5G networks are what everyone is waiting for in India. Some of the other prominent countries including the US and the UK already have commercial 5G networks. But India is currently in the testing phase of the next-generation network and is looking to develop relevant use cases. 5G in India is still quite far away because of three things - a) delayed 5G spectrum auctions, b) ongoing testing, and c)... Read More
Vodafone has deployed a 5G core standalone (SA) solution with the help of Ericsson. The telecom operator has partnered up with the Swedish telecommunication equipment and networking company to boost 5G in Spain. According to a release from Ericsson, Vodafone Spain has chosen Ericsson to be its partner in deploying the first pre-commercial 5G core SA in the country. Ericsson will help Vodafone Spain with its entire standalone 5G network... Read More
The fifth-generation network technology is something that has been touted to be an absolute game-changer in all aspects. The higher speed is just one thing about the new network tech, which has got all the people excited. With download speeds running into thousands of Mbps and multiple use cases ranging from health, telemedicine to education and manufacturing have got the big tech players interested in the technology. However, the fact... Read More
Xiaomi is well known in India for providing powerful smartphones for a very cheap price. The Chinese smartphone maker has been very successful in gaining a larger market share against its rivals because of ruling in the mid-range and entry-level smartphone segment. As per data obtained from Kunal Sarkar, Vice President, PredictVu, Xiaomi has beaten Apple and Vivo to become the smartphone brand that sold the most number of 5G... Read More
According to sources, Bharti Airtel’s 5G trial network has gone live in Mumbai’s Phoenix Mall in Lower Parel. Airtel is conducting the trial in the 3500 MHz band using 5G gear from Nokia as per DoT guidelines. The trials have delivered speeds of over 1 Gbps with ultra-low latency. This is the first time that Bharti Airtel is claiming gigabit speeds on a mobile network. This event happens to be... Read More
Dialog Axiata PLC, in collaboration with the UGC or University Grants Commission on Monday established ‘5G Innovation Centres’ located at the Engineering Faculties of certain leading universities in order to create as well as incubate interest-driven learning, combined with innovation and entrepreneurship for the upcoming future leaders These Innovation Centres are made to empower students with the goal to make them interdisciplinary, computational, and entrepreneurial which will be achieved by... Read More
Everyone in the Indian telecom industry is waiting for the 5G spectrum auctions to take place. The auctions have been delayed enough, but it looks like they will be delayed even further. The Indian Navy, which holds 100 MHz of the 5G spectrum does not want to vacate it anytime soon. This comes via a Business Standard report which mentions that the Indian Navy doesn’t want to vacate its 100... Read More
Even though 5G networks are quite far from the Indian market, the telecom operators have started testing their 5G solutions to ensure that a faster rollout of the next-generation networks is possible. 5G in India will majorly be based on Open-Radio Access Network (O-RAN). For the unaware, O-RAN will enable the operators to source their network components (hardware and software) from different companies. Without O-RAN, the operators need to depend... Read More
When it comes to the 5G technology, the cost of the deployment happens to be one of the prime factors for the telecom companies. Equipment manufacturers like Nokia, Ericsson seem to be doing well in this race. However, another premium name that has joined this league is Samsung. The company happens to be testing a lot of 5G use-cases since the beginning and is now involved in the testing of... Read More
The next revolution in the tech industry is near, and the entire globe is eyeing to be the early adopters of the 5G technology and reap multiple benefits. Talking about the domestic landscape, India stands at a very unique position in the 5G hub. The nation can be considered a unique market for 5G equipment if we play our cards well. One of the factors that will favour us in... Read More
I recently interacted with Mr Sandeep Sudeep, NEC India's Telecom Head. Mr Sudeep shared a lot of insights about India's readiness for the 5G trials and related things about the next-generation connectivity technology. Q1 - What Is Your View on India’s Readiness to Conduct a Nationwide 5G Tech Trial? It is a good idea given that 5G is new. It is important to validate 5G business cases/used cases as well.... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has mostly stayed mum when it comes to 5G while its rivals (Jio, Airtel) have been boasting about how they are going to bring indigenous 5G in India very soon. But Vi isn’t going to stay behind Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel when it comes to 5G. Vodafone Idea has already started testing 5G networks. This was confirmed by the Managing Director (MD) of the telco, Ravinder... Read More
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