Bharti Airtel has launched 5G in 14 cities now. The last launch took place on Monday when the telco announced that its 5G Plus services would be available in Shimla. It is not unknown that telecom operators can't provide 5G services in airports anymore. Thus, Airtel's presence in Pune with 5G is not there for now, as the telco had only launched 5G in Pune in the airport. But there... Read More
It appears as if 5G prepaid plans in India won't launch for quite a bit of time. The Indian telecom service providers (TSPs) are not charging anything extra or different from their 4G users to consume 5G. Yes, Jio has a condition that you have to recharge with a minimum of Rs 239 to get the 5G invite, Airtel has none. With Airtel, you just need to have an active... Read More
Ericsson, a major telecom gear vendor, has announced that it will be ramping up local production in India in a phased manner. The move will create more jobs for Indians. Ericsson will move up its production capacity in its Pune facility with its partner Jabil. Both companies have been manufacturing 4G and 5G radios in India for several years now. Ericsson was also the first telecom vendor to set up... Read More
Bharti Airtel has just announced the Airtel 5G Plus services for customers living in Shimla. This marks the 14th city that Airtel has launched 5G in since October. The telco announced 5G Plus for Lucknow on December 14, 2022. In a matter of a few days, the company has now launched it in Shimla. There are many advantages of Airtel 5G Plus services. Airtel has covered several areas of the... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already suggested airwaves that can be reserved for captive private 5G networks. However, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants to identify more airwaves that can be potentially used for private 5G. The Indian government has allowed enterprises to directly purchase the spectrum for setting up private networks. These enterprises can, of course, not provide commercial services to consumers with this spectrum but... Read More
Telstra and Ericsson announced the first Ericsson Cloud RAN 5G data call on Telstra's commercial network. The landmark technology trial is the first time Ericsson's Cloud RAN Radio Access Network (RAN) virtualization technology has been trialed in a commercial network in the southern hemisphere. According to Ericsson, Cloud RAN is a viable option for communications service providers (CSPs) to have increased flexibility, faster delivery of services, and greater scalability in... Read More
O2 Telefonica Germany and Nokia have aggregated sub-6 GHz spectrum frequencies in an industry-first two-component carrier uplink Carrier Aggregation (CA) trial on a 5G Standalone Network. Nokia has already demonstrated four component carrier downlink 5G Carrier Aggregation and uplink Carrier Aggregation on the millimeter wave spectrum. Nokia is the first to combine sub-6 GHz spectrum with O2 Telefonica Germany to increase uplink throughput. Carrier Aggregation Carrier Aggregation enables operators to maximize... Read More
India is moving fast with the 5G rollout. Both the telecom operators that have launched 5G want to cover the nation in less than two years. It would be a record speed for 5G rollout in any country. Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of State for Communications, told the Rajya Sabha that Indian telcos deployed 20,980 base stations for 5G by November 26, 2022. 5G has even rolled out in 50 different... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is in a rough spot with 5G. While the telco has shown a lot of promise with the demonstration of several innovative use cases on its 5G networks, there's no clarity on when it is going to launch 5G. The telco, just like Jio and Airtel, is offering 4G SIMs, which are also 5G enabled. This means that when Vi launches 5G, its customers won't have to... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will get Rs 62,000 crore worth of 5G spectrum from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). This would be in addition to the Rs 1.64 lakh crore relief package announced by the government earlier this year. The government plans to allocate airwaves in the 700 MHz and 3.3 GHz to BSNL. BSNL would become the second-telecom operator in India after Reliance Jio to offer 5G services... Read More
Bharti Airtel has been expanding the reach of its 5G networks fast in India. The telco has already reached 13 cities with its 5G networks and is continuously working to cover the entire cities it has already launched 5G in. Airtel has just announced that it has expanded the reach of its 5G in Hyderabad in key locations and transport hubs, including the metro rail, railway stations, and the bus... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, has partnered with Tech Mahindra, an IT and consulting company, to deploy private 5G at Mahindra's Chakan manufacturing facility. This has made the Chakan facility of Mahindra, India's first 5G-enabled auto manufacturing plant. The '5G for Business' or '5G for Enterprise' solution deployed by the companies has significantly enhanced Chakan's network connectivity which has resulted in improved speeds for software flashing. A release said... Read More
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