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Yash Bhardwaj October 15th, 2022 3:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel and Cellulant Plan to Increase Their Customer Base in Zambia

In order to increase their position in the Zambian market, operator Airtel Africa and payments provider Cellulant have made announcements. The Lusaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and Cellulant Zambia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide digital payments to the LCCI's member companies. Significant Deal for Cellulant’s Tingg Payment System This is a noteworthy transaction for Cellulant's Tingg payment technology, which connects more than 290 banks... Read More

Yash Bhardwaj October 15th, 2022 3:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Download Speeds Rise Because of C-Band Deployment Says Opensignal Report

A new Opensignal research claims that AT&T and Verizon's latest C-band installations are allowing them to catch up to T-Mobile US, which has repeatedly shown itself to be the 5G leader in terms of power, availability, and reach. The most recent data, however, reveals faster 5G download speeds on both AT&T and Verizon systems. According to Opensignal, this is due to more people using both carriers' networks' C-band, which has... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 15th, 2022 1:02 PM 8 COMMENTS

Adani Getting Telecom License Will Not Affect Jio or Airtel

Adani Group made its surprise entry into the telecom sector of India by participating in the spectrum auctions of 2022. The spectrum auction was being conducted for 5G airwaves. On the early announcement of the entry of the Adani Group, many anticipated a move like Jio. But Adani Data Networks clarified that it doesn't want to jump into the consumer business and would only focus on the B2B side of... Read More

Yash Bhardwaj October 15th, 2022 11:36 AM 14 COMMENTS

5G Poll Conducted Suggests 5G Will Grow Slowly in India

India is preparing for the deployment of 5G technology, but only 5% of participants in a poll said they would likely upgrade to the faster mobile network in 2022, and 43% said they would not be ready to pay more than the existing 3G/4G service rate (via ThePrint). A total of 24% of the 9,965 respondents to the LocalCircles social media community platform study said they had no plans to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 14th, 2022 5:54 PM 6 COMMENTS

TelecomTalk Interviews: Excitel CEO Says 5G Can’t be an Alternative for Fibre Broadband

Since the time the pandemic arrived, people have understood the importance of fibre broadband connections as they let you work from home and help you do almost everything online with reliability and confidence that you can't do with mobile networks. 4G networks are good and decent to allow you to watch YouTube videos, stream Netflix or play games online, but they are not enough when a slightly higher bandwidth is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 14th, 2022 3:17 PM 21 COMMENTS

Jio has an Advantage in 5G Over Airtel and Vi with 700 MHz Spectrum: Ookla

Reliance Jio was the only Indian telecom operator which went for the 700 MHz spectrum during the recently concluded 5G spectrum auctions. During the auctions, all the telcos bid for the mmWave (millimetre wavelength) frequencies and mid-band frequencies. Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) did not bid for the 700 MHz airwaves for strategic reasons. Jio is now the only telco in the country that will deploy 5G using the sub-GHz... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 14th, 2022 3:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Future of India with 5G to be Much Faster than What 4G LTE has Achieved: Ookla

A few days back, Ookla came out with its latest report for the Indian market. The report said that India's future of mobile internet is going to be much faster than what 4G LTE has achieved. According to the Speedtest Global Index, India ranked 117th in the world for mobile download speeds, with 13.53 Mbps in August 2022. But what the median download speed scores of the test 5G networks... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 14th, 2022 12:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

iPhone 12 is the Most Popular 5G-Capable Device in India: Ookla

When we talk about 5G capable smartphones in India, apparently, iPhone 12 is the most popular device. It is not much surprising as the cost of the iPhone 12 series fell pretty heavily once it went on discounted sales on Amazon and Flipkart multiple times. Even Apple has discounted the price of the device officially on its online India store. Ookla, a global leader in network intelligence and insights, has... Read More

Bhavya Singh October 14th, 2022 11:12 AM 1 COMMENTS

Apple iPhones Line-up With 5G Support in India

A new software update for iPhones purchased in India will be available by the end of December, according to an official statement from Apple. The qualifying Apple iPhones will be able to connect to the 5G network after this upgrade. But what about those that have only recently been released? Here is a list of Apple iPhones that will support 5G in India. The List of iPhones That Will Support... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 14th, 2022 6:58 AM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel 5G Supported Devices from Samsung

Bharti Airtel is the telecom operator in India with the maximum presence of 5G networks. Airtel is providing 5G services in over eight cities in India, while Jio's 5G networks are only available in four cities. Airtel and Jio's 5G networks are not supported on all devices right now. If you are an Airtel customer with a Samsung smartphone, then you would be wondering whether your smartphone supports 5G or... Read More

Bhavya Singh October 13th, 2022 8:19 PM 3 COMMENTS

Motorola to Rollout 5G Update for its Supported Smartphones

On October 1st at the India Mobile Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the availability of 5G services in India. Both Airtel and Jio have already announced their deployment strategies and begun deploying 5G in a few towns. In the midst of this, consumers' Android or iOS handsets must be 5G compatible in order to use 5G services, and OEMs must send an OTA update to activate the functionality. Now,... Read More

Yash Bhardwaj October 13th, 2022 4:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone and Ericsson Continue to Optimise Networks in Oman

Continuing evidence of the growth in importance of artificial intelligence (AI) for operators comes in the form of a recent announcement from Ericsson and Vodafone Oman that they have partnered to, as they put it, “empower the telecom company’s network infrastructure development across multiple domains”. More precisely, in this most recent development in the continuing collaboration between the two firms, Ericsson will offer AI-based cognition technology solutions for network optimisation... Read More