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Realme 10 5G smartphone with 90Hz screen, MediaTek Dimensity 700 unveiled

The Realme 10 5G boasts a 5,000 mAh battery, 33W fast-wired charging, and Android 12-based Realme UI

How indigenous is India's 5G technology?

India is taking a big leap with rolling out 5G network, after successful auctions. And the government recently said that this fifth-generation technology is indigenous. This report offers an insight

BSNL gets Centre's nod to sign Rs 26,821 crore 4G deal with TCS: Report

Tata Sons' unit Tejas Network will manufacture the equipment locally for BSNL

Qualcomm's venture capital arm planning to pick up stakes in EV startups

The company is also open to mergers and acquisitions in the auto tech space

5G smartphone shipments in India grow 30% in Q3 2022, shows report

Both 2G and 4G feature phone segments declined by 21 per cent and 58 per cent (year-on-year), respectively

MediaTek unveils the Dimensity 9200 processor with 5G, ray tracing support

The Dimensity 9200 supports both millimeter wave 5G and sub-6GHz connectivity for consumers around the world. Smartphones with Dimensity 9200 will be available in the market by end of 2022

India set to witness multi-billion-dollar 5G roll-out by leading telcos

India is set to witness the world's largest roll-out of 5G infrastructure with multi-billion-dollar being spent by the country's leading telcos over the next several years, according to Syed Shahid Hussain, Managing Partner, Financial Services Sector, Asia Pacific, at IBM Consulting. Additionally, the government is expected to lead in developing the India stack, a network building process that would cover every segment of the economy being digitised with the latest advanced technologies, he told PTI at the Singapore Fintech Festival last week, held from November 2-4, 2022. "This is a big play," he said of the advanced technologies adoption in India, with IBM Consulting joining international technology groups participating in the large-scale development over several years through strategic partnerships with telcos such as Bharti Airtel and Reliance Group. "We plan to work with Indian telcos, where we have strategic partnerships like Bharti Airtel to bring secured hybrid cloud service

5G technology will improve network performance in India: Trai chairperson

About the need of adopting new digital technology for social and economic development, Vaghela said that digitalisation of the economy and also social life is of utmost importance in today's world

5G: 90% telecom sector firms may hire professionals in December quarter

The intent to hire professionals in the telecom sector has improved in the December quarter when compared to the preceding quarter, according to the TeamLease report.

To improve ARPU, telcos to hike tariffs more frequently in FY23: Report

Reliance Jio is most likely to lead the hikes as it is now focussing on profitability and aims to launch an IPO in next couple of years

Indian iPhone users may get to use 5G services starting next week

Apple Inc made the commitment at a meeting of key mobile device makers called by the DoT on Wednesday

Vodafone Idea enhances postpaid offering as it loses ground to Airtel

New Vi Max postpaid plan offers users more data and SMSes per month, apart from travel discounts, airport lounge access, and priority customer service; comes into effect on Wednesday

Airtel says crossed 1 million customers on 5G network amid network build-up

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it has surpassed 1 million customers on 5G network within 30 days of its commercial launch even while the network is being built. Earlier, Airtel had announced phase wise roll-out of its 5G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi. The services in these cities are getting rolled out in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the roll-out, according to Airtel. "Bharti Airtel...today announced that it has crossed the 1 million unique 5G user mark on its network. The company achieved this milestone in less than 30 days of its commercial launch even as the network is being built," the company said in a statement. Randeep Sekhon, Chief Technology Officer of Bharti Airtel, said these are early days but the response from customers have been "very encouraging". "Our network is being built every day even as all 5G devices are now capable of working on the .

What is the indigenous 5G testbed?

The govt has decided to offer free use of indigenous 5G testbed to recognised startups and MSMEs till January. It will help them validate their products. Let us find out more about it

All 5G phones except iPhone to work on Airtel network from mid-Nov: CEO

All 5G enabled smartphones, except Apple's iPhones, will start supporting Airtel 5G services by the middle of this month, a senior Bharti Airtel official said. During the company's earnings call, Bharti Airtel Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gopal Vittal said Apple will release the software update in the first week of November and all of its devices should support the company's 5G services by mid-December. Airtel is providing 5G services at 4G rates but it is likely to take call on the pricing of the next generation services in the next 6-9 months, he added. "Samsung... I think there are 27 models of 5G. 16 models are already ready and enabled. Rest will happen by November 10-12. OnePlus all 17 models will work on our network. Vivo all 34 models, Realme all 34 models will work on our network. Xiaomi's all 33 models and Oppo all 14 models will work. Apple has 13 models. They will have (software update) release around the first week of November and by mid-December they .

Want to see business plan to tackle arrears, issues: Centre asks Voda Idea

Vi is also in talks with Indus Towers which has asked Vi to pay its dues of Rs 7,000 crore by November or face action

DoT may mandate local purchase of high-quality telecom equipment

Focus on high-quality products, indigenous manufacturers told

Govt target of 10K new 5G towers per week is far off, say industry sources

Industry executives say the availability of 5G radios, environmental conditions and approval process is dictating the pace.

Indus Towers to raise Rs 2,000 crore via NCDs after weak Q2 result

The fund raise was approved by the company's board of directors following the second quarter FY 2023 result which saw 44 per cent year on year drop in net profit to Rs 872 crore.

Telcos need to install atleast 10K 5G towers per week: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw said deadline for receiving comments on draft Telecom bill may be extended to November 10 but not beyond that.