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Tanay Singh Thakur September 19th, 2022 4:06 PM 31 COMMENTS

Will India Be a Two Player 5G Market with Jio and Airtel, What about Vodafone Idea?

India is finally shifting to 5G. The spectrum auctions are over; telcos are almost ready with the infrastructure, and in October, 5G network launch is expected. But there's a big question ahead of the 5G launch - will India be primarily a two-player 5G market with Jio and Airtel? At present, there are four telecom operators in the market - Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel, and Bharat Sanchar... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 15th, 2022 5:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel to Benefit further as Data Usage Rise with 5G

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will further benefit from the rise in data usage that the 5G launch in India would bring. 5G launch is not far away as Jio had declared that it would bring 5G services to four Indian cities by October and the same stance is of Airtel. Both telcos have a majority of the market share in terms of revenues and subscribers. Vodafone Idea's 5G expansion... Read More

Bhavya Singh September 14th, 2022 8:50 PM 41 COMMENTS

Why Airtel is Asking Users to Get 5G Smartphones instead of 4G Devices

Gopal Vittal, the CEO of Airtel, advised customers to search for a 5G-capable smartphone when they purchase a new gadget. The company's CEO revealed in a letter to customers that users would soon be able to use the Airtel Thanks app to see if their area supports Airtel's 5G services. The telco has previously declared that it would introduce 5G services in the nation by October, probably before Diwali. Around... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 14th, 2022 6:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

TelecomTalk Interviews: Saankhya Labs on 5G Direct to Mobile Broadcasting Technology

The world is moving towards new and efficient technologies for communication. Especially when it comes to wireless connectivity/communication, the way things are progressing with 5G around the world is phenomenal. Broadcasting is something that most people understand in traditional terms as watching TV. But it can be so much more in this day and age with advanced tech solutions. Anindya Saha, Chief Technology Officer at Saankhya Labs, talked to TelecomTalk... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 13th, 2022 2:21 PM 13 COMMENTS

5G in India: Why Every Electric Pole, Bus Shelter and More are Being Mapped

India is on the verge of rolling out 5G in select metro cities. But for a wider expansion and a seamless 5G network experience, it would take years for the telcos to lay out the necessary infrastructure. 5G would operate in higher frequencies, and thus a denser network infrastructure would be required. This is why telecom operators would have to use small cells on the street furniture. If you don't... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 9th, 2022 3:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung, NEC, Fujitsu Were Top O-RAN Vendors in H1 2022

The adoption of Open RAN (Radio Access Networks) is picking pace globally. Telcos know the advantage that O-RAN deployment has over the traditional route. According to Dell' Oro Group, Samsung, NEC, and Fujitsu were the top O-RAN revenue suppliers in H1 2022. The total revenues from O-RAN accelerated at a torrid pace in the first half of 2022, resulting in yet another short-term upward forecast revision, said Dell' Oro Group.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 9th, 2022 2:08 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G Phone Users in India See 53% Faster Overall Download Speeds than 4G Phone Users

Ahead of the 5G network launch in India, there are many users who already own a 5G smartphone. According to an Opensignal report, over 9.7% of active smartphones are already 5G enabled in India. This means that the telecom service providers will have a slightly ready market when they launch 5G services. But the interesting thing is that 5G phone users in India are already getting faster download speeds than... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 7th, 2022 8:53 PM 50 COMMENTS

Airtel CEO Answers Questions around 5G for Customers

Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, wrote to the customers addressing the concerns around 5G. The spectrum auction is over, and the telcos have the required 5G spectrum. There are many consumers who are confused about how they will receive 5G services, whether they will have to switch to new SIM cards or new smartphones, and more. Airtel's CEO has clarified some of these aspects that every consumer should know.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 7th, 2022 6:59 AM 61 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea, Airtel, Jio will Face a Major Issue with 5G

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are all expected to launch 5G networks in the near future. The 5G launch timeline for Vodafone Idea is, however, slightly in the dark territory right now because of funding issues. According to the analysts, there's a big issue for the telcos looming with their 5G growth plans. While consumers may own a 5G smartphone, they might not necessarily switch to 5G... Read More

TT Desk September 6th, 2022 4:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Big Challenges and Big Opportunities of 5G: An Infrastructure Approach

By - Dhananjay Ganjoo, Managing Director for India and SAARC at F5 The acceleration in digital transformation and the emerging technologies supporting it are creating new possibilities for businesses to reinvent key traditional infrastructure elements in their enterprise architecture. Today, the location of data, workloads, and users is no longer centralised or fixed. As a result, many businesses have transitioned from traditional to compute infrastructure to evolve and adapt to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 6th, 2022 7:05 AM 22 COMMENTS

Airtel and Jio to Grow with 5G at Vi’s Expense

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are the only two telecom operators who are making money in the Indian market among all the telcos. Well, there aren't really too many players. The only ones which are not making profits are Vodafone Idea (Vi) and BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited). BSNL is a state-run telecom operator, while Vodafone Idea is a private company. This makes Vi the only telecom operator which is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 5th, 2022 2:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G is Not about the Technology, but its Use Cases

5G networks are soon going to be a part of the Indian telecom ecosystem. All the telcos are trying to roll it out as fast as possible (except for the state-run companies). But when we talk solely about 5G, we understand that it is not about the technology that makes it popular, but it is the use cases that it can enable that matter. So, by design, 5G isn't going... Read More