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Strong signal: India likely to be among top three global markets for 5G

Since the Chinese market is off-bounds, India will be a key market for global telecom gear makers

Airtel gears up for 5G roll-out this month; partners with Ericsson, Nokia

Company ropes in three telecom gear makers to set up 5G networks

Reliance Jio's purchase of 700 MHz likely to give it edge over rivals

In combination with the use of an SA 5G network, Jio may leapfrog to the next level

Delhi, Mumbai may lead as Jio eyes 5G launch in 9 cities by January

Telecom vendors say they do not see any hindrance in the supply of the initial requirement of 5G radios

Tiger Global and SoftBank trim investments in India by over a third in 2022

Start-ups feeling the heat, but funds like PremjiInvest increasing exposure

5G spectrum auction ends; RIL emerges top bidder at Rs 88K crore

Govt gets over Rs 1.5 trn, sells 71% of the spectrum on offer

Electric two-wheeler registrations fall 5% to 32,450 in July, shows data

Ather Energy, despite launching new model, saw its registrations fall 68 per cent in July to a mere 1,227 units

5G spectrum auction: Day 4 sale at Rs 232 crore; bidding to continue

Analysts say that the war will end if one of the players blinks

Samsung looks beyond Jio to build 5G network; in talks with Airtel, VIL

Reliance Jio has undertaken trials with Ericsson in 5G

5G spectrum auction enters Day 4 as telcos up the game in Uttar Pradesh

At the end of day three and 16 rounds of bidding, there was no action in any frequency band other than 1800 MHz (used for 2G and 4G) in UP East

Family offices bet bigger on start-ups, opt for direct investments

Direct investment or co-investing with Indian VC/PE funds in companies is increasingly catching up

5G spectrum auction: Why the 700-MHz band is on telcos' bandwidth

It is 5x more efficient, compared to the 1800 MHz for rural area coverage, and twice as efficient as 900 MHz

5G spectrum bidding spills over to Day 3 for select circles

After 9 rounds of bidding, govt kitty from spectrum sale touches Rs 1.49 trillion

Domestic PE/VC funds corner 23% of H1 deal value, shows data

Domestic fund houses were subdued during the pandemic years. In the first half of 2021, they invested $3.3 billion, just about half of the amount this year, for a share of 13.8 per cent

5G spectrum auction: Bid amount exceeds Rs 1.45 trillion on Day 1

700-MHz among major 5G airwaves sold on opening day

DoT clears path for backhaul of towers before 5G network rollout

Allots two carriers of 250 MHz each in E band to telcos at administrative price

Jio, Airtel poised to gain at Vodafone Idea's expense in 5G auction

The Adanis, after the initial noise as to whether it will get into mobile telephony, will stay clear of consumer 5G mobile

Apple's vendors create 30,000 new jobs under PLI scheme in India

Achieve 25% of the target of generating 120,000 new jobs under PLI scheme in just over a year

Explained: Will O-RAN disrupt the way 5G networks roll out in India?

The concluding part of the series explains how uncertainty around open radio access network technology stems from its mostly untested status

Telcos, tech firms fight for a share of 5G private network pie

Broadband India Forum (BIF) estimates that there is scope for over 150 captive private wireless networks to be up and running once they are given spectrum