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About the author: Passionately following the Indian #Telecom Industry for over a decade from Business, Consumer and a Technical perspective. My primary focus area is Consumer & Digital Experience.

March 26th, 2025 12:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel IPTV Launches in 2,000 Cities: Plans Start at Rs 699 with OTT Streaming Apps

Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) services in 2,000 cities in India. Customers will get access to an extensive library of on-demand content from 29 prominent streaming apps, including Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, SonyLiv, and Zee5, along with 600 popular television channels and Wi-Fi service, with plans starting at Rs 699, Airtel said on Wednesday. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Trials IPTV Entertainment Service in... Read More

March 25th, 2025 7:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Chunghwa Telecom, SK Broadband, SoftBank, and Verizon to Build E2A Subsea Cable System

The E2A consortium—comprising Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), SK Broadband (SKB), SoftBank, and Verizon Business (Verizon)—has announced that it will initiate the construction of a new submarine cable system, "E2A" (East Asia to North America), which will connect Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and the United States. The agreement was signed on March 21 in Seoul, and the consortium has selected Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build a transpacific fiber-optic network spanning approximately... Read More

March 24th, 2025 3:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia Launches Broadband Easy to Accelerate Fiber Rollouts with AI and Automation

Nokia has announced a series of developments over the past few days aimed at enhancing broadband connectivity, fiber deployment, and network security. These innovations include the launch of Broadband Easy, a digital platform designed to streamline fiber rollouts; the FastMile Gateway 4, a 5G indoor gateway with Wi-Fi 7 capabilities; two new 25G PON fiber modems for high-speed residential connectivity; and a strategic DDoS protection deployment with Worldstream to safeguard... Read More

March 24th, 2025 12:23 PM 1 COMMENTS

IPL 2025: What Are the Cricket Data Packs Launched by Airtel, Jio, and Vi?

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea have all launched special cricket data packs ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Bharti Airtel went a step further and boosted its networks across all IPL stadiums in India to deliver a seamless network experience to Airtel subscribers. Also Read: Airtel Boosts Network at Stadiums Across India Ahead of IPL 2025 That said, subscribers enjoying complimentary unlimited 5G data benefits may... Read More

March 24th, 2025 9:48 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Bundles JioHotstar Subscription on All Postpaid Plans

Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has already launched JioHotstar-bundled special cricket data packs, as well as a cricket plan bundled with daily data for its prepaid users. Now, Airtel postpaid users have a reason to rejoice this cricket season, as the second-largest operator has bundled a JioHotstar Mobile subscription with its plans. Also Read: Airtel Boosts Network at Stadiums Across India Ahead of IPL 2025 Airtel Postpaid Plans Bundled... Read More

March 22nd, 2025 10:04 PM 14 COMMENTS

5G in India: 770 Million Users by 2028, Says Nokia; 5G-Advanced and AI-Driven 6G Roadmap

5G subscribers in India are expected to grow from 290 million in 2024 to 770 million by 2028, supported by increasing penetration of 5G-enabled handsets and the expansion of the latest wireless broadband networks. With the growing 5G adoption, the average monthly 5G data usage per user in India reached 40GB as of December 2024, according to the latest findings from Nokia, released on Thursday. Also Read: Airtel, Jio, and... Read More

March 20th, 2025 2:48 PM 5 COMMENTS

Airtel Becomes Kerala’s Most Extensive Network Provider with 11,000 Sites

Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel announced today that it has become Kerala's leading telecom operator with the highest number of network sites in the state. The company said it has made substantial investments in network expansion across Kerala leading to this milestone. Over the past two years, Airtel has deployed nearly 2,500 new sites, increasing its total site count in the state to over 11,000— the highest among telecom... Read More

March 19th, 2025 3:09 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Boosts Network at Stadiums Across India Ahead of IPL 2025

Bharti Airtel has strengthened its network infrastructure at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL), set to begin on March 22. The upgrades will ensure seamless connectivity for nearly 100,000 cricket fans attending the matches, Airtel announced on Wednesday, March 19. Also Read: Airtel Strengthens Network in Jaipur Ahead of IIFA Awards 2025 Airtel Strengthens Network at Wankhede Stadium To enhance the experience, Airtel has enhanced seven... Read More

March 18th, 2025 7:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

LG EXAONE Deep AI Model, Turk Telekom Cisco AI Cloud, SoftBank AI RAN Boost, and More

LG Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research, LG Group's research lab, has released its new inference AI model, EXAONE Deep, as an open-source model at Nvidia's annual developer conference, GTC 2025, in the US. The company claimed that EXAONE Deep is currently the only South Korean model capable of competing with other global inference AI models. Also Read: AI in Telecom: Du Microsoft AI Call Centre, Samsung Nvidia AI-RAN, SoftBank OpenAI AI... Read More

March 17th, 2025 8:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Cables: NTT DATA MIST, Turkcell Sparkle MoU, AFR-IX Telecom Funding, PLDT Apricot Upgrade and More

Digital business and technology services company NTT DATA, on March 17, announced an 8,100-kilometer-long Malaysia, India, Singapore Transit (MIST) submarine cable system to be commissioned by June 2025. The cable can carry over 200 terabits per second (Tbps) and will connect Malaysia, India, Singapore, and Thailand. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Lands SEA-ME-WE 6 Submarine Cable in Chennai 1. NTT DATA commissions the MIST submarine cable system This project will be... Read More

March 17th, 2025 1:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Ericsson, Volvo Partner on AI, Digital Twins, and XR Over 5G Advanced in India

Bharti Airtel, Ericsson, and the Volvo Group have announced a strategic research partnership to explore the potential of Extended Reality (XR), Digital Twin technologies, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in manufacturing. By leveraging 5G and 5G Advanced, the collaboration aims to transform industrial operations, enhance workforce training, and optimise real-time processes. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Awards 5G Extension Deal to Nokia for 5G-Advanced Network Evolution Key Research Areas The research, set... Read More

March 17th, 2025 12:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

Rogers Named Canada’s Most Reliable Internet by Opensignal

Rogers Communications announced that it has been named Canada's most reliable internet provider by Opensignal, an independent network experience insights and analytics firm. In February, Rogers also announced that it had been awarded the title of most reliable wireless network by the same network benchmarker. The latest recognition marks back-to-back wins, the Canadian operator said on March 13. Also Read: Vodafone Idea Tops 4G Network Experience in India: Opensignal Rogers... Read More

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