In a sincere sense, Reliance Jio has had a very mixed sort of love/hate relationship with the Indian consumers. Some dislike the company because it disrupted the market and sent many players back to the pavilion - into early retirement. But then some appreciate the role of a 'hero' Jio played by bringing a digital revolution to India. This sort of relationship will most likely always be there, and at... Read More
During the first half of the year, Spirent Communications posted great performance and record orders thanks to 5G and its targeting of new clients, including hyperscalers with assurance solutions. The company is "executing well on our plan of pushing further into the exciting structural growth areas of our industry, from wireless 5G networks to the internet of things and cloud assurance," according to CEO Eric Updyke. Spirent's first-half revenues of... Read More
5G spectrum auction concluded on August 1, 2022. The government made handsome revenues from this auction, and the telcos got finally got their hands on the spectrum through which they could roll out 5G. Ashwini Vaishnaw, telecom minister, said the government completed the 5G spectrum harmonisation process in a single day after the auction concluded. This is not something surprising but actually a very common thing which happens after every... Read More
Bharti Airtel is soon going to launch 5G services in India. The telco will start by offering 5G in key cities of the country. Most likely, cities where Airtel has already tested 5G networks for different use cases will get commercial 5G services as well. If you are someone who is excited about the launch of Airtel's 5G network or 5G network in general, this one is for you. Airtel... Read More
Ericsson had just shared that it got 5G contracts from Bharti Airtel for deployment in 12 different circles. Now, Airtel has announced that apart from Ericsson, the telco will also be working with Nokia and Samsung for its 5G deployment, bound to start in August 2022. Airtel will be working with Samsung for the first time in India, while it has already been working with Nokia and Ericsson for a... Read More
Ericsson, a Swedish telecom gear giant, has received India's first ever 5G contract from the second-largest telecom operator in the country, Bharti Airtel. Ericsson has been a partner of multiple telcos in India, as well as in the global market, to help them with rolling out 5G networks. The deployment will go underway in August 2022. Both the companies will work together in 12 circles of the country. This means... Read More
India's 5G Spectrum Auction successfully concluded on the 1st of August. Every telco has acquired spectrum based on its needs or capabilities. There is a fourth participant from a non-telco background that participated in the spectrum auction for the first time, and everyone knows it is Adani Data Networks. We have covered spectrum acquisitions of telcos in our earlier story, and in this story, we will look into the spectrum... Read More
This particular spectrum auction was one of the biggest ever for India and its future. The amount of money spent by the telcos is the highest ever spent on spectrum auctions. This was because the telcos wanted to shift to 5G as well as the presence of relaxed payment terms. One thing that's great for the telcos is that there is no SUC on the new spectrum, and the floor... Read More
Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL), a leading integrator of digital networks, has announced a comprehensive suite of connectivity solutions. These solutions are meant to help India with its 5G journey. India is expected to get around 200 million 5G subscribers by the year 2025. To offer excellent services to consumers, the telecom industry requires state-of-the-art optical products which can make 5G deployment quick, easy and cost-effective. STL has been preparing for... Read More
India 5G Spectrum Auction 2022 finally concluded after a total of 40 clock rounds on August 1 with a total bid amount of Rs 1,50,173 crore. About 71% (51,236.2 MHz) of the total spectrum that was bid out has been sold. If you are following the series closely, we have already covered the spectrum understanding and related stories precisely this year. Now that the results are out, we know you... Read More
Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), the holding company of Reliance Jio, India's number telecom operator, has partnered with Optiva, a Canadian provider of business support systems (BSS) software and services to the telecommunications industry. With this partnership, Jio aims to offer 5G solutions to global operators. As per the collaboration, JPL will offer its cloud-native 5G core to telcos globally along with Optiva’s proven and future-ready converged charging engine to accelerate... Read More
Reliance Jio, the number one telecom operator in the country, could launch 5G very soon. The telco has mostly stayed quiet about its 5G plans and trials, unlike its competitors, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel. Akash Ambani, the newly appointed Chairman of Reliance Jio, said, "We will celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with a pan India 5G rollout. Jio is committed to offering world-class, affordable 5G and 5G-enabled services."... Read More
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