The 5G spectrum auction was expected to take place in the last quarter of CY2021. But now, the government might push it to the first quarter in 2022. The delay in the auction’s timeline is because of the ongoing pandemic in the country. The government is currently busy ensuring that the networks and telecom services are completely stable. According to an ET Telecom report, a senior government official said that... Read More
5G in India has been rumoured to launch for quite some time, with users getting more and more interested in the next biggest advancement in telecom. That being said, it is still far from being a reality. There have been advancements in 5G, with trials in India being recently announced and 13 applications being given approval for testing of 5G networks. It is expected that the proper rollout of 5G... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) can change the way Indians consume 4G. Both the telcos are on the back foot when it comes to offering 4G services right now. While Vi already has an established 4G network across the country, BSNL is still not close to rolling out 4G networks PAN-India. At present, most of the Indians living in metro cities or tier-2 cities that are... Read More
Reliance Jio has been very vocal about bringing 5G networks and connectivity to India as soon as possible. The telco has been working on developing indigenous 5G equipment to roll out a home-grown 5G network for its users. Jio has already deployed and tested its indigenous RAN and 5G network and got a delivery of 1 Gbps throughput. Mukesh Ambani had earlier said that Reliance Jio would bring 5G to... Read More
Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator, keeps on needing fresh MSC codes to fulfil the demands of new subscribers. In regular intervals, the telco gets assigned a fresh set of MSC codes for various circles to keep up with the new subscribers' addition. For the unaware, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is the body that has the power to allocate new MSC codes to the telcos. Now, the telecom... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is gearing up to launch its 4G network pan-India in the coming year. However, the state-run telco already provides users with 4G VoLTE services in select circles/cities of India. For the unaware, BSNL launched its VoLTE services last year for its 4G network in the South Zone in Coimbatore. The service was demonstrated live by the officials of the company. The VoLTE service was later... Read More
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and the Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) are warning the public against the fake mobile tower installation that’s been going on in the country. The fraudsters are approaching the general public and asking them to allow the installation of mobile towers on their premises. These are certain companies and individuals who genuinely approach the public and take their permission to install fake... Read More
The next-generation connectivity technology, 5G, is what 80% of Indian enterprises have kept on their priorities list. The data comes from Deloitte India, which surveyed 437 IT Line-of-Business (LoB) executives from nine different countries, out of which 51 subjects were from India. The study was carried out during the Q4 of 2020. According to the results of the survey, over 80% of Indian enterprises have kept 5G at the top... Read More
Top telecom operators of India, including Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Jio, are ready to provide seamless connectivity to users during the pandemic. Since most companies and employees are opting for remote working, the need for high-end connectivity has increased. As per an ET Telecom report, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), Director General, SP Kocchar, said that telcos have spent around Rs 9,000 crores in the... Read More
Users can now find out how many mobile numbers are active under their name via a portal launched by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The address of the portal is - tafcop.dgtelecom.gov.in. This will make it very convenient for the users to find out if someone else is using a phone number under their name. Why Is This Portal Necessary? The main use case of this portal will be to... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will soon ask SpaceX to apply for necessary permits before it can offer satellite internet services in India. According to an ET Telecom report, the telecom department will soon approach SpaceX for sharing its plans for providing services in India. This will help DoT determine if SpaceX could provide services with just one or both the VSAT (very small aperture terminal) and Internet Service Provider... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is pushing hard to roll out 4G in India. The state-run telco already has several 4G sites in many prominent cities as well as tier-2 and tier-3 cities of the country. But the pan-India rollout of 4G services will require a lot of resources and upgradation of more than 1,00,000 sites which also includes sites of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). BSNL’s 4G rollout will... Read More
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