

RFMLR
- Oct 30, 2019
- 6 min
HUAWEI’S 5G RACE IN INDIA: SCHEME OR SCAM?
This piece has been authored by Husain Ratlamwala, a fourth-year student of B.A.LL.B (Hons.) at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala. INTRODUCTION The rise of state of the art technology and modern communication has sparked a revolution of unparalleled proportions, leading to an increased number of users and capabilities, thereby increasing the need for both security and privacy. To keep up with this need, new technology is evolving to provide a secure and pro


RFMLR
- Oct 17, 2019
- 7 min
INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE ROLES OF CCI AND TRAI: OVERLAPPING JURISDICTIONS
This piece has been authored by Ms. Ananya Madhusudan, Partner at INMACS Law Office. Introduction Telecommunication Industry in India has always been considered as a prominent accomplishment of the economic liberation during the late 1990’s. The telecommunication sector has seen a drastic change in its holding from being solely dominated by the Department of Telecommunications (‘DoT’) to various private operators entering the sector and providing facilities such as internatio


RFMLR
- Oct 13, 2019
- 8 min
THE MERGER OF PSBs: WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
This piece has been authored by Parth Shrivastava, a second year student of B.A.LL.B (Hons.) at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala. INTRODUCTION The government in order to resurrect the Indian economy has fleshed out some initiatives recently. Mergers of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) is one of them. The government plans to merge ten PSBs into a pack of four to organize and structure the Indian banking system and also to create few but fortified strong global si


RFMLR
- Oct 12, 2019
- 5 min
5G AND STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS IN INDIA: CAN IT BE FRANDLY?
This piece has been authored by Mohit Kar, a third-year student of B.A.LL.B (Hons.) at the Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad. Background Addressing the largest digital technology event of South Asia, Indian Mobile Congress, Union Communications Minister set lofty goals for the rollout of 5G in India. The Union Minister expressed the committed resolve of the government for the creation of Indian Intellectual Property and patents in 5G.[i] As India nurtures the ho