Telecom regulator to meet telcos on call drop, network issues next month
Hundred winners of the hackathon will share a total prize pool of Rs one crore, and the unique opportunity to scale and implement their 5G products/solutions
The spectrum will be provided by BSNL using a public land mobile network (PLMN) and isolated allotment. LTTS will deploy equipment, applications, servers, technology and software
OnePlus said that the OnePlus 11 5G Marble Odyssey will be an India-exclusive special edition and the exterior of the phone will be crafted from 3D microcrystalline rock material
The report suggests that the first 100,000 5G sites were rolled out within the first five months of the launch of the service in October 2022 and the next 100,000 sites were added in the next 3 months
'Can't seek lower levy due to high cost of 5G infra'
The state is betting on new-age technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and coding skills, to equip the youths with the skill sets to overcome job market challenges
Bharti Airtel expects to complete 5G rollout in urban areas and some key rural pockets this year and expects the investment in networks to hover around Rs 28,500 crore, a senior official of the company said on Wednesday. Bharti Airtel Managing Director Gopal Vittal during the company's earning call said that the company's decision to not bid for premium 700 megahertz band spectrum and go for non-standalone 5G network is leading to better coverage at lower cost. "We are already in 3,500 cities and towns out of around 7,000 cities. we will conclude urban coverage this year and some of the key rural pockets," Vittal said. He said that the company has stopped making capacity expansion in 4G network as the company is seeing traffic offload of up to 30 per cent in areas where 5G has been launched. "I think the quarter's capex of Rs 9,000 crore is little elevated, but if you take two full years, the capex is about Rs 28,500 crores for the full year. As I mentioned before, if you take a ..
For easy transition from 4G to 5G, Airtel has tuned all the current Airtel 4G SIMS to be 5G compatible
The DGCA had mandated a complete blackout of 5G services in airports across the country and areas within 2.1 kilometres radius due to safety concerns
Reliance Jio had 4 times more 5G radios than Airtel as of early March, according to official statistics
Rajkumar Upadhyay said that the Centre's push for domestic design and manufacturing of telecom equipment will help India to compete with global majors
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are going neck-to-neck in rolling out 5G services. Currently, they offer 5G services in around 500 cities and towns in the country
Industry body COAI has asserted that operators are mindful of adhering to service quality as they roll out 5G, but added that full benefits of seamless urban-rural connectivity of fifth-generation services will be gained once pan-India availability of these networks is achieved. The speed of 5G rollout in India "is the fastest in the world", SP Kochhar, Director General of Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said. "When the rollout is taking place in a phased manner, that is, in urban areas first, followed by rural, and not in a heterogeneous manner - the overall benefits of 5G will take some time to arrive," Kochhar told PTI. 5G services, in locations rolled out already, are meeting the scientific parameters of ultra high-speed network. "Wherever 5G is being rolled out, telecom operators are being very careful that they adhere to quality, as it is in their interest to do so, and the competition is so stiff that they don't want to lose out the business. So they will com
Airtel is rolling out on only one band (3.5 GHZ) in each tower and has deployed 44,000 BTS towers
"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
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
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