
7 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
BSNL records highest call drop rate, highest cases of call muting among competitors in test held in UP
NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has performed poorly in the Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the Uttar Pradesh (West) Licensed Service Area (LSA) in June. According to the report, BSNL recorded the highest call drop rate and the highest incidence of call muting among major telecom operators, including Reliance Jio (RJIL), Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (VIL). As per the findings, BSNL's Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR) stood at 86.57%, indicating that nearly 13% of call attempts failed to connect. Its Call Setup Time (CST) — the time taken to establish a call — was measured at 3.03 seconds, significantly longer than its competitors. BSNL also recorded the highest Drop Call Rate (DCR) at 3.45% in auto-selection mode, suggesting major network issues such as poor connectivity or inadequate mobile tower coverage in the area. This comes despite government claims that BSNL has rolled out over 95,000 mobile towers across the country. 'In line with Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, BSNL has placed purchase order for indigenously developed 4G sites for pan India deployment. Supply of 4G equipment has started from September 2023 and as on 30.06.2025, total 95,537 numbers 4G sites have been installed, out of which 90,035 numbers are ON-Air. The equipment is 5G upgradable,' said Minister of State for Communications Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in Parliament. In comparison, RJIL and VIL demonstrated superior performance in call setup times, with average CSTs of 0.77 seconds and 0.95 seconds respectively. Surprisingly, Airtel's CST was the highest among the private players, clocking in at 22.86 seconds. For Drop Call Rate, RJIL achieved a perfect 0.00%, while VIL and Airtel posted strong results at 0.20% and 0.23%, respectively.
India Gazette
30-06-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Reliance Jio set to become global leader in fixed wireless access as per subscriber base: ICICI Securities Report
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 30 (ANI): Reliance Jio (RJio) is on track to become the World's largest Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service provider as per the number of subscribers by the end of June 2025, according to a report by ICICI Securities. The report is based on the latest subscriber data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for May 2025. The report stated, 'RJio on path to be dominant FWA player by subs globally'. It also noted that RJio's FWA subscriber base reached 5.9 million in May 2025. After adjusting for the UBR (Ultra Broadband Router) reclassification, the net additions stood at 0.74 million for the month. Including UBR subscribers, RJio's total FWA user base reached 6.88 million. This puts it ahead of T-Mobile, whose FWA subscriber count stood at 6.85 million as of March 2025. With this growth, RJio is poised to become the dominant FWA player globally by subscriber base. The report also highlighted that the overall industry saw an addition of 7.4 million active subscribers in May 2025. RJio led the growth, adding 5.5 million active subscribers, taking its total active base to 462 million. This comes after a period of stagnation following the tariff hikes in July 2024. RJio's total subscriber base rose by 2.7 million to 475 million in May. With this growth, RJio's active subscriber market share increased by 16 basis points (bps) month-on-month to 42.8 per cent. In comparison, Bharti Airtel's active market share declined by 13 bps to 35.8 per cent, and Vodafone Idea (VIL) saw a drop of 23 bps to 16 per cent. In terms of mobile broadband (MBB), excluding FWA, the report added that RJio's subscriber base grew by an average of 2.3 million per month between December 2024 and May 2025, reaching 475 million. When adjusted for inactive users, RJio's MBB market share stood at 50.8 per cent, up 20 bps compared to November 2024. Bharti's MBB market share also rose to 32 per cent, up 30 bps during the same period, while VIL's share dropped to 13.9 per cent, down 20 bps. The consistent growth in both active subscribers and FWA connections shows that RJio is becoming a major force in the global telecom landscape. (ANI)
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Business Standard
25-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Cosmic connection: D2D technology may redefine telecom rules in India
Direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity would allow users to access satellite connectivity on existing 4G or 5G smartphones - no special satellite phone would be needed premium Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi Listen to This Article By next year, mobile smartphone users in India could access a new technology that would allow them to stay connected even in areas with weak or no terrestrial network coverage — without changing their existing devices. This innovation is enabled by direct-to-device or direct-to-cell (D2D) services, where the smartphone gets connected through satellites, allowing users to make calls, send texts, or use data in remote areas. The first to announce its plans to offer this service in India is Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL). Despite ongoing financial challenges, last fortnight, VIL announced a partnership with Texas-headquartered AST SpaceMobile to provide D2D
Economic Times
05-06-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
I-Sec maintains Hold on Vodafone Idea, lowers target price to Rs 7
ICICI Securities has maintained a Hold call on Vodafone Idea with a revised target price of Rs 7 (Earlier Rs 8). The current market price of Vodafone Idea is Rs 6.78. Vodafone Idea Ltd., incorporated in 1995, is a Mid Cap company with a market cap of Rs 73348.23 crore, operating in Telecommunications sector. ADVERTISEMENT Vodafone Idea's key products/revenue segments include Telecommunication Services, Other Operating Revenue and Traded Goods for the year ending 31-Mar-2024. Financials For the quarter ended 31-03-2025, the company has reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 11228.30 crore, down -1.22 % from last quarter Total Income of Rs 11366.80 crore and up 5.54% from last year same quarter Total Income of Rs 10639.30 crore. The company has reported net profit after tax of Rs -7168.10 crore in the latest quarter. The company's top management includes Takkar, Ramachandran, Gupta, Windlass, Adhikari, Agrawal, Mangalam Birla, Kamath, Agarwal, Sood, Kapania, Vaswani. The company has S R Batliboi & Associates LLP as its auditors. As on 31-03-2025, the company has a total of 7,139 crore shares outstanding. Investment Rationale ADVERTISEMENT Vodafone Idea's (VIL) Q4FY25 ARPU rose 0.6% QoQ (Bharti down 0.1%, RJio +1.4%), on expected lines. However, VIL lost higher-than-expected subs, and data subs dipped marginally by 0.1mn despite initial 4G network expansion. However, Voda Idea has started accruing the benefits of network rollout with strong penetration of 5G subs and improving customer engagement (data usage), which remains critical for revenue conversion of debt of Rs 370 billion into equity provides immediate relief and also helps to increase debt funding discussion intensity with banks, which is key for network expansion. ICICI Securities cut its FY26E/FY27E EBITDA by 1% each and reduce the target price to Rs 7 (from Rs 8), based on an FY27E EV/EBITDA multiple of 15x (unchanged). The brokerage maintains HOLD. ADVERTISEMENT Promoter/FII Holdings Promoters held 38.8 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2025, while FIIs owned 10.1 per cent, DIIs 4.9 per cent. (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel) Disclaimer: Views and recommendations given in this section are the analysts' own and do not represent those of Please consult your financial adviser before taking any position in the stock/s mentioned.
Time of India
05-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
I-Sec maintains Hold on Vodafone Idea, lowers target price to Rs 7
ICICI Securities has maintained a Hold call on Vodafone Idea with a revised target price of Rs 7 (Earlier Rs 8). The current market price of Vodafone Idea is Rs 6.78. Vodafone Idea Ltd. , incorporated in 1995, is a Mid Cap company with a market cap of Rs 73348.23 crore, operating in Telecommunications sector. Vodafone Idea's key products/revenue segments include Telecommunication Services, Other Operating Revenue and Traded Goods for the year ending 31-Mar-2024. Financials For the quarter ended 31-03-2025, the company has reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 11228.30 crore, down -1.22 % from last quarter Total Income of Rs 11366.80 crore and up 5.54% from last year same quarter Total Income of Rs 10639.30 crore. The company has reported net profit after tax of Rs -7168.10 crore in the latest quarter. The company's top management includes Takkar, Ramachandran, Gupta, Windlass, Adhikari, Agrawal, Mangalam Birla, Kamath, Agarwal, Sood, Kapania, Vaswani. The company has S R Batliboi & Associates LLP as its auditors. As on 31-03-2025, the company has a total of 7,139 crore shares outstanding. Live Events Investment Rationale Vodafone Idea's (VIL) Q4FY25 ARPU rose 0.6% QoQ (Bharti down 0.1%, RJio +1.4%), on expected lines. However, VIL lost higher-than-expected subs, and data subs dipped marginally by 0.1mn despite initial 4G network expansion. However, Voda Idea has started accruing the benefits of network rollout with strong penetration of 5G subs and improving customer engagement (data usage), which remains critical for revenue growth. Government's conversion of debt of Rs 370 billion into equity provides immediate relief and also helps to increase debt funding discussion intensity with banks, which is key for network expansion. ICICI Securities cut its FY26E/FY27E EBITDA by 1% each and reduce the target price to Rs 7 (from Rs 8), based on an FY27E EV/EBITDA multiple of 15x (unchanged). The brokerage maintains HOLD. Promoter/FII Holdings Promoters held 38.8 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2025, while FIIs owned 10.1 per cent, DIIs 4.9 per cent.
