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Srikapardhi June 28th, 2024 2:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Claro Completes First Stage of 5G Rollout in Colombia, Launches 5G Home Service

Claro Colombia (America Movil) has announced the completion of the first stage of a nationwide 5G deployment in collaboration with Nokia, just four months after obtaining the corresponding 5G spectrum licenses from Colombian authorities. This deployment includes the provision of radio, core, and transport technologies aimed at delivering extensive coverage and connectivity. The deal with Nokia covers over 1,000 sites nationwide and has been extended to an additional 400 5G... Read More

Srikapardhi June 26th, 2024 8:52 PM 7 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Acquires 50 MHz Spectrum in Low and Mid Bands in 11 Circles

Vodafone Idea (Vi) today announced that it has acquired 50 MHz of spectrum across low-band (900 MHz) and mid-band (1800 MHz and 2500 MHz) in 11 circles, amounting to Rs 3,510 crore in the Spectrum auction that concluded today. In total, the government has auctioned 10,522.35 MHz across eight bands, valued at Rs 96,238.45 crore at reserve prices. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Acquires 97 MHz Spectrum to Enhance 4G and... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 25th, 2024 3:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel 5G Download Speeds Up in Most Telecom Circles: Opensignal

Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, has been strategically deploying 5G NSA (non-standalone) since October 2022. The telco's strategy is different from its rival Reliance Jio, which is deploying 5G SA (standalone). As per Opensignal, a network intelligence firm, Airtel witnessed its average 5G download speeds going up in almost all telecom circles in the country. Apart from Delhi, Mumbai, and Punjab circles, the 5G download speeds for Airtel grew... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 25th, 2024 3:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Loads Pages 23-33% Faster than 4G in India: Ookla

5G is several times faster than 4G, but how fast is it when we are trying to load internet pages or popular apps? The thing is, this data will be different for different countries. As per Ookla, a network intelligence and insights company, in India, 5G page load times were 23-33% faster than 4G. Ookla tested performance on networks on platforms such as Facebook, Google, and YouTube. These are three... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 25th, 2024 7:04 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio AirFiber Data Sachets Start at Rs 101, Get all Details Here

Reliance Jio's AirFiber or 5G FWA (fixed-wireless access) service is now available for customers in many parts of the country. Jio says it is now available in close to 7000 towns and cities. The only issue that many people have felt with the AirFiber connection is the FUP (fair usage policy) data limit of 1TB. While it is still quite a lot, there can be a scenario where a user... Read More

Srikapardhi June 24th, 2024 7:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tre Sweden to Integrate 5G Mobile Services into Proptivity Properties

Mobile operator 3 Sweden (Tre) and indoor neutral infrastructure provider Proptivity have announced a deal under which Tre will integrate its mobile services into Proptivity's connected properties. This will provide tenants and visitors with 5G service at gigabit speeds throughout the properties, Proptivity said in a statement. Also Read: Tre Leads 5G Usage in Sweden With 38 Percent of Total 5G Traffic Advancements in Indoor Mobile Networks According to Proptivity,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 22nd, 2024 1:33 PM 7 COMMENTS

5G Speeds Go Down in India as Availability and Users Increase: Opensignal Data

Indian telecom operators have invested hugely in rolling out 5G rapidly throughout the country. As the coverage or availability of 5G increased, the median download speeds went down. Individually, Airtel saw an increase in 5G speeds along with coverage, however, Jio saw a decrease in speeds after it expanded availability. According to a recent Opensignal report, India's 5G download speeds decreased from 304 Mbps in Q1 2023 to 280..7 Mbps... Read More

Srikapardhi June 21st, 2024 12:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Deutsche Telekom Expands Mobile Network at 651 New Locations and 5G Rollout

German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom has announced the expansion of mobile coverage at 651 sites in the past four weeks, up to June 18, 2024. Telekom said this initiative includes the construction of 87 new locations capable of delivering both 4G and 5G frequencies. Additionally, the company has increased capacity at 564 existing sites, with 69 now transmitting 5G for the first time, Telekom said in a statement this week.... Read More

Srikapardhi June 17th, 2024 7:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

NEC Develops Compact Millimeter Wave Antenna for Beyond 5G, 6G Networks

NEC Corporation has successfully developed and demonstrated a radio-over-fiber system (RoF) with a 1-bit fiber transmission method. By utilising this method, high-frequency analog signals can be transmitted using an inexpensive electrical-to-optical converter for general-purpose digital communications, thereby enabling the realisation of a compact distributed antenna unit (DA) at low cost, NEC said on Monday. Also Read: NEC Develops RAN Autonomous Optimisation Technology As a result, a stable millimeter-wave communication environment... Read More

Kripa B June 17th, 2024 3:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

India Witnessed Deployment of Over 3,500 5G BTS During May 2024

India witnessed the deployment of 3,584 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) across various states and union territories (UTs) during May 2024, according to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). BTS are the equipment that facilitates wireless communication between user equipment and a network. According to the latest data revealed by the DoT, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, and West Bengal witnessed the addition of the highest number of 5G BTS in... Read More

Srikapardhi June 15th, 2024 1:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Deutsche Telekom Launches 5G mmWave for Industrial Use in Germany

Deutsche Telekom has started using 5G frequencies in the millimeter wave (mmWave) range at 26 GHz for the first time to provide services for industrial use cases and is now commercially offering them to industrial customers. This follows a successful trial of mmWave 5G frequencies, Deutsche Telekom said Thursday. Also Read: Deutsche Telekom Launches Private 5G Network for RTL Deutschland Successful Trial and Collaboration Details In collaboration with Ger4tech Mechatronik... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 14th, 2024 7:35 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio AirFiber Lets You Connect Up to 120 Devices

Reliance Jio's 5G FWA (Fixed-Wireless Access) service, branded as Jio AirFiber, is now available in 6,956 towns and cities in India. The telco is working to expand it to every city and town where it is currently offering 5G to users. Jio has confirmed that its AirFiber users can connect up to 120 devices with the Wi-Fi connection that is provided. Since the telco has not mentioned any minimum speed... Read More