2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (555+ words) Communications Today Vodafone Idea is assembling a consortium of eight to 10 lenders for a Rs 35,000 crore, 10-year term loan to fund network capital expenditure through the next decade, according to people familiar with the plans. The size and lender list…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (343+ words) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is preparing changes to its commercial-communications framework that would require businesses to declare automated and AI-enabled calls to telecom operators, helping distinguish legitimate traffic from spam. The proposed amendments to the Telecom Commercial Communications…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (316+ words) India’s semiconductor startup ecosystem is growing faster, with 281 startups collectively raising around $1.4 billion in equity funding, nearly half of it coming since 2025, according to Tracxn data. The sector has raised $701 million since 2025, including $228 million so far in 2026, ahead of SEMICON…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (500+ words) AI executives’ calls to slow development of the technology are likely to weigh on chipmaker and supply-chain stocks in the near term, but will probably have limited long-term impact as spending on computing infrastructure remains strong, market watchers say. Semiconductor…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (247+ words) Apple is attempting to limit the impact of higher iPhone prices in India by expanding cashback, trade-in and instalment-payment offers ahead of the festive shopping season. The company’s latest iPhone lineup has become significantly more expensive, while prices of several…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (277+ words) Communications Today South Korea’s expanded espionage law takes effect on Sunday, broadening espionage offences beyond acts involving North Korea to include all foreign countries as Seoul seeks ​to protect key technologies amid intensifying competition in semiconductors and other strategic industries....

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (460+ words) The Supreme Court has rejected review petitions filed by Reliance Communications and its subsidiary Reliance Telecom, leaving intact its earlier ruling that telecom spectrum cannot be treated as an asset under India’s insolvency law. The court dismissed the review petitions…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (153+ words) communicationstoday.co.in A consortium of lenders led by State Bank of India has agreed in principle to provide about USD 3.5 billion in debt financing to Vodafone Idea, a package aimed at funding the operator’s network-upgrade plans and its broader…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (312+ words) OpenAI is considering slowing down the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, and the ChatGPT maker’s Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is hoping other AI companies will do the same. In a company-wide meeting this week, Altman told employees that OpenAI…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (176+ words) The U.S. ​Justice Department is investigating whether Nvidia, structured ‌its licensing deal with AI chip startup Groq to avoid antitrust scrutiny. Nvidia announced a $17 billion deal with ⁠Groq last year for a “non-exclusive license” to the ​startup’s chip technology and hired…...