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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

DoT expected to exempt small 5G transceivers from clearance process

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

Sikkim to get 5G services before Independence-Day: Union Minister 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 announces launch of 5G Plus services in 125 cities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Th

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top headlines: Adani hires Grant Thornton, Jio aims 100% 5G coverage

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Centre freeing up more 5G spectrum, auction likely next year: Report

5G spectrum: Centre is looking for ways to shift some broadcasting and satellite players from 3.8 GHz to higher frequency

Reliance Jio aims for 100% 5G coverage in cities, tehsils by December

Currently, Reliance Jio offers 5G services in 240 cities. Jio currently has a total subscriber base of 423 million

POCO X5 Pro 5G review: Value-for-money smartphone with X-factor for novelty

Though it lacks Android 13 OS and OIS in camera, the POCO X5 Pro 5G smartphone delivers a good multimedia experience and optimum performance with good on-battery time

5G driving revenue growth in the top 20 markets, early movers get benefit

5G is driving revenue growth for communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide and the top 20 5G markets have seen significant network performance boost following the introduction of new services.