In a pre-service rollout exercise for telcos, spectrum allocation for 5G trial and subsequent field experiments can take place June onwards, official sources said on Wednesday. The panel constituted for such an exercise would soon begin deliberations on the quantum of spectrum, the time period and venue to hold the … Read More
The humongous amount of data flowing in Indian telecom market shows that 5G network in the country is required soon, a senior official of Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson said Wednesday. “5G might be not so much discussed in India but to be honest with you, the amount of data … Read More
Telecom regulator Trai will stick to its recommended price for spectrum including that for 5G services, its Chairman R S Sharma said after leading telecom operators complained about high base prices for the sale of frequencies. Trai Chairman R S Sharma said that the regulator, however, has recommended various measures … Read More
While the world is going gaga over 5G at the ongoing MWC Barcelona, India is not even on the map for the technology’s large-scale rollout this year, or even beyond. Although India is targeting 2020 for the 5G rollout, the country is yet to allocate 5G spectrum to operators even … Read More
Bharti Airtel today announced that it’s deploying coherent optical and intelligent software platforms of Ciena to provide enhanced services to the customers. Airtel says that it’s building the world’s largest Photonic Control Plane networks in India. With this deployment, Airtel’s backbone network will serve the aggressive demand for high-speed data … Read More
Politics is behind the debate and developments around security threat from Huawei equipment in various countries, Huawei India CEO Jay Chen said Tuesday. The official, however, said that the Chinese company has not received any objection from the Indian government so far. “Politics is behind all this,” Chen told reporters … Read More
Amid reports suggesting that Huawei may not get the government’s approval for 5G trials in India, Huawei India CEO Jay Chen stressed on Tuesday that the Chinese tech giant could begin the 5G trials within a month of approval from the government. “All of my engagements with the government have … Read More
The buzz around the first 5G-enabled smartphone and foldable devices will be the talk of the town as the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 opens in Barcelona next week. According to Thomas Husson, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester, a global market research firm, the sessions on 5G and … Read More
Incumbent telecom operators in the industry have drafted a letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) asking for support from the government to start 5G or fifth generational network trials. The telcos have specifically asked for financial aid, backhaul spectrum, and duty-free telecom gear to kickstart fifth generation 5G technology … Read More
OnePlus has some plans for the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2019. No, the company isn’t launching the OnePlus 7 or the OnePlus 7T. OnePlus is gearing up to showcase its first ever 5G phone at the MWC 2019 event. OnePlus has now invited the media to experience the company’s prototype … Read More
China is fast tracking 5G network in the country to use the next generation telecom technology amidst escalating row with the US over the detention of Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer in Canada on charges of financial fraud. China has already launched the 5G service in Guangzhou airport, … Read More
India can be a frontrunner in the deployment of 5G, but a lot will hinge on bolstering investments in fibre infrastructure, which is currently inadequate and trailing countries like China, Trai Chairman R S Sharma said Thursday. Sharma noted that there had been consolidation in the Indian telecom market leading … Read More
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