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January 3rd, 2026 8:01 AM 5 COMMENTS

India’s 5G FWA Subscriptions Cross 10 Million with Near-Equal Urban–Rural Split in November 2025

India’s wireless 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) subscriber base crossed the 10-million mark in November 2025, rising to 10.41 million at the end of the month from 9.91 million in October, reflecting a net addition of about 0.50 million subscribers during the month, according to TRAI's Telecom Subscription Data as of November 30, 2025, released on December 31, 2025. Also Read: Airtel, BSNL, and Jio Gain Wireless Users in November... Read More

January 2nd, 2026 7:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio Added More than 6 Lakh 5G FWA and UBR Users in November 2025

Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India, has added more than six lakh 5G FWA (fixed-wireless access) and UBR (unlicensed band radio) users in November 2025. Now, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has started reporting FWA and UBR users separately. For now, UBR is only offered by Reliance Jio. In the FWA space, Jio and Airtel are the only telecom operators competing. Vodafone Idea (Vi) is yet... Read More

January 2nd, 2026 4:06 PM 6 COMMENTS

5G Network Expansion: India Adds Over 4,000 New 5G BTS in December 2025

India added more than 4,000 new 5G base stations (BTS) in December 2025. This brings the total BTS count nationwide to over 515,000, according to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). According to the DoT, the total number of deployed 5G BTS stood at 518,854 at the end of December 2025, up from 514,742 in November 2025, 508,732 in October 2025 and 504,588 in September 2025. This indicates that 4,112 5G... Read More

December 31st, 2025 6:56 AM 16 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea 4G & 5G, What’s Happening

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in India, is focusing a lot on upgrading the 4G infrastructure, and deploying 5G in new cities and towns. As for now, Vi's CEO, Abhijit Kishore, has confirmed that they have launched 5G in over 29 cities of the country in 2025. The next year, as more money flows into the bank account of the telco, it will spend more on capex... Read More

December 30th, 2025 1:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Network APIs to Become Essential for Telcos From 2026, Says Capgemini Executive: Report

Programmable network software, particularly network application programming interfaces (APIs), is expected to become a necessity for the global telecom industry from 2026 onwards as operators pursue 5G-driven monetisation, according to French IT services firm Capgemini. Also Read: 5G Monetisation: Nokia, Airtel Partner to Open 5G Network Capabilities to Developers via APIs APIs Seen as Core to Telecom Modernisation “APIs, in my view, are a vehicle for telcos to modernise and... Read More

December 30th, 2025 7:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio Cheapest 5G Recharge Plan for 2026

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, offers the cheapest 5G recharge plan amongst all the private telecom companies in India. In fact, Jio is the only telco to offer 5G benefit with a plan that costs less than Rs 200. Today, we will look at the cheapest 5G recharge plan for 2026 from Reliance Jio. The plan we are referring to here costs only Rs 198. This is the cheapest... Read More

December 29th, 2025 5:04 PM 2 COMMENTS

Jio Leads the 5G Race and Usage in India, Airtel Signficantly Behind

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator is leading the race when 5G usage is concerned. Airtel, which always competes with Jio neck-to-neck in almost everything, is far behind here. In terms of availability, both telcos have almost similar performance, but when it comes to usage, Jio is far ahead, Opensignal, a network intelligence company found. As per Opensignal, Airtel's 5G availability and Time on 5G was 66.6% and 28%, respectively.... Read More

December 26th, 2025 8:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

What They Said: Pallavi Mahajan of Nokia on AI

Let’s take a look at what Pallavi Mahajan, Chief Technology and AI Officer at Nokia, has said about artificial intelligence (AI) and the opportunities that AI-native networks and 6G create. Pallavi leads Nokia Bell Labs, Technology and AI Leadership, and Group Security to drive innovation in core technologies and strengthen AI and security capabilities, according to the company. Prior to joining Nokia, Pallavi held the position of Corporate Vice President... Read More

December 26th, 2025 1:06 AM 0 COMMENTS

What They Said: Bill Gates of Gates Foundation on AI

Let’s take a look at what Bill Gates—Chair of the Gates Foundation, founder of Breakthrough Energy, and co-founder of Microsoft—has said about artificial intelligence (AI) and the opportunities the technology creates. Before we delve into what he has said about AI, let’s first examine, from a telco perspective, Gates’ comments on connectivity and the 5G market in India. Below are edited excerpts from various interviews. Also Read: What They Said:... Read More

December 21st, 2025 12:42 PM 1 COMMENTS

DoT 2025 Review: 5G Covers Over 85 Percent of Population; Average Mobile Data Costs at $0.10 per GB

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has described 2025 as a landmark year for India’s telecom sector, marked by rapid expansion of connectivity, strong regulatory reforms, indigenous technology development, and enhanced digital security. With record growth in telephone and internet penetration, ultra-low data costs, and large-scale deployment of 5G and optical fibre networks, India further consolidated its position as one of the world’s leading digital economies. “DoT has made significant strides... Read More

December 13th, 2025 3:23 PM 5 COMMENTS

Tariff Hike 2025: Airtel Reduces Data Benefits on Booster Packs Linked to Unlimited 5G Access

Bharti Airtel has reduced the data benefits bundled with its data booster packs linked to the Unlimited (UL) 5G data offering. The Indian telecom operator launched three UL 5G Booster packs in July 2024, enabling users on plans without Unlimited 5G benefits to upgrade their plans and enjoy Unlimited 5G data. Also Read: Airtel Launches New Booster Packs for Unlimited 5G Access Airtel’s UL 5G Add-On Packs Currently, Airtel users... Read More

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