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September 1st, 2022 5:48 PM 4 COMMENTS

TelecomTalk Interviews: Nokia on Competition Environment in India

After the geopolitical tensions between India and China rose, the Indian government started cutting off Chinese companies from the telecommunications sector because of the potential threat to critical information. Multiple Chinese apps were banned from the country, and some of the biggest Chinese companies in the telecom space of India, including Huawei and ZTE, were ignored during the 5G trials. Huawei and ZTE have been fundamental to the rise of... Read More

August 18th, 2022 6:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos are Using Geoanalytics to Improve Network Experience: Jugad Bawa, Teoco India

Indian telecom operators have a very challenging market to sort through. There are a lot of customers in the urban cities, but the telcos have a very limited spectrum to serve them with. This creates network capacity issues, and things such as video buffering and call drops keeps on happening. Jugad Bawa, Director, Sales for South Asia and the Middle East, Teoco India, in an exclusive interaction with TelecomTalk, said... Read More

July 16th, 2022 7:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

TelecomTalk Interviews: Mavenir Says 5G a Key Bet for Growth of ORAN in India

India is very close to getting its first commercial 5G network. There’s no saying which telco would be the first to launch it, but with the arrival of 5G, the business landscape of India will change forever. Sanjay Raina, Vice President, Sales for India & South Asia, Mavenir, told TelecomTalk that 5G is not just a connectivity story that we had in the past. “4G, for example, was, you know,... Read More

June 25th, 2022 8:33 PM 2 COMMENTS

5G Will Boost Connection Density Per Square Kilometre

India is soon going to see its dream of 5G networks launching come true. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had set the ball rolling a few days back by releasing the Notice Inviting Application (NIA) for the 5G spectrum auction. As soon as the telcos get the spectrum from the DoT, they will get right into the race for launching the first commercial 5G network in India. Ahead of the... Read More

May 22nd, 2022 5:34 PM 18 COMMENTS

Indian Users Have Shown Most Interest to Pay Premium for 5G Services: Doug Suttles, CEO of Ookla

The difference between 4G-LTE and 5G speeds was, on average, between 7-10 times faster. It’s impossible to say exactly how fast 5G will be for the average Indian user, given uncertainty over exact spectrum allocations and rollout plans (including the radio access network, but also improvements to backhaul and transport networks). However, it’s safe to say that 5G will bring a considerable bump to speeds in the country, said Doug... Read More

May 16th, 2022 6:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

Hughes India President Explains Why Conflict of Spectrum Exists Between Satcom and Telecom Operators

The satellite communications (satcom) service providers and the telecom or terrestrial network service providers (TSPs) have contradicting views when it comes to spectrum auctions. First of all, the satcom sector didn’t want India to hold an auction for allocating airwaves for satellite services. Instead, the satcom players were looking forward to an administrative allocation of spectrum. There is a demand from the satcom sector for reserving frequencies in the mmWave... Read More

May 1st, 2022 3:15 PM 36 COMMENTS

Indians Ready to Pay More than 50% Premium for 5G Services: Ericsson

Ericsson has worked on use cases in numerous industries in Asia, Europe, Northern America and has been supporting operators across the world to roll out 5G. In India, we have been working with the telecom companies as well as the academic community to develop and test various 5G use cases which are relevant to the country; Nitin Bansal, Managing Director, India Head-Networks, Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India... Read More

March 27th, 2022 3:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qlan is for Anyone Who Enjoys Gaming and Sports: Sagar Nair, Co-Founder, Qlan

Qlan contributes to the gaming market by its unique user journey and a robust set of features that bring together various aspects that contribute majorly to the gaming community like tournament operators, content creators, gaming professionals, esports organisations and gamers, both professional and casual, said, Sagar Nair, co-founder and CEO, Qlan. How an Exclusive Gamer's Social Networking App Is the Need of the Hour in the Indian Gaming Ecosystem? While... Read More

March 7th, 2022 1:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

O-RAN to Help Telcos Reduce Ownership Cost of Networks: Saankhya Labs, Preetham Uthaiah

MWC 2022 was a very successful exhibition. It was good to see a large number of exhibitors and visitors coming together after two years of the pandemic. The major takeaway from the exhibition is the fact that many mobile network operators across the globe are looking to adopt Open RAN solutions for their networks, said Preetham Uthaiah, EVP - Marketing and Strategy, Saankhya Labs. Q1. You participated at Mobile World... Read More

February 14th, 2022 12:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Huawei Focused on Building Culture of R&D in India: Rishi Gupta, VP, Consumer Business

At a time when the world is reeling under acute semiconductor shortage, we believe the latest initiative and policies introduced by the Government will ensure India’s place in the global map of hi-tech production hubs. Electronics plays an important role in everyday life, and semiconductor chips form a crucial part of electronics, Rishi Kishore Gupta, Vice President, Consumer Business Group, Huawei India, told TelecomTalk. Q1. How was Huawei India's performance... Read More

February 13th, 2022 6:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

TSSC Looking to Place Indian Youngsters Abroad by Skilling Them: Arvind Bali, TSSC

The Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC), a non-profit organisation focusing on the issues related to the telecom industry, wants to scale the skilling of Indian youngsters so that they can be placed abroad. Arvind Bali, CEO, TSSC, told TelecomTalk that there’s a major need for a skilled workforce not only in India but abroad. The organisation is already setting up international arrangements and certifications so that sending Indians abroad for... Read More

February 7th, 2022 2:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Street Furniture to Reduce 5G Network Rollout Cost in India: COAI DG, SP Kochhar

Street furniture is really important for the 5G network rollout in India, believes Lt. General, Dr SP Kochhar, DG, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). 5G networks would involve frequencies in high-spectrum bands such as 3.3 GHz - 3.6 GHz. With high frequencies, the reach of network signals can be disturbed through basic objects, people, trees, and more. Thus, to ensure that 5G networks are available with proper coverage with... Read More

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