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Srikapardhi February 28th, 2023 11:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

pureLiFi Launches Light Antenna One, a LiFi Module for Devices

pureLiFi launched its latest Light antenna Module at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The company calls it the first of its kind wireless communications antenna, enabling LiFi to connect devices at a scale. pureLiFi, the company which designed the module, says the module will be compliant with the upcoming IEEE 802.11 bb Light Communication standard, which is in its final stages of ratification. Also Read: Qualcomm to Bring Snapdragon Satellite... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 28th, 2023 11:45 AM 12 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea 4G Subscriber Growth QoQ is Too Slow

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest Indian telco, came out with the financial and performance results for Q3 FY23 a couple of days back. The telco's overall subscriber base went down, but its 4G subscriber base grew. However, the growth of 4G subscribers' QoQ is too slow. From 120.6 million in Q2 FY23, the 4G subscriber base of Vi reached 121.6 million in Q3 FY23. In the same quarter the previous... Read More

Aparna R February 28th, 2023 11:05 AM 0 COMMENTS

Government to Offer Free 5G Test Bed to Recognised Start-ups and MSMEs

The Government wants 5G Technology to be explored by everyone and reap the benefits of the technology for the nation's benefit. In line with the same, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Ministry of Communications has announced a 5G Test Bed free of cost to Startups and MSMEs recognised by the Government of India up to January 2024. All 5G stakeholders, including Industry, Academia, Service Providers, R&D Institutions, Govt.... Read More

Srikapardhi February 28th, 2023 9:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

Singtel Partners Ericsson for Mobile Network Energy Savings

Singtel has partnered with Ericsson for its nationwide deployment of Ericsson's Cell Sleep Mode function to conserve energy at its mobile base stations to achieve industry breakthrough in mobile network energy savings. This radio software functionality is integrated with Ericsson's Cognitive Software application, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to predict traffic patterns for each radio cell transmitter. This approach leads to optimized cell sleep configurations, resulting... Read More

Srikapardhi February 28th, 2023 9:12 AM 0 COMMENTS

Small Increments Needed in Indian Telecom Tariff: Sunil Mittal

Speaking at the Mobile World Congress 2023, Barcelona, Sunil Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Airtel, said he is hopeful of tariff hikes in the telecom industry in the middle of this year (2023). Bharti Airtel has been gradually phasing out Rs 99 Plan across its circles, and now the Rs 155 plan is the entry-level plan across 19 telecom circles. The return on capital in this industry is very low. That... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 28th, 2023 6:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

Disney+ Hotstar Prepaid Plans, What is their Future in India

Disney+ Hotstar is one of the largest online content streaming platforms in India. While users can get its subscription through its website or the mobile app, many Indians prefer getting it via their internet plans. Many services and plans, such as mobile prepaid and postpaid or fiber broadband, come bundled with Disney+ Hotstar. So it became the ultimate deal for consumers to get access to Disney+ Hotstar via an internet... Read More

Srikapardhi February 27th, 2023 11:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Etisalat by e& Chooses Nokia to Upgrade IP Core Network to Improve 5G Experience in UAE

Etisalat by e& has chosen Nokia to upgrade its IP core network to support 800 GE and implement transport slicing solution to improve the 5G experience for customers in UAE. Under the agreement, Nokia will also provide services for replacing existing equipment. Also Read: Etisalat by e& and Nokia Demonstrate First 100 Gbps Fiber Broadband Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will also offer services aimed at replacing the existing... Read More

Srikapardhi February 27th, 2023 10:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

MTN South Africa Selects Nokia for 5G Expansion

For the first time, MTN South Africa (MTN SA) selected Nokia as one of its 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment providers. Under the agreement, Nokia will modernize MTN South Africa's existing 2G, 3G, and 4G Radio network and expand MTN's 5G Radio Network across 2800 sites in the central and Eastern parts of the country. MTN South Africa is a part of MTN Group, which operates in 17 countries... Read More

Tanuja K February 27th, 2023 9:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

HCLTech Partners with Dell to Offer Network Modernisation Solutions to CSPs

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2023, HCLTech announced a partnership with Dell Technologies to provide CSPs (communication service providers) and enterprises with network modernisation solutions. In a release, HCLTech said that it will provide end-to-end system integration services for vRAN (virtualised radio access networks), private 5G networks, ORAN (open radio access networks), and edge/multi-access edge computing deployments, including telecom network transformation, interoperability, design, optimisation and managed services. Dell... Read More

Yashika Goel February 27th, 2023 9:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

7 Top-Rated Korean Films on IMDb to Start Your K-Binge

The Korean Film Business is gradually surpassing every other industry in the world thanks to its uniqueness and versatility in moving between genres. Over the past few years, they have been riding a tsunami of international success, and it's understandable. People worldwide are fascinated by how Korean movies depict both naivete and their capacity to delve into darker and more ominous seas. So for a K-binge, be sure to watch... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 27th, 2023 8:22 PM 6 COMMENTS

Does Minimum 2 Mbps Speed Rule for Broadband Make a Difference in 2023

The minimum speed for broadband in India was increased from 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps earlier this month. The big question is, does it make a difference in 2023? It is a valid question because India is now witnessing a large-scale 5G rollout from Jio and Airtel. With 5G, the speeds are, of course, more than 2 Mbps easily. But this is not a thing about 4G or 5G. Frankly,... Read More

Srikapardhi February 27th, 2023 7:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm to Bring Snapdragon Satellite to More Smartphones

Qualcomm, today at MWC 2023, announced its collaboration with Honor, Motorola, Nothing, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi to develop smartphones with satellite communication capabilities using Snapdragon Satellite. Qualcomm says Snapdragon Satellite offers global coverage in view of Open Sky from pole to pole and can support two-way messaging for emergencies, SMS texting, and other messaging applications. Also Read: Mavenir and Qualcomm Announce AI Powered Massive MIMO Radio Snapdragon Satellite Qualcomm, in January,... Read More