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Chakri K August 23rd, 2018 6:31 PM 13 COMMENTS

Huawei and ZTE Barred from Selling 5G Telecom Gear in Australia

Telecom gear makers, Huawei and ZTE, are now said to be banned from selling 5G technology equipment to Australia. This move from the Australian government comes with the prompting of China "politically motivated'. Huawei, one of the largest smartphone brands in India took to Twitter and expressed the disappointment. Huawei made a statement on Twitter, saying that the Australian government had made the move despite the Chinese firm "safely and... Read More

Chakri K August 23rd, 2018 3:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Panel Recommends Additional Spectrum for Fuelling the Next-Generation of Wireless services

The steering committee set up to chart India's 5G roadmap today recommended additional spectrum for fuelling the next-generation of wireless services and suggested that the allocation of the first tranche of such radio waves will be announced this year. The panel, which submitted its report to the government today, gave wide-ranging recommendations to drive India's 5G aspirations entailing areas like spectrum policy, regulatory policy, education and standards. The economic impact... Read More

Chakri K August 22nd, 2018 5:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Confirms 7nm Process and 5G Support for its Upcoming Flagship Mobile Platform

Mobile and smartwatch chipmaker, Qualcomm, today announced that its upcoming flagship mobile platform would feature a SoC built on the 7nm process. Furthermore, Qualcomm also revealed the 7nm SoC could be paired with Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem, which is already expected to be the first 5G-capable mobile platform for flagship smartphones and other mobile devices. Qualcomm has already begun sampling of the upcoming flagship mobile platform to multiple OEMs... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 16th, 2018 7:10 PM 8 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Plans to Lay Groundwork for 5G Rollout, Partners With Nokia to Bring Cloud-Based Technology

Nokia and Idea Cellular have announced a partnership to deploy the company's Cloud-native core technology in New Delhi. Idea Cellular will take the Finnish giant’s help in bringing the high-end tech to India, and the first place to enjoy the benefits of this new deployment will be the capital. It is interesting that Idea Cellular has taken up this project to further its digitalisation strategy in the country and to... Read More

Chakri K August 3rd, 2018 11:01 AM 5 COMMENTS

Motorola Announces Moto Z3 With 5G Mod and Snapdragon 835 SoC

Motorola has announced its first flagship smartphone for the year 2018, and it's none other than the Moto Z3, successor to the Moto Z2 Force. The Moto Z3 shows how much Motorola is off the radar this year as the device comes with last year's Snapdragon 835 SoC. Possibly, this is the cancelled Moto Z2 smartphone with some design tweaks to match 2018 trends. The smartphone has been unveiled in... Read More

Chakri K August 3rd, 2018 10:22 AM 0 COMMENTS

4G and 5G Services Will Drive Demand for Spectrum in the Next Round of Auction: Trai

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has now stated that 4G and 5G services will drive demand for spectrum in the next round of auctions, contesting the view that financially-stressed firms are likely to tread cautiously despite steep price cuts for several previously unsold bands. "Considering that 5G services are going to be implemented in the near future, we expect there will be a definite demand particularly for bands... Read More

Chakri K August 3rd, 2018 9:26 AM 13 COMMENTS

DoT to Analyse Trai Report and Take Call on More 5G Spectrum Auction

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has stated that it will take the call on next auction of 5G spectrum identified by a high-level committee after analysing recommendations made by sector regulator Trai. "Trai has just made recommendations. We are looking in to it," Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan told PTI. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), a couple of days ago, recommended the auction of about 8,644 MHz of telecom... Read More