The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently conducted an ORAN based 5G field test conducted by Bharti Airtel. The tests were carried out in Chandigarh. Note that the validation of ORAN-based 5G had already been given by Airtel in partnership with Mavenir. The broader purpose of this trial is unclear. The department tweeted, "Punjab LSA of DoT carried out the 5G test trials offered by M/s Airtel in Chandigarh today." The... Read More
The spectrum expiry timelines are equally essential as spectrum holdings as telcos need to prepare for upcoming auctions, plan investments, finetune network (although it is a continuous process) and much more so that any change will not impact the consumer experience. In this story, we will analyse the aggregate quantum of the spectrum (across all the bands and circles) that is going to expire along with expiry years for Airtel,... Read More
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel’s subscriber base expanded in May 2022 with millions of new subscribers. At the same time, Vodafone Idea and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) had to face a dip in subscribers once again. The data has been released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Jio, Airtel, Vi, and BSNL Subscriber Addition/Loss for May 2022 As per the data shared by TRAI, Jio added a... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, continues to deliver the best voice calling experience to users in 2022. The data comes through the Trai MyCall portal. As per the data, in the month of June 2022, Vodafone Idea outscored Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) in the area of providing the best calling experience. In June 2022, Bharti Airtel provided the worst... Read More
Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi), two prominent telcos in India, have retained their position in delivering the best download and upload speeds to the consumers. India has a total of four telecom operators – Airtel, Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). For the last five months, according to the data from the TRAI MySpeed portal, Jio has been delivering the best download speeds to the... Read More
The private telcos, as well as the followers of the telecom industry, are eagerly waiting for the spectrum auction slated for July 26, 2022. This will be the first 5G-focused spectrum auction held in India. Before we head into the auction, which is only a few days away, let's see which telco is actually winning in different circles when it comes to capacity and coverage. Indian consumers are going to... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the number one telecom operator in the country, deployed a private 5G network for Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt Ltd (RBAI) facility in Bengaluru. The telco did it with the trial spectrum provided by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), so don’t confuse it for commercial deployment. But this deployment will certainly give a boost to Airtel’s brand image and an upper hand over the competitors, as Airtel has... Read More
A few days back, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved Bharti Airtel and Google’s deal for $700 million. The actual deal between the companies was for $1 billion, but $300 million out of that was for forming multi-year agreements, and $700 million were for getting a 1.28% stake in the company. On Thursday, Bharti Airtel said that in a meeting held between the ‘Special Committee of Directors for Preferential... Read More
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are going to get tough competition from the Adani Group in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction. Both the telcos have to launch 5G for B2B as well as B2C applications. For this, the telcos would heavily bid for the mid-band spectrum in the 3.3-3.67 GHz band. Before the Adani Group’s entry, no bidding war was expected as Vodafone Idea didn’t have the money to do... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) are the telcos which already offer 4G services in India and are planning to launch 5G networks very soon. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is the company that’s still in the phase of launching 4G and then expanding it to entire India by 2023. The telcos offer services to consumers with the help of the spectrum. Each telco in the country has a... Read More
Reliance Jio is expected to post the highest growth in terms of percentage in average revenue per user (ARPU) figure QoQ for the Q1 FY23. However, as per analysts, Airtel’s overall ARPU will still be the greatest in the industry. Analysts expect that Airtel’s ARPU will touch Rs 184-185 levels in the first quarter of the financial year 2023. This is not surprising. Airtel’s tariffs are significantly higher than Jio’s... Read More
Bharti Airtel is known for offering pretty expensive tariffs compared to its arch-rival Reliance Jio. Regardless, there’s a complete range of plans that you can choose from if you are a prepaid customer of the telco. Bharti Airtel offers multiple prepaid plans which come bundled with major Over-The-Top (OTT) subscriptions. We are going to check the details of the prepaid plans from Airtel, which offer OTT benefits to consumers under... Read More
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Difficult to believe.
And there are wifi 7 router on amazon lol
wifi is western culture hence ban wifi -these ppl probably
If BJP govt wants to move forward with fast broadband penetration and follow Industry standards by de-licensing 6Ghz for Wifi7…
Wi-Fi 6E came before COVID ( 5+ years ago ). World moved on to Wi-Fi 7 last year. & Here…
