As debt-laden distressed companies fall by the wayside, some cash-rich large companies are practically monopolising their sectors

The BT MindRush theme, Post-Pandemic Paradigm, brought out how businesses evolved in possibly their toughest year ever

Bhushan is likely to be replaced by RS Sharma, former chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).

Another private operator representative said that two private mobile service providers want the government to ensure price competitiveness among vendors in case equipment from China are barred from the networks

5G has been rolled out in several countries but its use cases are still being questioned. The technology can have applications across different sectors but how viable are they commercially? What are the global examples of successful use cases? Watch Dr P D Vaghela, chairman, TRAI, Akhil Gupta, Vice- Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, Shyam Mardikar, President, Reliance Jio and Prashant Singhal, Emerging Markets TMT Sector Leader, EY as they discuss the future of 5G and its viability.Also Read: MindRush 2021: '5G will open up endless probabilities, possibilities, opportunities'

MindRush 2021: Experts agree that biggest impediment for all operators will be spectrum cost and all stakeholders need to work together towards addressing these challenges. The other challenge for telcos is to seamlessly deploy infrastructure support

Business Today MindRush 2021: Bharat Biotech's CMD Krishna Ella will discuss the future of healthcare post-COVID with Thyrocare MD A Velumani and Public Health Foundation of India President Srinath Reddy on day one of the event

P D Vaghela, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), spoke about the various use cases of the 5G network and how it was the right time for India to deploy it. In a discussion with Rajeev Dubey, Editor, Business Today, Vaghela shared the importance of 5G use cases and its implementation status in India. He also added that the next generation telecom network will open endless possibilities and opportunities for IOT, M2M based applications, delivering high speed. Watch as he talks about the different 5G use cases in detail. Watch More: Experts discuss ways by which govt could spur growth of the economy

Bharti Airtel further said it is initiating the process to revise its foreign investment limit, as notified to its depositories, to 100 per cent with immediate effect

iSyncWave is a gel-free, portable EEG brain mapping device with LED photo-biomodulators. It will also allow for individuals to facilitate regular check-ups to prevent degenerative neurological disorders

The reason for muted spends during first eight to nine months on the health sector could possibly be attributed to non-provision of other health services during lockdown and for some subsequent months

The application has been appreciated by NASA for its pathfinding capability, terrain texture, and 3-D scene implementation. The team has now been invited to engage with industry leaders and NASA leadership in a two-day event culminating in February 2021

\"The present system is not conducive at all. Even though DoT has come out with RoW (right of way) rules, we need to change this. In 5G, street furniture is going to be important,\" said Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman PD Vaghela

The ongoing tussle between DoT, and DoS, ISRO and defence ministry has already delayed the launch of 5G in the country. Globally, radiowaves across sub-1 GHz (600 MHz, 700 MHz), mid-band (3.5 GHz), and millimeter-band (26, 28 GHz) are being used to deliver 5G services

While Jio has reportedly asked Department of Telecommunications to auction 700 MHz spectrum recently; it asked DoT to auction 700 MHz in 2015 as well but didn't buy anything in 2016 auctions

Centre has announced two schemes to reduce import dependence in medicine manufacturing. Will they work this time?

Current tariff 'unsustainable'; need telcos, TRAI to support hike: Sunil Mittal Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal has stressed on the need for a hike in telecom tariff as the current rates are \"unsustainable\". However, he said that the telecom market and regulator would have to be on the same page before Airtel can go ahead with a tariff hike. Mittal added that Airtel has taken a clear stance on the issue of tariffs and is of the view that a hike is necessary. World Bank cautions G20 ...

Sunil Mittal said that Airtel has clarified in the past that tariff hike is necessary, but the company cannot move ahead with it sans support from the rest of industry and regulator

Experts say that the reluctance of COAI to revise the broadband definition and its disapproval for a speed measurement programme show that the telcos are not ready for any kind of scrutiny

\"Investment demand from corporate will take some time to pick up. The cash-rich PSUs will initially embark upon capital expenditure plan which will generate investment demand,\" SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said