Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways of India

"More discussions on the proposal will be soon held. Other nations will be asked to apply for the same," an official said

6G network in India: The deployment of 6G technology is expected to reduce differences in regional and social infrastructure and in economic opportunities

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All postpaid customers, and prepaid ones with a data plan of Rs 239 and above will be able to avail the offer; The move follows Jio's new set of postpaid family plans, Jio Plus, at Rs 399 a month

Börje Ekholm, president and chief executive officer, Ericsson Group

We are already exporting 5G base stations made in India, Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark says

The Indian Web3 market is expected to reach $1.1 billion by 2032, up from $0.0049 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 57 per cent, a report showed on Tuesday

Domestic telecom gear maker HFCL on Thursday said it has collaborated with Microsoft to roll out private 5G solutions for enterprises, as businesses eye the next generation technology to spur digital transformation.
With the rapid rollout of 5G in India, enterprises are looking at the next generation technology to further their digital transformation, including the promise of Industry 4.0, HFCL said in a statement.
"HFCL has collaborated with Microsoft to create converged private 5G solutions that harness new-age technologies of IoT (Internet of Things), cloud, edge computing, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and analytics to transform industry verticals that include manufacturing, retail and warehouse, mining, education, defence, railways, smart city," it said.
HFCL is deploying one such private 5G-enabled Industry 4.0 solution as a pilot programme using Microsoft Azure public MEC (multi-access edge compute) and HFCL 5G Indoor Small Cell, at its optical fiber manufacturing plant in ...

Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, will buy communications equipment maker Mimosa Networks for USD 60 million as it looks to bolster its 5G telecom and broadband services.
Radisys Corporation, a subsidiary of Jio Platforms, signed a definitive agreement with US-based Airspan Networks Holdings for acquisition of "Mimosa Networks for USD 60 million on a debt free, cash free basis," the companies said in a statement.
While Jio Platforms is the owner of India's biggest telecom firm, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Mimosa has a portfolio of point-to-multi-point products based on WiFi-5 and the newer WiFI 6E technologies as well as related accessories.
"These solutions have use cases in the backhaul requirements for 5G and FTTX/ FWA rollouts," the statement said. "Jio has been a major customer of Mimosa."
The deal comes at a time when countries across the world are looking to move away from Chinese technology.
Airspan acquired Mimosa in 2018 to target cost effective fixed

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Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel are putting up 5G BTS rapidly across the country. Total installations stood at 84,346 on Feb 16, up from 20,980 on December 20

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Move to allow installation of low-capacity 5G cells on street furniture

Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said Sikkim will get 5G services before Independence Day this year.
Addressing a function here after releasing a postal cover titled 'Go Green, Go Organic', the Electronics and Information Technology Minister said the Centre has proposed to cover all villages in the country with 4G and 5G services over the next 18-24 months and work was already in progress.
"Sikkim will get 5G services before August 15 this year," he said.
Vaishnaw said the Sevoke-Rangpo railway project was underway at a good pace and the development of Sikkim will get a fillip with the commissioning of the project.
"The Centre may consider extending the railway network beyond Rangpo and it was working on three alignments, one of which will be finalised in consultation with the state government in the future," he said.
The Union minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was personally taking a deep interest in the ongoing infrastructural projects in northeastern states.


Bharti Airtel

Powered by reliable Airtel network infrastructure, the 5G Plus services will provide superfast access to high-definition video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant photo uploading and more

In terms of internet speed, India now stands ahead of some of the G20 countries, including Mexico, Russia, and Argentina

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As 5G roll-out picks up speed, the median download speeds across India increased by a massive 115 per cent since the launch of 5G on October 1 last year, a report showed on Wednesday

18 countries are also keen on implementing India's indigenously developed 4G and 5G stacks, Ashwani Vaishnaw says

The report noted that over 20 Indian companies have already applied to secure 5G spectrum for private networks in the country

Department of Telecom (DoT) has offered the usage of 5G test bed free of cost to start-ups and MSMEs recognised by the government, up to January 2024, an official release said on Monday.
The release further said that all 5G stakeholders including industry, academia, service providers, research and development institutions, government bodies and equipment manufacturers can utilise this facility at a very nominal rate.
The move will encourage the usage of the test bed and give a fillip to the development of indigenous technologies/ products in line with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat' vision.
Several start-ups and companies are already using the test bed for testing their products and services, the release added.
In March 2018, in view of India's specific requirements and to take lead in 5G deployment, the Department of Telecommunications approved a financial grant for the multi-institute collaborative project to set up Indigenous 5G Test Bed' in India with a total cost of Rs 224 crore.
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OnePlus 11R 5G

Global technology brand OnePlus on Tuesday said that users in India can pre-order the latest performance flagship OnePlus 11R 5G starting at Rs 39,999, from February 21 at 12 p.m.

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As 5G roll-out picks up speed thanks to Reliance Jio and Airtel, India climbed 10 spots for median mobile speeds globally in the month of January, from 79th position in December to 69th

telcos

Trai has directed telecom service providers to take urgent steps to demonstrate visible improvement in quality of service and quality of experience by consumers, including 5G

Nokia study projects average data usage per user per month will grow over 136 per cent by 2027

5G in India

Neighbouring countries, allies to get access to India's 5G testbed

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Reliance Jio vs Bharti Airtel: 'Unlimited' 5G data new battleground

India set for most modern digital infra with its 5G pace: Ericsson CEO

Indian Web3 industry growing at 57% CAGR, to reach $1.1 bn by 2032: Report

HFCL teams up with Microsoft to roll out pvt 5G solutions for enterprises

Reliance Jio buys US-based Mimosa Networks for $60 mn to bolster 5G tech

5G radios in India surpass 100,000 on March 5, Maharashtra leads count

DoT expected to exempt small 5G transceivers from clearance process

Sikkim to get 5G services before Independence-Day: Union Minister Vaishnaw

Bharti Airtel announces launch of 5G Plus services in 125 cities

Median download speeds in India have more than doubled since launch of 5G

India's mobile download speeds up by 115% since 5G launch, says report

5G towers up in 387 districts, nationwide by Dec 2024: Telecom Minister

5G to be major contributor to India's GDP by 2040, chip making to take off

Govt offers 5G test bed for free to recognised startups, MSMEs till Jan'24

Pre-order OnePlus 11R 5G now available in India with special bundle offer

India sees 10-spot jump in median mobile speeds as 5G rollout picks pace

Trai directs telcos to improve call services for better 5G experience

India will have over 150 mn 5G users by 2024, 2G count falling: Report