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Kripa B December 4th, 2025 2:47 PM 5 COMMENTS

5G Coverage Now Available in 99.9 Percent of Indian Districts, with Over 5 Lakh BTS Installed

India’s 5G rollout has reached a major milestone, with Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) deploying next-generation mobile services across all States and Union Territories (UTs). 5G services are available in 99.9 percent of districts, supported by the installation of lakhs of 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) across the country. Also Read: 5G Network Expansion: India Adds Over 6,000 New 5G BTS in November 2025 Over 5 Lakh 5G BTSs Installed Nationwide... Read More

Kripa B December 4th, 2025 1:45 PM 35 COMMENTS

5G Network Expansion: India Adds Over 6,000 New 5G BTS in November 2025

India added more than 6,000 new 5G base stations (BTS) in November 2025 — an increase from the over 4,100 5G BTS rolled out in October 2025. This brings the total BTS count nationwide to over 514,742, according to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Also Read: BSNL Installs Over 97,000 Indigenous 4G Sites, Upgradeable to 5G; More Than 93,000 Now Operational India 5G BTS Data According to the DoT, the... Read More

Kripa B December 4th, 2025 11:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G Monetisation: Nokia, Airtel Partner to Open 5G Network Capabilities to Developers via APIs

Finland-based network equipment vendor Nokia announced a collaboration with India-based Bharti Airtel to make the operator's network capabilities available to third-party developers through Nokia's Network as Code platform with a developer portal. "This strategic partnership will provide developers and enterprises alike access to Airtel's extensive pan-India network assets, creating new monetization opportunities and innovative use cases that will span multiple industry verticals," Nokia said in a release titled 'Nokia Partners... Read More

Kripa B December 3rd, 2025 8:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL Installs Over 97,000 Indigenous 4G Sites, Upgradeable to 5G; More Than 93,000 Now Operational

State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has installed 97,068 indigenously developed 4G sites, with 93,511 already operational as of October 31, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. The rollout is part of the Centre’s Atmanirbhar Bharat push, with the supply of domestic 4G equipment commencing in September 2023. Also Read: Tariff Hike 2025: BSNL Shortens Validity of Its Most Popular Rs 107 Prepaid Plan, Among Others Equipment Fully... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 1st, 2025 6:51 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio Adds More 5G FWA Users than Airtel in October 2025

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has added more 5G FWA (fixed-wireless access) users than Airtel during October 2025. Jio is the only operator to also offer UBR (unlicensed band radio) services. Thus, there's naturally no competition in the arena for Jio for this. Airtel on the other hand is only offer FWA, no UBR services. As for Airtel, there are tests ongoing for deploying UBR, but it won't happen... Read More

Kripa B November 26th, 2025 11:45 AM 0 COMMENTS

Rising Component Costs Threaten India’s Entry-Level 5G Smartphone Segment: Report

Higher component costs are threatening to slow the rapid expansion of India’s entry-level 5G smartphone market, raising concerns about affordability and subscriber growth, industry executives and analysts said, according to a report by The Economic Times dated November 25, 2025. Also Read: Tariff Hike 2025: BSNL Shortens Validity of Its Most Popular Rs 107 Prepaid Plan, Among Others Memory Prices Surge, Eating into Margins Rising memory prices have emerged as... Read More

Kripa B November 23rd, 2025 6:32 PM 8 COMMENTS

T-Mobile’s 5G Advanced Rollout May Offer Lessons for Indian Telcos, Says Ankur Kapoor: Report

T-Mobile US has said its recent nationwide deployment of 5G Advanced could offer important learnings for Indian telecom operators as they look to enhance 5G capabilities and monetisation. The company also noted that non-terrestrial networks (NTN) will remain complementary to terrestrial mobile infrastructure, especially in markets with challenging geographies. Also Read: 5G Has Not Led to Any Monetisation, Anywhere in the World: Airtel MD T-Mobile Claims Strong 5G Monetisation In... Read More

Kripa B November 21st, 2025 11:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

India Has One of the Best 5G Networks Globally, Says Ericsson CTO: Report

India’s robust 5G networks, combined with capabilities in the AI and data center sectors, could drive local innovations and create business opportunities, according to Ericsson’s CTO. "India has probably the best opportunity in the world because it has a history of being the leader in IT and services on data centers, but now also AI and the transition into data-driven operations,” Erik Ekudden, chief technology officer (CTO) of Ericsson, told... Read More

Kripa B November 21st, 2025 6:32 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G Adoption Growing Rapidly, Robust Demand for FWA in India: Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2025

5G adoption in India is growing rapidly. The expansion of 5G networks, availability of affordable 5G FWA customer premises equipment (CPE) and high data consumption from FWA users is fueling the data traffic growth in India, according Ericsson’s Mobility Report (EMR) 2025. The report noted that 5G FWA allows for rapid deployment of broadband services to homes and businesses, especially in rural and semi-urban areas where fiber optic cable installation... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 21st, 2025 6:13 PM 11 COMMENTS

Airtel to Take a Slow Approach Towards 5G SA

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, will be taking a slow approach towards 5G SA (standalone architecture). The company's staggered approach will be there because it doesn't see an immediate need to invest in the SA, said S&P Global Ratings. Much recently, the research agency had upgraded its rating for Bharti Airtel. While 5G SA is seen as a crucial medium for the telcos to enable network slicing,... Read More

Kripa B November 21st, 2025 11:38 AM 12 COMMENTS

5G Has Not Led to Any Monetisation, Anywhere in the World: Airtel MD

Bharti Airtel’s Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Gopal Vittal, has shared his views on the 5G hype. According to him, 5G has not lived up to expectations or delivered the transformative impact it was marketed to achieve. The technology has neither disrupted business models nor boosted revenues—outcomes that telecom operators had anticipated following widespread 5G adoption. Also Read: Tariff Hike 2025: BSNL Shortens Validity of Its Most Popular Rs 107... Read More

Tanuja K November 20th, 2025 2:16 PM 7 COMMENTS

India to Surpass 1 Billion 5G Connections by this Year

India now has several hundred million 5G users, all thanks to the rapid expansion of the technology by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. Now even Vodafone Idea (Vi) has joined the league and is looking to deploy 5G in all parts of its 17 priority circles. According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, India is said to supass the 1 billion 5G users market by the end of 2031, six... Read More