Jio AirFiber, the 5G FWA (Fixed-Wireless Access) service from Reliance Jio has launched new plans with 3 months validity. Up until now, there were plans with 6 and 12 months validity when it came to long-term plans. But to make the services more affordable for consumers and to give them an option of shorter commitment, the telco has brought in 3-month validity plans as well. The 3 month validity plans... Read More
Radisys Corporation, a Reliance Industries Limited-owned company is gearing up to enter the African market with a fresh telecom venture. Radisys will partner with Ghana-based Next-Gen InfraCo to offer the latter telecom infrastructure, smartphones, and applications. NGIC has the exclusive rights to offer 5G in Ghana for the next decade, with its license valid for up to 15 years. NGIC doesn't aim to serve the customers directly. Instead, the company... Read More
Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel announced that it has over 1.9 million customers enjoying 5G service in the state of Odisha. Airtel has deployed 5G services across all cities and districts in Odisha, the company said on Monday. According to the company, Airtel 5G network now spans districts and villages. Earlier this month, Airtel announced that it has surpassed 2.5 million 5G customers in the North East and Assam. Also... Read More
Norwegian operator Lyse announced that it has tested Ice's 5G network in collaboration with national public broadcaster NRK. The test, conducted at a base station in Lyse's Oslo office using Nokia mmWave technology, achieved a download speed of 3.8 Gbps and an upload speed of 280 Mbps. Lyse noted that this speed is almost four times faster than that of a fibre line. For example, downloading a 20 GB, 10-minute... Read More
Malaysian operator Digital Nasional (DNB), the state-owned company responsible for Malaysia's wholesale 5G network, has successfully completed a field trial of 5G radio enhancements. DNB and Ericsson have trialled a Multi-band Booster solution, combining the benefits of traditional microwave (6-42 GHz) and E-band (70/80 GHz) frequencies to enhance the capacity, reach, and coverage of Malaysia's 5G network. Also Read: DNB to Develop 5G Solutions for Enterprises in Malaysia With Partners... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) said it is expanding its footprint with the 5G rollout and, in connection with this, the company is in discussions with various network vendors. This announcement follows India's third-largest telco, which has been losing wireless subscribers month after month, responding to an exchange clarification sought about a recent news item that appeared on Moneycontrol on May 23, 2024, captioned "Ericsson India in talks with Vodafone Idea for... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) make headlines every other day. Both struggling telecom operators are losing their customers to Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. To stop that, Vi has to increase capex levels and expand the presence of its 4G and also launch 5G as soon as possible. BSNL, on the other hand, is still figuring out its 4G launch. The government has mandated BSNL to... Read More
Ericsson, a telecom gear and technology maker, has announced the new software toolkit for 5G standalone at the Ericsson Imagine Live Roadshow. The new software toolkit will enable premium services with differentiated connectivity. The communication service providers (CSPs) can use this new toolkit to enable many use cases such as video conferencing, live broadcasting, cloud gaming, remote-controlled machines, XR applications, and more. "The advent of 5G is opening up new... Read More
Tele2 has installed Ericsson 5G equipment at Friends Arena in the Solna district of Stockholm, enabling spectators to transmit videos and photos from concerts and events. Tele2 upgraded the Swedish national arena with 5G when around 150,000 fans from 130 countries attended the three-day series of concerts at Friends Arena in Stockholm last weekend. Also Read: Tele2 to Shutdown 3G Network in Lithuania and Latvia by 2025 5G Installation at... Read More
Rohde and Schwarz (R&S) and Viavi Solutions (Viavi) have expanded their partnership to improve joint wireless lab test solutions, focusing on new 3GPP and O-RAN specifications. Since the launch of this partnership, both companies have delivered compact and flexible solutions that ensure a seamless user experience, both the companies said on Wednesday. Also Read: Viavi Announces Advancements in 6G and AI Research Open RAN Solutions Open RAN technology has gained... Read More
The GSM Association (GSMA) in its recent report said that the widespread of 5G networks in the Indian market can contribute up to $27 billion to India's GDP by 2030. For this, the industry body advocated for the availability of the 6 GHz spectrum for the telcos. The 6 GHz spectrum has not been offered to the telcos yet for 5G, as the discussion about how to use it is... Read More
Malaysian operator U Mobile, in collaboration with Enfrasys Solutions, has concluded a private 5G network proof-of-concept (PoC). The focus of this PoC was to assess the feasibility of automating Transocean Logistics' container inspection process using U Mobile's 5G private network capabilities and Enfrasys Solutions' industrial application called Container Vision, which leverages multi-access edge computing (MEC). For this PoC, ZTE provided 5G RAN and 5G Core infrastructure for the private network.... Read More
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Airtel giving 300GB cap for a reason and they have started focussing on 4G coverage instead of 5G. Vi is…
Vi doesn't have spectrum to cater 300 million data customers. Their few spectrum is expiring next year. They cannot access…
Tariff war is already on. BSNL is delivering unlimited voice calls at 1100-1300 INR. Vi is delivering 5G at 299.…
Yes, they have given 5G unlimited on 299 plan and it's working flawlessly.
Battery might be at 5200-5500 at 68Watt. With Moto optimization, it's killer deal I suppose.
