As the demand for digital connectivity increases, the need for skilled manpower goes up as well. To offer better services and scale up infrastructure in new parts of the country, the telcos need the help of a skilled and efficient workforce. With 5G, telcos will have to aggressively deploy radios and new mobile sites within the city and outside, too, for giving good coverage to people travelling. To do this... Read More
4G networks are not going to go out of India anytime soon, even though the era of 5G is here. It will drive a substantial amount of data traffic in India for several years in the future. “4G remains as a substantial broadband engine for mobile internet connectivity for many years to come,” said Amit Marwah, Head of Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Nokia India, during a Q&A session at the... Read More
Ericsson partnered with Vodafone UK and completed the network slicing trials on 5G SA (standalone). It was a joint lab trial conducted by the companies, and note that this was the first time in the UK that 5G network slicing with on-demand quality of service control for virtual reality use case was tested successfully. With 5G SA, the demand for network slicing by business and enterprise customers will go up.... Read More
To help the end-consumers, Ericsson partnered with SmarTone and launched a new mobile app using which end-consumers, as well as businesses, will be able to boost 4G/5G connectivity of their device. The boost button will be installed in the smartphone as a mobile app to ensure optimal mobile experiences for the users. The app is called ‘Ericsson Dynamic End-User Boost’, and it will be offered to the end-consumers, including enterprises... Read More
If you are travelling to a sports stadium inside India or maybe anywhere in the world, be ready for one thing — loss of network connectivity or a bad network experience. This is because of network congestion inside the stadiums. Thousands of people are in the same area where most people are utilising the same company’s network for data-heavy applications such as sending high-res images and videos shot from their... Read More
Taking the 5G revenue trends from the global markets, Nokia India, in its annual Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) report, said that by 2026, mobile 5G services are forecasted to generate USD $9 billion, which will be equivalent to 37.7% of total mobile services revenue. The total revenues that the telcos make from 5G services is expected to grow at 164% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) from the expected USD $0.2... Read More
5G is around the corner for India, and there’s a lot that needs to happen. Starting with the policies, the central and the state government's outlook for the telecom industry must be the same. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in September 2021 announced that the telcos could share active infrastructure, including core network amongst themselves. Further, using VSAT, the government said that telcos could also provide backend or backhaul services.... Read More
There is not a shred of doubt that the mmWave (millimetre wavelength) 5G will be useless for normal consumers. There are a lot of things that hint towards a scenario that says that the telcos might not bring mmWave 5G for normal consumers at all. First of all, there is the question of spectrum pricing in the auction that is expected to take place during Summer this year. Then, we... Read More
Private 5G is fast emerging as the next big thing as it encompasses a wide range of sectors from farms to hospitals to hotels and has been under the radar of enterprises across the industry. The public carrier networks and IT enterprises have never converged onto a single path; however, private networks are changing things up as they require technology from both disciplines. On the other hand, factors such as... Read More
As the 5G spectrum auctions are awaited, the telecom companies are now relying on the industry regulator and the government to ensure easier payment terms for the upcoming 5G spectrum auctions. The telecom companies have also brought to attention the criticality of fast-track fiberisation of tower networks as India braces to roll out 5G later this year. Leading executives from top telecom operators have stated the expectations of easier payment... Read More
Fiberisation of towers will be very important for the telcos to deliver a good 5G experience to the customers. For a long time now, the industry people have been talking about the Right of Way (RoW) rules of all states to be kept in line with the Indian Telegraphy RoW Rules 2016. At present, these rules differ from state to state, and it is something that needs to be corrected... Read More
Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company Ericsson has been named a Leader in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for 5G Network Infrastructure for Communications Service Providers report by Gartner. The report was published on February 23 and it states that Ericsson is recognized in the Leaders quadrant and is positioned highest for its ability to execute. Ericsson was also named a Leader in the corresponding 2021 report – the first time... Read More
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I was afraid this might happen and now another fine of some crores will follow upon this debt burdened teleco.…
Anyone noticed airtel reduced plan benefits so its kind of tariff hike by airtel
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