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India awaits tech as global 5G smartphone sales surpass 4G for 1st time

While India still awaits to experience the 5G technology, the sales penetration of 5G-capable smartphones reached 51 per cent globally in January this year

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India's 5G revenues are projected to hit $9 billion by 2026, says report

India will account for a mere 1.39 per cent of global 5G revenues, expected to touch $645 billion by 2026

Apple likely to launch iPhone SE, new Mac mini at March 8 special event

Tech giant Apple has announced it will be holding a spring special event on March 8 that will focus on a 5G-equipped iPhone SE and an update to the Mac mini

MediaTek unveils new chipsets for premium 5G smartphones

With an aim to bring flagship level technology to premium 5G smartphones, chip making giant MediaTek on Tuesday launched the Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 8000 system-on-chips (SoCs).

Airtel CEO bats for giving out E-band backhaul spectrum with 5G frequencies

Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal on Wednesday made a strong pitch for giving out E-band backhaul spectrum with 5G radiowaves

Nokia to roll out 5G network in 2nd half of 2022 if auction happens in time

Most operators across the world are, in fact, still rolling out established networks

HFCL joins O-RAN Alliance to speed up open innovation in 5G

HFCL Limited on Monday announced it has joined the O-RAN Alliance, a global community of mobile network operators, vendors, research and academic institutions operating in the RAN industry.

VIL demonstrates 5G 'Voice over New Radio' capability during trials

Vodafone Idea Ltd said it has successfully demonstrated 5G Voice over New Radio (VoNR) capability with its technology partner Nokia, during the 5G trials currently underway in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Oppo collaborates with Reliance Jio to conduct 5G tests on mobiles

Smartphone maker OPPO India said that it conducted a 5G standalone and non-standalone network trial in collaboration with telecom service provider Jio.

OPPO collaborates with Reliance Jio in conducting 5G test on latest device

Leading smartphone company OPPO on Friday announced that it has successfully conducted a 5G standalone and non-standalone network trial in collaboration with Reliance Jio.

5G band unlikely to cause interference to aircraft, says Centre

The frequency band of 3300-3670 MHz identified for 5G technology in India is sufficiently spaced out from the 4200-4400 MHz band, used for radio altimeter in planes

Airtel CEO hints at tariff hike in 2022 amid cost pressure, 5G rollout

Gopal Vittal says hike could happen after 3-4 months depending upon subscriber growth and competitive dynamics; asserts his firm will not hesitate to lead the spike

Union Budget 2022-23: Telecom firms spar over 5G auction quantum

Airtel wants only interference-free spectrum to be put up for auction

Spectrum auction to be conducted for 5G rollout by 2022-23: Sitharaman

In her Union Budget 2022-23 speech, she also said voluntary exit for corporates will be cut down to 6 months from 2 years

FAA clears Verizon and AT&T to power up more towers for new 5G service

Federal safety regulators say they have cleared the way for Verizon and AT&T to power up more towers for new 5G service without causing radio interference with airplanes. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it took the steps after receiving details from the telecommunications companies about the location of wireless transmitters. The FAA said the data helped it to better map areas around airports where new new high-speed 5G service won't hinder the ability of planes to land during poor weather. Verizon and AT&T declined to comment. Nick Ludlum, a spokesman for the telecommunications trade group CTIA, called it a positive development that highlights the considerable progress the wireless industry, aviation industry, FAA and FCC are making to ensure robust 5G service and safe flights. Aviation groups and the FAA had warned that the companies' 5G service, which uses part of the radio spectrum called C-Band, was too close to the spectrum range used by instruments .

DoT drops plan on local 5G standards after strong opposition from telcos

As part of the trial for 5G, telcos were asked to test out the 5Gi standards

Larsen & Toubro Infotech, IIT Madras partner to innovate in 5G space

As part of this partnership, the two will promote research towards the development of a low-cost, low-frequency 5G network set-up for better connectivity in rural India

Indian digital infra needs investment of up to $23 bn by 2025: Report

As many as 330 million people will be using 5G and sectors like e-commerce, education, healthcare will grow their presence online: Report

Avoidable delay

India would have gained from an early 5G roll-out