Amid the border clash with China, the central government announced on Wednesday that it could blacklist certain telecommunications providers and prepare a list of trusted providers from which equipment can be purchased. The government’s move effectively means that certain Chinese telecom equipment suppliers may face new obstacles, as the telecommunications …
Read More »Nokia and ZTE will lose 4G business, Telecom News, ET Telecom
NEW DELHI: Finnish Nokia and Chinese ZTE, the two main partners of state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), will lose 4th generation or 4G network migration and new implementation business to public and private system integrators They have started to attract homegrown suppliers in line with the Center’s ambitious Atmanirbhar …
Read More »No plan to exclude Huawei and ZTE from 5G infrastructure contracts: Sanjay Dhotre
In a new twist in the saga on whether Chinese companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE can supply telecommunications equipment, State Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Sanjay Dhotre said the government had no plans to exclude them from contracts. 5G network infrastructure. Dhotre was giving a written response to inquiries …
Read More »44% of China’s ZTE’s BSNL mobile network team, 9% of Huawei
More than 44 percent of state-owned BSNL’s mobile network equipment comes from Chinese firm ZTE and 9 percent from Huawei, Parliament was informed on Thursday. Responding to a question about the market share of Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei in India, State Minister for Communications Sanjay Dhotre said that the …
Read More »BSNL found mainly Chinese equipment, telecommunications companies advised network security audits
The Ministry of Telecommunications has proposed network security audits by external agencies for all telecom operators, and informed Rajya Sabha on the status of the deployment of the telecommunications network infrastructure in India. According to information from the ministry, BSNL, the state-backed telecom operator, has significant network equipment that comes …
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