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Tanay Singh Thakur February 8th, 2021 1:01 PM 27 COMMENTS

5G in India to be Delayed Because of ‘Poor Planning’ from the Government: Report

According to a report by the Parliamentary Panel on IT, the next-generation connectivity technology, ‘5G’ will not arrive India any time soon. The report has blamed the ‘poor planning and execution’ by the government to introduce 5G in India. The estimated Rs 54,000 crore, which is expected to be the government's revenue from the telecom sector in FY22 doesn’t include any proceeds from 5G. The government hasn’t even mapped out... Read More

Shloke Sarkar February 2nd, 2021 1:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Mediatek Announces M80 Chip, With an Emphasis on 5G

Renowned Taiwanese chip manufacturer MediaTek Inc on Tuesday released a new 5G focused modem, which marks a very significant moment for the chipmaker since this is the first modem from the company to come with support for mmWave based 5G, something that its main competitor, Qualcomm already achieved. For those of you in the dark, alongside Qualcomm Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd., Mediatek Inc is one of the handful... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 1st, 2021 5:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Might Ease and Develop Physical Banking Experience for Users

The next generation of wireless connectivity is surely going to be revolutionary in many ways. It will change the way people interact with technology and would connect more IoT devices together. One of the things it will have a major impact on is the user’s experience with Automated Teller Machine (ATM). If you think that 5G would somehow ease the way people take out cash from ATMs, you are not... Read More

TT Desk February 1st, 2021 7:02 AM 20 COMMENTS

When Will Bharti Airtel, Vi and Jio Announce 5G Plans in India

India has been patiently waiting for 5G, with the network being available in most, if not all the popular countries for quite some time now. Add to this the increasing number of smartphone launches with a focus on 5G and the subsequent introduction of newer bands, so as to accommodate Sub-6 GHz and mmWave based 5G, making the absence of 5G in the country seem even longer than it actually... Read More

Bala Yogesh January 29th, 2021 3:18 PM 5 COMMENTS

5G Deployment for Commercial Use More Than Couple of Years Away: Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal Financial Services on Thursday said that the 5G deployment in India for commercial use is “still more than a couple of years away.” The firm in a report said that the extended timeframe for 5G is due to multiple factors such as “spectrum availability” and that the “ecosystem development would take much longer.” The report is on the heels of Bharti Airtel announcing that it has become the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2021 1:55 PM 20 COMMENTS

5G Core Should Come from Indian Suppliers: IT Minister

5G has become the talk of the town. While 5G is still quite far away from being rolled out in India, the government and the operators have started planning and investing on it quite heavily. After 4G, the next big thing in the Indian telecom industry will be ‘Made in India’ 5G network. Both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have said that they will rollout homegrown 5G. Airtel has even... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2021 12:55 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel 5G Will Be ‘Made in India’, DoT Reduces Notice Period to 6 Months

Bharti Airtel announced yesterday that it has commercially tested 5G in Hyderabad and got great results. As per an ET Telecom report, Airtel has further said that ‘Make in India’ is a very crucial part of its 5G rollout in India. The telco is looking to source 5G network equipment from local manufacturers in the country. Nokia and Ericsson are two of the biggest radio equipment suppliers of the telco.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 28th, 2021 1:38 PM 38 COMMENTS

Airtel Network 5G Ready, Offers 10x Speed and 10x Latency on Test

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has said that its network is 5G ready. It became the first operator in the country to test 5G commercially. Airtel demonstrated live 5G services in Hyderabad through its 1800 MHz liberalised spectrum band. The telco said users could download big movies in a matter of seconds on a 5G device. It is worthy to note that Airtel operated both 4G and 5G in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 27th, 2021 12:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

STL to Setup Backend Network Infrastructure for 5G in India

Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) will contribute in building India’s 5G infrastructure for a smooth rollout of the next-generation network. It is worth noting that the company launched three different wireless products in the previous quarter. STL will soon commercially deploy Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN) which is important for building the backend infrastructure for the rollout of 5G. As per a Livemint report, CEO of STL, Anand Agrawal, said that... Read More

Bala Yogesh January 22nd, 2021 3:20 PM 15 COMMENTS

5G Roll Out in India Expected to Begin in 2022: Tejas Networks

Tejas Networks, a Bengaluru based company engaged in the “high performance and cost competitive” products in the telecommunications space on Wednesday said that it expects 5G rollouts in India to begin in 2022. The company in its investor presentation highlighted that the roll out of 5G in the country will aid in “expediting fiberization of cell towers.” Tejas Networks on Wednesday also reported its third quarter financial results with the... Read More

TT Desk January 16th, 2021 9:37 PM 33 COMMENTS

Will You Purchase a Mid-Range 5G Smartphone Now? Let’s Talk

5G launch in India is still far away, but smartphone brands started launching mid-range 5G-enabled smartphones. The first mid-range 5G phone launched in India was the Moto G 5G with Snapdragon 750G, and it was soon followed by Xiaomi Mi 10i with the same chipset. And very soon, we will see the MediaTek Dimensity chipset powered 5G phones launching in the country. Telecom operators in several countries have already launched... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 12th, 2021 6:15 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G in India Would Be Only Successful if Street Furniture is Paid Attention on: Trai Chairman

The Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), P.D. Vaghela said that telecom operators would face many challenges in deploying 5G infrastructure in India if ‘street furniture’ is not looked at properly. Even though 5G is still a long way to go in India, the operators and the government have started planning for it to ensure a faster and smoother rollout of the service. Vaghela stressed on the need... Read More