June 14th, 2021 2:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

SIA India Wants a Levelled Playing Field for Satellite Broadband

The Satcom Industry Association - India (SIA-India) has just submitted a response to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI’s) consultation paper on ‘Road to Promote Broadband Connectivity and Enhanced Broadband Speed’. SIA-India said in its response that the industry regulator should provide a levelled playing field for both the satellite broadband operators and the fixed-line broadband operators. Here are all the points that SIA-India wants TRAI to consider in... Read More

June 14th, 2021 1:26 PM 11 COMMENTS

Huawei Has a Tough Road Ahead

Huawei isn’t having a very jolly time in the international markets. The company has been banned from providing telecom equipment in several countries where it had a major presence. Further, last year, even Google had removed the GMS support for Huawei’s Android smartphones. Due to security concerns, multiple nations have removed Huawei from their plans of rolling out the 5G networks. This has hurt Huawei a lot because its major... Read More

June 14th, 2021 12:19 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea Wants Spectrum Auction for Satcom Industry

Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator and Vodafone Idea (Vi), want the satcom industry to receive spectrum via spectrum auctions. However, the Broadband India Forum (BIF) believes that going with the auctions isn’t the best route to provide spectrum to the satcom industry. According to a FinancialExpress report, BIF believes that since the spectrum used by the satcom players isn't exclusive to an operator like it is with the... Read More

June 14th, 2021 11:37 AM 48 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Tests 5G Network in Gurgaon With Mid-Band Spectrum

Bharti Airtel has been on the move for the last few weeks and has deployed additional spectrum at several regions/circles of India. Now, as per sources, the telco has made its 5G network live in Gurgaon’s Cyber Hub with the help of the mid-band spectrum (3500 MHz) as part of the 5G trials all the operators have been allowed to conduct. The second-largest telecom operator of India has followed all... Read More

June 13th, 2021 6:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

Wi-Fi Smart Poles, 5G, and IoT Will Cover This City of India

The Delhi government has a draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041 (MPD41) outlining a digital roadmap for the city for the next several years. With this new draft, the government aims to provide universal broadband access to every house that’s in Delhi along with Wi-Fi connectivity at up to 1 Gbps speeds to each citizen of the city. Further, the government wants to create appropriate infrastructure for enabling complete coverage... Read More

June 12th, 2021 6:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

IBM Study Indicates Caution Amongst CSPs to Monetise the 5G Edge

A recent IBM survey reveals that communications service providers (CSPs) are looking to restructure their business models in a manner that would allow them to monetise 5G edge. The survey also highlighted how the leadership of telecom operators view their relationship with hyperscalers. CSPs are going through increasing pressure to avoid going through the same fate as legacy media companies. This comes after news of cloud hyperscalers claiming dominance over... Read More

June 12th, 2021 5:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Verizon Private 5G Network Product Launched in the US

Verizon has been heavily investing in the next generation 5G network. In the latest development, The American multinational company has announced the launch of on-site 5G, which is dubbed as the first commercially available private 5G solution of Verizon in the US. The on-site 5G networks will be custom designed and allow renowned enterprises and public sector customers to expand Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband capabilities to indoor and outdoor facilities.... Read More

June 12th, 2021 12:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Romanian Lawmakers Pass Key Bill Banning Huawei-China From 5G Networking Business

Huawei has been on the receiving end of some flak, to put it lightly, ever since it was banned by the United States for supposedly spying on behalf of the Chinese government, a claim that has not yet been fully backed. Ever since the ban, the company lost access to Google's GMS services, rendering its smartphones worthless, at least for the European markets, wherein the company held a decent amount... Read More

June 11th, 2021 9:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

ZTE-China Unicom Successfully Complete Trial of Intelligent Radio Network Orchestration

ZTE has been at the forefront of technological advancements in recent times, after having showcased the first commercially available smartphone to house an in-display camera. Whilst the product did not sell in great volumes, it was an indication of what was to come in the future and how far the tech segment has to go. Today, ZTE Corporation, which is known for being a major provider of telecommunications, enterprise and... Read More

June 11th, 2021 7:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telenor Bulgaria 5G Network Is Available in More Than 60 Locations

5G networks are being deployed rapidly worldwide. A few months back, telecom operators were just finishing the 5G trials and waiting for the final deployment. Recently, the largest mobile network and third-largest fixed telecommunications company in Bulgaria, Telenor Bulgaria, has deployed 5G networks in more than 60 locations. Telenor Bulgaria assured its subscribers the previous month and stated that the 5G network would be deployed in June. The telco honoured... Read More

June 11th, 2021 5:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Jobs Postings Witness Massive Growth in India: Report

India is eagerly waiting to witness the multiple benefits of the 5G network. Even though the technology is not deployed, it has already started providing benefits to the market. As per a report by renowned firm GlobalData, job posting with 5G titles has doubled in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. The major reason behind the increase in job postings is the interest of the... Read More

June 11th, 2021 1:51 PM 81 COMMENTS

Opinion: BSNL Should be Privatised or Not, Can 4G Change Things?

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been the talk of the town for quite some time. Some people believe that it is eating away the hard-earned money of taxpayers, and some believe that the telco will be alright once its 4G comes. The arguments of a lot of people who don’t believe in the current plans of the telco end up in privatising it. There’s no denying that privatising BSNL... Read More

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