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Anupam Sharma February 9th, 2022 6:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators and Satellite Operators Clash Over mmWave Band Allocation

The mega spectrum auction is all set to take place later this year and the regulatory body of the telecom sector held an open house discussion (OHD) on Tuesday. The telecom service providers and satellite operators, however, had a clash of views regarding the allocation of airwaves for the fifth-generation or 5G broadband services, and in particular the mmWave band. Both the parties asked for effective interference redressal. The Issue... Read More

Anupam Sharma February 8th, 2022 5:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Semiconductors Availability for Smartphones and Automobiles Expected to Improve in 2022

Smartphones and automobiles supply in the country is going to get better as the supply chain constraints of the semiconductors are expected to ease out according to the chip designers from the second quarter of 2022. The availability of the semiconductors for smartphones is being speculated to start balancing out over the next couple of months whereas semiconductors for automobiles will see an improvement in supplies by the end of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 7th, 2022 2:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Street Furniture to Reduce 5G Network Rollout Cost in India: COAI DG, SP Kochhar

Street furniture is really important for the 5G network rollout in India, believes Lt. General, Dr SP Kochhar, DG, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). 5G networks would involve frequencies in high-spectrum bands such as 3.3 GHz - 3.6 GHz. With high frequencies, the reach of network signals can be disturbed through basic objects, people, trees, and more. Thus, to ensure that 5G networks are available with proper coverage with... Read More

Ria Lakshman February 4th, 2022 9:48 PM 5 COMMENTS

Jio and Airtel Continue Their Spat Over the Quantum of 5G Spectrum to Be Auctioned

Soon after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government would auction telecom spectrum in 2022, telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have reignited their battle over the quantum of spectrum to put to 5G auction. In a letter written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Airtel had proposed that the lower amount of airwaves should be put for the auction, between 3.43 GHz and 3.67... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 2nd, 2022 2:39 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G Ecosystem to Improve in India Ahead of Budget 2022 Announcements: Industry Experts, Analysts

On February 1, 2022, Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India, made the union budget announcements for the coming financial year. Focusing on the telecom sector and 5G, the finance minister said that the government would come up with a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the manufacturing of 5G equipment as well as confirmed the 5G rollouts for FY23 with the spectrum auctions slated for CY2022. Along with this, Sitharaman... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 2nd, 2022 10:37 AM 1 COMMENTS

5G Won’t Affect Aircraft in India Says IT Minister

After reading what is happening in the United States (U.S.), many people are worried about 5G affecting the aircraft equipment in India. But the doubts and air regarding this have been cleared by Ashwini Vaishnaw, communications and IT minister of the country. Vaishnaw has confirmed that 5G is not an issue for the Indian airline industry. The problems won’t even come on aircraft from international airlines flying within India. In... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 1st, 2022 1:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Union Budget 2022: Govt Working on a 5G Equipment Manufacturing PLI Scheme

The production linked incentive (PLI) scheme by the government for various sectors has played a big role in boosting the economy of the country. PLI schemes bring manufacturing within India and also create new jobs. While the government had already announced a PLI scheme for the telecom sector, it is working on a new PLI scheme, especially for the 5G equipment manufacturing. During the Union Budget 2022 announcements, Nirmala Sitharaman,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 1st, 2022 12:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Budget 2022: 5G Spectrum Auctions Slated for CY22, 5% of Annual USOF to be Allocated for Proliferation of Broadband

The 5G spectrum auctions will take place during the calendar year 2022. It has been confirmed by India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the ongoing union budget 2022 announcements. It is not a new development as Ashwini Vaishnaw, IT minister of India, had already confirmed that the 5G spectrum auctions will take place during April-May 2022. Further, the finance minister said that 5% of the annually collected Universal Service Obligation... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 29th, 2022 11:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

FAA Consents AT&T and Verizon for Further Activation of 5G Towers

In the latest unfolding of the events regarding the deployment of the 5G towers near the airports, the federal safety regulator has apparently allowed AT&T and Verizon to activate more towers for new 5G services without causing radio interferences with the aeroplanes. The Federal Aviation Administration announced (FAA)on Friday that the decision was made after it received intel from the telecommunications company regarding the exact location of wireless transmitters. This... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 28th, 2022 6:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

5Gi Merging into 3GPP 5G Standards as Stakeholders Across the Globe Come to Agreement

As we move closer towards the rollout of 5G services, in a crucial development, during the RAN plenary meeting of global standards development body 3GPP held last week, stakeholders across the globe have agreed to take actions to merge 5Gi into 5G. For those unaware, 5Gi is the local connectivity standard designed to cater to the demands of the rural network coverage requirement in India. 5Gi is under discussion with... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 28th, 2022 11:59 AM 3 COMMENTS

TSDSI Asked TEC Under DoT to Stop 5Gi Adoption

The Telecommunications Standards Development Society of India (TSDSI) has asked the Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) to not go ahead with the 5Gi (India’s indigenous 5G standard) adoption as the national standard 5G technology. TEC is the department that operates under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Private companies, as well as telecom bodies, were against the adoption of the 5Gi standard in India. According to an ET Telecom report, TSDSI has... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 28th, 2022 9:55 AM 6 COMMENTS

Airtel to Get $1 Billion Investment from Google to Work on 5G and More

Google is going to invest over $1 billion in Bharti Airtel as part of its Google for India Digitisation Fund. It is a long-term and multi-year deal where Airtel and Google will work together to explore and co-create India specific use-cases of 5G along with other standards and also work towards the acceleration of cloud ecosystem for businesses across India. Bharti Airtel is also going to give an equity stake... Read More