Category: Technology

Broadband firm Excitel names Varun Pasricha as CEO

Broadband firm Excitel names Varun Pasricha as CEO

Excitel Broadband has announced a key leadership transition, appointing Varun Pasricha as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 2026, while co-founder Vivek Raina steps down from the role after leading the company for nearly a decade.

The company said Pasricha, who has ser...

National B’band Mission 2.0 targets 100 Mbps speed by 2030

National B’band Mission 2.0 targets 100 Mbps speed by 2030

Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia yesterday informed Parliament that BharatNet has connected nearly 2.14 lakh gram panchayats (village administrations) across the country and played a transformative role in expanding broadband access in rural India, as he outlined the government’s progress under the ...

Airtel, Jio add users in Dec '25; Vi, BSNL continue to lose base

Airtel, Jio add users in Dec ’25; Vi, BSNL continue to lose base

India’s wireless subscriber base expanded in December 2025, but the gains were concentrated largely with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, while Vodafone Idea Ltd and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) continued to see subscriber erosion, according to operator-wise data released yesterday by the Telecom Regulato...

Telecom budget

Telecom budget proposed at Rs 73,990cr ; BSNL gets major boost

The government has proposed a sharp increase in the outlay for the Department of Telecommunications, pegging it at Rs 73,990 crore, a jump of nearly 38 per cent over the previous year. The higher allocation is largely driven by a substantial rise in capital infusion for state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), as the Centre...