5G, which is still in the process to launch in India, has already arrived in countries such as the United States (U.S.). Many locations of the U.S. already have live 5G networks and coverage. But the airlines are worried about the threats that 5G bring to the table. According to a Reuters report, major U.S. airlines have said that 5G should be avoided in the C-Band spectrum. For the unaware,... Read More
Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), wholly-owned by the Mister of Finance, Malaysia, has announced the commercial availability of 5G networks in the country. Ericsson has deployed the 5G network of DNB after it was selected by the DNB for becoming the sole 5G network equipment provider in July this year. Areas including Cyberjaya, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya will see get to see commercial 5G services coming to life. By the end... Read More
NEC Corporation of Japan has said that it is setting up a new “NEC Orchestrating Future Fund”, a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund aimed at driving the ecosystems required for creating a social value by collaboration with partners and customers. The fund will also be used to promote new external services, technologies, and knowledge. For the same, the CVC fund will be looking to raise capital to the tune of... Read More
5G rollout in India is expected to be delayed further in India. This is because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to submit the fresh pricing recommendations to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) by March 2022. This means that the spectrum auctions might not take place in the first quarter of FY22. An official aware of the matter told ET Telecom that 5G spectrum auctions are unlikely... Read More
The global fabless semiconductor company MediaTek launched Dimensity 9000 5G smartphone chip. Smartphones powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 5G mobile platform will be available in the market in the first quarter of 2022, MediaTek said in a statement released. Dimensity 9000 is a 5G smartphone chip featuring the TMSC N4 (4nm-class) production process. The company claims it to be the most energy-efficient chip to date. MediaTek Dimensity 9000 5G... Read More
Hearing the concerns with Right of Way (RoW) permissions, the telecom secretary, K Rajaraman, emphasised that there should be no delay in RoW permissions to enable faster broadband rollout across the country. The telecom secretary has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to conduct monthly meetings with the service providers for reviewing the application approval process and pendency. Rajaraman said that delays in the grant of RoW permissions are acting... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have vouched for changing the tax structure of the telecom sector. Indian telcos pay some of the highest levies and taxes globally. This is the reason why the telcos have been distressed for a long time despite having millions of customers in their books. During the second edition of ETTelecom Digital Telco virtual summit, Rahul Vatts, Chief Regulatory Officer, Bharti Airtel, said the telcos... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has partnered with Capgemini, a French multinational company (MNC), to bring 5G-based enterprise-grade solutions for the Indian market. Both the companies will be partnering and sharing their experience with 5G solutions, connectivity, and system integration (SI) capabilities for co-innovating a range of 5G use cases focused for India. Airtel’s 5G lab in Manesar and Capgemini’s 5G lab in Mumbai will be the development hubs... Read More
Up until recently, the government saw the spectrum auctions as an opportunity to maximise its revenues. However, that is changing now and in the words of Ashwini Vaishnaw, telecom minister of India, the “public good” element has led to a change in the thought process of the government and now efforts are being made to bring a balance in earning and providing services to the poor. The telcos would have... Read More
Ericsson and Vodafone have together launched a new 5G lab in Spain. The lab is being called Vodafone 5G Lab, and it is meant for the startup ecosystem for developing services and applications for the 5G technology. In a joint statement, the companies said that this partnership would enable the quality of the 5G ecosystem in the Spanish market to go up. A solid 5G ecosystem will further enable the... Read More
The 5Gi standard developed by the Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) and the 5G standard of 3GPP will be merged under a compromised formula. An ET Telecom report citing a person familiar with the matter said that in a meeting that took place last week, a compromise agreement had been formed where both 5Gi and 5G from 3GPP will be merged. The arrangement will be going ahead to the... Read More
Rise of Private 5G and “Netflix”-type of 5G services. The cloudification of 5G will introduce new operating platforms and players to the wireless network space, says, Hariprasad G, Head of Silicon Engineering and India Country Manager, EdgeQ. Q1. What’s the USP of EdgeQ? Tell Us About Your Business Model? EdgeQ's vision is to reconstitute 5G in a manner that is intuitive, simple, and consumable for our customers. We want to... Read More
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Damn ,900mhz in rural areas is useless imo what is are these airwaves penetration empty fields?? lmao
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