India Mobile Congress

India Mobile Congress 2024 and other key global telecom events in Oct

Held by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), IMC, in its eighth edition, should see more than 1,000 exhibitors

JioPhone Prima 4G with YouTube, WhatsApp, more apps goes on sale at Rs 2599

Tough a feature phone, the JioPhone Prima is touted by the company as a 4G keypad smartphone since it comes with several apps built-in such as YouTube, WhatsApp, and Google Assistant

We have become a non-terrestrial player, ahead of competition: Jio

Says JioSpaceFiber will leverage fewer satellites to provide gigabit speed broadband service

India Mobile Congress 2023: India will lead the world in 6G, says PM Modi

After the fastest roll-out of the 5G technology in India, the government is now working on becoming a leader in 6G, the PM said

India Mobile Congress: The telco contest, Chandrayaan effect, and more

The first two bays occupied by Jio and Airtel were almost equal in size, but with varying tone and tenor

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Reliance Jio announces JioSpaceFiber to provide satellite-based broadband

First giga fiber service brought in partnership with satellite operator SES

India will lead the world in 6G: PM Narendra Modi at India Mobile Congress

PM Modi said that the need of the hour is to take forward the success in mobile and electronics and establish a strong semiconductor manufacturing sector in India

What is India Mobile Congress? Everything you need to know about IMC event

Asia's largest technology event, the India Mobile Congress (IMC), will take place on October 27, 2023. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the event, which is being held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

OneWeb satellite service ready to connect nation from next month: Mittal

OneWeb Satellite communication service is ready to connect all parts of the country from next month, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said on Friday. While speaking at the inaugural session of the India Mobile Congress 2023, Mittal said 5G services was launched last year and Airtel has covered the entire country, covering 5,000 towns and cities along with 20,000 villages till date. He said that Airtel with the help of Universal Services Obligation Fund has been connecting rural and remote areas, and now satellite technology is available to connect all parts of the country. "OneWeb constellation is ready to serve the globe and is ready to serve the country. Anybody, anywhere in the country, in remote parts or in difficult areas , wherever they are located can be connected from next month," Mittal said. OneWeb, now merged with Eutelsat, will operate commercially as Eutelsat OneWeb with its centre of operations in London. Bharti Enterprises is the largest shareholder of the

PM Modi to inaugurate 'India Mobile Congress 2023' on October 27: DoT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 7th edition of the country's biggest telecom industry event, 'India Mobile Congress 2023', the Department of Telecom said in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday. The three-day event has been jointly organised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). "Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi set to inaugurate India Mobile Congress 2023 on 27th October, 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi," DoT wrote on X. The event is expected to witness 1,00,000-plus participants, more than 1,300 delegates, over 400 speakers, 225-plus exhibitors and 400 startups this year. In total, there will be participation from 31 countries. Also, this year India Mobile Congress will introduce 'Aspire', a startup programme, that will lay emphasis on igniting the future of entrepreneurship growth among young innovators and industry delegates in the telecom and other digital domains.

Semiconductor, deep tech to be in focus at the India Mobile Congress

With 250+ global and domestic exhibitors, the 7th edition of the event is expected to draw more than 1 lakh visitors this year

Vaishnaw wants India Mobile Congress to become country's premier tech event

The minister added that there should be five or six partner nations given that India is trying to become a major exporter in the telecom sector

Airtel 5G Plus: What is it, availability, supported devices, and more

Airtel is rolling out its 5G network in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi in a phased manner. It plans to roll out 5G across India by 2024

Centre allocates Rs 26,000 crore for installing 25,000 telecom towers

State-owned BBNL to take up work that will ensure connectivity across the country

PM Modi launches 5G services at India Mobile Congress 2022 in New Delhi

The cumulative economic impact of 5G on India is estimated to reach $450 billion by 2035

Telecom industry has come a long way in 5G advancements: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Announcing the sixth edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022, he said that the industry has emerged to become a sunrise industry in India and a benchmark for the world.

Reliance Jio to launch 5G network in second half of 2021: Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani asserted that Reliance Jio's 5G network will be powered by indigenous-developed network, hardware and technology components

India to soon benefit from investments world has made on 5G: Sunil Mittal

India is poised to derive full benefit of global investments on 5G standards in the coming two-three years, as equipment prices come down and devices become available, Sunil Mittal said

PM Modi set to deliver inaugural address India Mobile Congress 2020

PM Modi will virtually deliver the inaugural address at the country's telecom industry event, India Mobile Congress, on Tuesday