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Anupam Sharma January 21st, 2022 3:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

OneWeb Disregards Jio’s Claim of Auction for Spectrum Being a Global Trend

In a new development regarding the 5G spectrum auctions, the low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite operator OneWeb has told TRAI that there wasn’t any auction of spectrum for Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) in Brazil, and it is most likely not going to happen in Mexico, Saudi Arabia or Thailand as well. This submission from Bharti-backed satellite operator discredits the claims made by Jio that the auction of spectrum for broadband-from-space is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 21st, 2022 3:00 PM 4 COMMENTS

VVDN Announces Setup of New 5G Testing Lab in India for O-RAN Tech

VVDN Technologies, on Thursday, announced the setup of a new end-to-end 5G lab for 5G Open-RAN based RU devices in India. This testing lab will enable telecom operators, telecom device manufacturers, and system integrators to follow protocol and test Open-RAN, Inter-operability testing (IOT), Radio Conferencing Testing (RCT) in a real 5G environment. Open-RAN is referred to as the technology that the future generation mobile networks will be based on. It... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 21st, 2022 2:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G Smartphone Shipment in India Grew 6x in 2021: Counterpoint Research

5G smartphones shipment grew in India by 6x in 2021 as compared to 2020 and contributed to about 17% of the total smartphone shipments in the country, shared Counterpoint Research in a report. As the competition in the market intensifies amongst the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and more 5G smartphone options are available at declining prices, the growth of 5G smartphone shipments will rise further. In the last six months... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 21st, 2022 1:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Mavenir Announces Successful Completion of Dynamic Network Slicing

Mavenir, a network software provider has just announced the successful completion of Dynamic Network Slicing and fulfilment as part of the recently concluded 2021 TM Forum “Ecosoft eHealth” Catalyst Program. Now, due to this catalyst, service delivery to the international medical facilities via 5G slices will be possible. It will also address virtual reality (VR) and artificial reality (AR) and the use of virtual intelligent counselling agents (VICA) in use... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 21st, 2022 9:46 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G in India Won’t be a Threat to Aviation Services

There are a lot of discussions going on regarding the use of the C-band spectrum for 5G services and the threat that it poses to sensitive aircraft equipment such as altimeters. Not just in India, but other major countries such as the United States (U.S.) is also trying to resolve the issues related to 5G and the aviation industry. But according to the ITU APT Foundation of India, there’s no... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 20th, 2022 8:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Rollout in the US Leads to Confusion for Airlines Around the Globe

The deployment of 5G services has been creating a lot of issues between the airline and telecom industry as the services could generate powerful signals capable of disrupting some of the aeroplane systems. In light of this, flights from Asia, the Middle East, and Europe to the United States remained cancelled or switched planes at the zero-hour on Tuesday and Wednesday causing confusion among the passengers and creating disruptions. But... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 20th, 2022 4:36 PM 2 COMMENTS

iSIM Technology: What Is It and What Qualcomm, Vodafone and Thales Have Demonstrated

Semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm has announced that it recently partnered up with Vodafone and Thales to exhibit the new iSIM technology on an operational smartphone. iSIM is the latest technology that enables the functions of a SIM card to be integrated with the main processor installed in the smartphone. The iSIM is the latest SIM technology as currently ‘eSIM’ are used in devices that require a separate chip but with the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 20th, 2022 1:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

MNOs Can Reduce TCO by 36% If Moved to Converged 5G Packet Core: Mavenir Study

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) could reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to 36% if they accelerated their move to the converged 5G packet core (5GC). Mavenir, a network software provider, released an in-depth study with Monica Paolini at Senza Fili on how MNOs can reduce TCO by 36%. The study concludes that MNOs can save significant costs by moving to a cloud-native Converged 5GC with 5G standalone... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 19th, 2022 12:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

Verizon, AT&T Further Delay Rollout of C-Band 5G

Two of the top telecom operators in the United States (U.S.) have further delayed the rollout of C-band 5G in some areas near the airport. Some of the largest airlines in the country have said that the rollout of C-band 5G would interfere with aircraft technology and disrupt communication. According to an AP report, the telcos decided to delay the launch of 5G near some key airports after the Biden... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 17th, 2022 9:41 PM 9 COMMENTS

Do You Need More 5G Bands on Your Smartphone? Absolutely Not!

There are many consumers who are unhappy with the fact that their 5G smartphone supports less than five or, on certain occasions, a single 5G band. For the unaware, 5G services would be rolled out using a dynamic range of the spectrum, which would for the first time include mobile services rollout with C-band spectrum (3.3-3.6 GHz) and mmWave (26 GHz and 28 GHz) spectrum band. 5G speeds and use... Read More

Anupam Sharma January 17th, 2022 8:54 PM 1 COMMENTS

Jio Pushes for Auction of Spectrum for Allocation of Airwaves in its Submission to TRAI

5G spectrum auctions are on the horizon as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already kick-started the process. Now, in new developments, India’s leading telecom operator Reliance Jio has informed TRAI about the gaining popularity of auction of spectrum for broadband-from-space services as Brazil has already completed the process and seemingly Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Thailand are all set to follow the suit. Jio has rather urged TRAI... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 17th, 2022 1:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

C-Band 5G Spectrum an Issue for Broadcasters in India

C-band spectrum has become a topic of hot discussion for 5G. It is because it has been claimed by various bodies, including aviation as well as broadcasters, to interfere with their respective services. The broadcasters are not happy with the interference that the C-band 5G has caused in the last year since the 5G trials kicked off in India. Airwaves in the 526-698 MHz, 700 MHz, 900 MHz, and so... Read More