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TT Desk October 20th, 2020 9:30 PM 43 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio, Qualcomm Quick Dial 5G, 1Gbps Speeds Achieved

Reliance Jio today announced that they achieved over a 1 Gbps milestone on the Reliance Jio 5GNR solution, leveraging the Qualcomm 5G RAN Platforms. This achievement not only supports Jio’s 5G credentials but also signifies the entry of Jio and India into the Gigabit 5G NR product portfolio. With 5G technology, users will experience the benefits of higher data rates, low latency communications and enhanced digital experiences across a wide... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 16th, 2020 11:31 AM 24 COMMENTS

DoT Pushes for More 5G Spectrum, Asks DoS and Defence Ministry to Vacate Airwaves

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has requested the Department of Space (DoS) and the defence ministry to vacate airwaves in the medium and high range spectrum bands for the 5G services rollout. The three parties met to discuss the spectrum issues under a committee led by the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba. Initially, the 5G spectrum auction was slated to take place in 2020. However, the issues related to the spectrum... Read More

Bala Yogesh September 3rd, 2020 6:29 PM 1 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Introduces 5G Capabilities to Snapdragon 4-Series Platform

Qualcomm Technologies on Thursday announced that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4-series will receive 5G connectivity capability in “early 2021.” The company said that it plans to “accelerate 5G global commercialisation” with Qualcomm highlighting that the revised Snapdragon 4-series is “designed to be truly global.” Qualcomm Technologies currently enabled 5G connectivity capabilities on six of its platforms including the Snapdragon 865+, Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 855. Further, the Snapdragon 768G, Snapdragon 765... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 14th, 2020 11:16 AM 15 COMMENTS

5G Trials Will Happen in India, But Without ZTE and Huawei

India and China are not in good terms at the moment. Things between both countries are heated up because of the border tensions. ZTE and Huawei are two Chinese companies which have been helping telcos in providing telecom services in India for a long time now. But both of these companies will be left out of 5G trials which will take place in India. This decision was taken by the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 7th, 2020 9:56 AM 2 COMMENTS

5G Deployments Cross 13,000 Sites Worldwide, India Continues to Miss Out on 5G

5G is the future of telecom industry all over the world. Every country is pushing to develop 5G infrastructure in their land and provide 5G solutions to their people as fast as possible. Ookla reported on Tuesday that over 150 new commercially available 5G deployments have been added to the 5G map. This development from Ookla comes after one of the biggest 5G deployments took place back in July when... Read More

Shrijan Soni July 31st, 2020 7:23 PM 4 COMMENTS

Jio to Use VoNR Technology for Voice Services on Future 5G Network

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is gearing up to launch 5G network in India using homegrown technologies and solutions. The company has revealed that its telecom arm, Reliance Jio will deploy voice over new radio VoNR tech to offer services on the future 5G network in India. As reported by ET Telecom, Jio Platforms have already developed its own IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) which is the backbone of its VoLTE services... Read More

Shrijan Soni July 29th, 2020 2:41 PM 2 COMMENTS

Government Might Slash 5G Base Price to Aid Telecom Operators

The Government of India might slash the base price of the 5G spectrum to relief the telecom operators if they pay more money and equip telecom gears from non-Chinese vendors. All the telecom operators have already addressed that base price of Rs 492 crore per MHz for 5G spectrum is exorbitant. Also, telco giant Bharti Airtel has marked that it will not participate in the 5G auction with the base... Read More

Shrijan Soni July 22nd, 2020 2:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Request DoT to Allocate 26GHz Spectrum Band in 5G Trials

Indian telecom operators are eagerly waiting to capitalise on 5G technology and offer 5G services to their subscribers. To ensure affordable services and cost-efficient network, telecom operators have urged Department of telecommunications (DoT) to include the 26GHz spectrum band in the 5G spectrum auction. As reported by ET telecom, all the telcos have urged the telecom regulator to suggest a price for the 26GHz spectrum band which will be used... Read More

Chakri K June 30th, 2020 12:14 PM 3 COMMENTS

US Telecom Regulator Urges India to Auction 5G Spectrum at a Reasonable Price

US Federal Communications Commission Chairman said that the Indian government needs to auction 5G spectrum at a reasonable price for local telecom operators. Ajit Pai also said that both India and the US need to quickly move together on 5G. “Our suggestions might be to follow some of the market-based strategies, for example, to allow flexible use of spectrum and not to prescribe what particular applications or services that spectrum... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 26th, 2020 7:45 PM 1 COMMENTS

COAI Signs MoU with 5G-ACIA to Promote 5G Mobile Communications in India

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has signed a non-profitable MoU with 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) which is the working party of ZVEI to shape and promote 5G mobile communications in different vertical industries with a special focus on manufacturing and process industry. The partnership between COAI and 5G-ACIA will primarily focus on the 5G needs in the manufacturing and process industry. The MoU between... Read More

Chakri K June 25th, 2020 12:17 PM 15 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Play a Key Role in 5G Development: Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), in its annual report, said Reliance Jio’s network assets will play a key role in the development of the 5G ecosystem in India. "Jio with its 5G-ready network and extensive fiber assets would play a key role in the development of the 5G ecosystem in India, based on market dynamics… the core and aggregation layers of the Jio network have been converged and 5G-ready from the... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 18th, 2020 12:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

4G LTE Subscriptions in India Will Reach 820 Million by 2025: Ericsson

Telecom gear maker Ericsson has released a report which states that 4G LTE subscriptions and 5G will extensively grow in India. As per the report, 5G will equate around 18% of entire mobile subscriptions in India by 2025. Also, 4G LTE subscriptions will drastically increase from 550 million users in 2019 to 820 million in 2025. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) will be around 7 % as reported by... Read More