Telecom
MDMS comes into effect on May 16, 2023
The Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has recently announced the implementation of the Mobile Device Management System (MDMS), which went into effect on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Under this new rule, passengers traveling to Nepal from abroad are allowed to bring up to two mobile handsets. To ensure compliance, mobile sets brought from abroad must be […]
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The initiative to transfer the validity and frequency of Smart Telecom’s services to Ncell has been unsuccessful
The license of Smart Telecom, which was automatically canceled due to the inability to renew, will now undergo a “legal” revision, called “design,” to be acquired by Ncell. In agreement with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the board meeting of the Nepal Telecommunications Authority held on Tuesday decided to rectify the mentioned “error.” […]
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The High Court upheld the decision to revoke the license of Smart Telecom
The license of Smart Telecom will be automatically cancelled following a decision by the Patan High Court to uphold the ruling of the Nepal Telecommunication Authority. The joint bench of Judge Dhruvrachandra Nand and Dipendra Bahadur Bam ruled in favor of the Telecommunication Authority on Friday. Smart Telecom had earlier approached the High Court, despite […]
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Smart Cell’s Unified License Revoked
Smart Cell, a private telecom operator in Nepal, has had its unified license revoked by the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) after the company failed to clear its dues. Despite being given a deadline until Baisakh 03 to pay its renewal charges of Rs 20 billion and Rs 3 billion in fines, Smart Cell was unable […]
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Nepal Telecom Authority directs SmartCell to operate services effectily until it’s license is active
The Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), which is the telecom regulator in Nepal, recently issued a directive to Smart Cell, a telecom service provider in the country, to resume its services. This decision was made after Smart Cell’s network went offline in various parts of the country without any official notice. The NTA’s monitoring body took […]
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Jabbor Kayumov taking over as Ncell CEO
Ncell Axiata, a private telecom operator, has appointed Jabbor Kayumov as its new CEO. Kayumov, who has over 15 years of experience working in top telecommunication companies, will assume the position on May 10. He has previously worked at Ncell as its CCO and at Smart Cell as both its CCO and CEO from 2013-2016, […]
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Television cannot be bundled with Internet with single charge
Now TV service providers in Nepal are required to charge separately for internet and TV services. The Nepalese government has implemented the A La Carte pricing system, with the Ministry of Communication, Information and Technology announcing the decision following a ministerial meeting on the 15th of Chait. The Ministry has stated that the fees for […]
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4G users in Nepal grew by over 0.5 million in one month
According to the latest data from Nepal Telecommunication (NTA), the total number of 4G subscribers in Nepal has surpassed 1.91 crores, with a 6 lakh+ increase in a single month. Nepal has three operators providing 4G services, namely Nepal Telecom (NTC), Ncell, and Smart Cell. Ntc has the largest customer base, followed by Ncell and […]
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Vianet launches 2Gbps XGS-PON connection
Nepalese ISP Vianet Communications has announced the launch of the country’s first multi-gigabit broadband connection based on the latest XGS fibre technology with the unveiling of its 2Gbps ‘XGS-Extreme’ packages. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the company said the new connections were made possible by an upgrade from GPON to 10 Gigabit Symmetrical […]
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Is Smart Cell’s Spectrum Going to CG Telecom?
CG Telecom is a telecommunications company that has been waiting to obtain a unified license to start its mobile services for quite some time. Recent developments have raised the stakes for CG Telecom to finally get the unified license and start its operations. If that happens, it would be a long-awaited breakthrough for the telecommunications […]
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