Telecom Gear Vendors have started bidding for the 9th phase of BSNL 4G Expansion. Surprisingly, Samsung has also shown its interest in the 4G auctions of BSNL. With the Phase Nine 4G expansion, BSNL has plans to upgrade nearly 50,000 4G sites in all four Zones. Whereas, on the other hand, MTNL has plans to modernise almost 7,000 in Delhi and Mumbai Circle. Apart from Samsung, other gear vendors like... Read More
With Indian government announcing a 21-day lockdown that is in place till April 14 due to Covid-19, several brands including OnePlus, Huawei, Realme and Oppo have extended warranty services for their devices. The lockdown move from the Indian government meant to contain the spread of the Coronavirus has resulted in the shutdown of non essential services along with the movement of citizens. Several other countries have also imposed lockdowns and... Read More
The growing cases of deadly Corona Virus seem to be increasing troubles for multiple nations across the world. Countries like the USA and Italy seem to be in crisis mode already, and some effect of it has already touched the borders of India as fears of the virus spread grow. This is likely to affect the telecom business as well. Especially for all the vendors that supply telecom equipment to... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) now gains the right to bar Chinese telecom equipment suppliers from participating in the tenders floated by state-run companies, and central and state governments, as per a government notification issued on Wednesday. The government uses telecom gear in railways, smart city missions and projects such as BharatNet, India’s mission to provide internet connectivity to rural areas. The move is a huge setback for Chinese suppliers... Read More
We are into the second month of 2020 and there is no update on when the 5G spectrum auction will happen. However, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is constantly pushing telecom operators to conduct 5G field trials in the country. A new ET Telecom report now says that the DoT will meet telcos and telecom gear makers on February 20 to discuss the roadmap for conducting 5G field trials in... Read More
While telecom operators in India are not interested in participating 5G spectrum auction, analysts now predict that the government itself will have a tough time in auctioning the 'costly' 5G spectrum. An ET Telecom report says the government will likely face difficulties in selling the 5G spectrum because of Coronavirus. A few months ago, the DoT approved all the vendors to participate in 5G trials in India, including Huawei. With... Read More
Chinese brand Vivo became the latest smartphone brand to withdraw participation from the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2020 tech show. The reason behind Vivo pulling at the last minute is Coronavirus. Already, smartphone brands like Sony, LG and other companies like Intel, NTT DoCoMo and Ericsson withdraw their participation from MWC. The Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) outbreak has put the entire MWC show in jeopardy as the companies feel it's... Read More
Network gear procurement costs in India will rise by at least 23-30% if China fails to contain the coronavirus epidemic within one month. Airtel, Vodafone Idea have expressed concerns saying they could face hiccups on network maintenance front as scores of Chinese technicians will become unavailable if the raging epidemic continues. The telecom sector being a 24x7 service industry requires a continuous supply of network gear as per an official... Read More
Motorola is planning to launch a new flagship smartphone range known as Motorola One 2020 series. A report by XDA developers reveals two flagship-grade smartphones from Motorola that will be launched alongside Moto G series at the upcoming Mobile World Congress tech show in Barcelona. The latest flagship devices from the Lenovo-owned brand will now feature edge to edge wrap around curved screens with 90Hz refresh rate. The devices will... Read More
The impact of the Coronavirus outbreak is now visible as two major brands- ZTE and LG are moving away from taking part at the upcoming Mobile World Congress tech show which will kickstart on February 24 in Barcelona. MWC is the world's largest tech show for smartphones and various brands take part. South Korean brand, LG, has been an integral part of MWC every year, but this year, it will... Read More
Apple overtook Samsung to emerge as the world's top-selling smartphone vendor for the first time in two years, according to figures from several analysts. Several outlets lately published estimated smartphone shipments for Q4 2019 and while there are slights variations, overall figures suggest Apple has managed to top its South Korean rival Samsung. The Cupertino based tech giant was the market leader in Q4 2019 with shipments surging to 72.9... Read More
Coronavirus outbreak may likely affect Airtel, Vodafone Idea’s 4G expansion and rollout as Chinese vendors will be unable to supply network gear over the period of time. Reliance Jio Infocomm not likely to be impacted as it sources gear from South Korea’s Samsung, which we are already aware of. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are staring at costlier 4G expansion and rollout plans on account of coronavirus disruption in China... Read More
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