May 26th, 2021 4:26 PM 9 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Infrastructure Not Sufficient to Run 4G

India’s existing telecom network network infrastructure “just isn't sufficient to run 4G networks,” says Rod Smith, executive vice president at American Tower. Smith in the JP Morgan 49th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Monday said that the company is witnessing a “large number” of new tower sites built in India and Africa. In 2020, American Tower is said to have constructed around 5900 new sites across its... Read More

May 20th, 2018 10:30 PM 15 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Operators Continue the Toil for 4G With Cheaper Prepaid Plans and Maximum Benefit

With the stepping of Reliance Jio into the game, the Indian telecom sector has forever changed. With the prices going down day by day and the telcos offering plans with maximum benefits the users have a reason to be happy as in this ongoing battle of the telecom operators, the companies are launching new plans constantly to lure new customers all the while launching new offers, cashbacks and schemes to... Read More

November 27th, 2016 7:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

Digital Advertising in 4G-enabled India: Interview with Neena Dasgupta, CEO ZIRCA Digital Solutions

Smartphone invasion in India continues to rise as consumers shift from feature phones to 4G-enabled devices. With the huge growth in the number of mobile internet users in India, the advertising companies have also overhauled their techniques to woo Indian consumers. To know more about the shift of advertising strategies for India and what brands need to know about digital advertising in India, we interviewed Neena Dasgupta, CEO and Director,... Read More

May 4th, 2014 1:33 AM 254 COMMENTS

Things you need to consider before buying a 4G LTE capable handset in India

Airtel has already launched its 4G network in a handful of cities and other operators will follow the suit. If you want to be under the league of first movers, you should have a 4G LTE capable smartphone. If you think that all the high-end smartphones which are announced to be 4G LTE during their international launch are compatible with networks in India as well, you are mistaken. Indian telecom... Read More

April 21st, 2014 11:16 AM 16 COMMENTS

4G : Reliance Jio and ATC India Sign Tower Sharing Pact

Pan India 4G Spectrum holder Reliance Jio Infocomm today sign tower-infra sharing deal with ATC India, one of the leading independent tower companies in India. Under the deal, Reliance Jio would utilize the telecom tower infrastructure of ATC India to launch its services across the country.ATC has a portfolio of 11,000 towers in India. Earlier Reliance JIO also sign tower and Infra sharing deal with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications... Read More

August 10th, 2013 1:16 AM 46 COMMENTS

4G India: News Round-up – Reliance Jio, Airtel and Aircel

Reliance Jio Infocomm's 4G project gets a green signal in Kolkata metro areas following Mukesh Ambani met West Bengal's CM Mamta Banerjee in Bengal Indistry Summit held in Mumbai few days back. RJIL asked for permission to Kolkata Municipal Corporation to lay optic fibers across the metro last year and had metro KMC officials at least four times but it did not work. However it seems now the roadblock has... Read More

March 19th, 2013 8:31 PM 10 COMMENTS

SPIRIT DSP Welcomes AT&T’s Move to Buy 25% Stakes in Reliance Jio Infocomm

It seems the latest rumormill saying AT&T's re-entry into Indian telecom sector via buying stakes in country's only pan India 4G operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is true, as Jio Infocomm's VVoIP software provider Russian software giant SPIRIT DSP welcomes the move. It was reported that AT&T may buy 25% of shares in Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries' subsidiary Reliance Jio Infocomm (formerly RIL Infotel Broadband). RJL is the only company... Read More

May 24th, 2012 4:14 PM 12 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Acquires 49% Stake in Qualcomm India To Launch 4G Services in Mumbai, Delhi, Kerala and Haryana

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest mobile service operator today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a substantial stake of 49% in Qualcomm  Asia Pacific (India) , which has emerged as a successful bidder in the 4 circles of the auction for 4G Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Spectrum conducted by the DoT in June 2010. Airtel has 4G BWA license and spectrum in 4 circles - Kolkata, Karnataka,... Read More

April 12th, 2012 11:18 AM 15 COMMENTS

Tikona To Launch 4G – LTE Wireless Broadband Services Soon

Fourth generation (4G) Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum winner Tikona Digital Networks (TDN) geared up to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE -TDD) based High Speed 4G Wirelss Broadband service in Gujarat, Himachal Praesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh East and UP West beginning October 2012. This follows Airtel's launch of 4G Broadband services - the first of its kind in India which was launched in Kolkata as we shared on TelecomTalk. According... Read More

October 11th, 2011 7:31 PM 21 COMMENTS

Augere To Launch 4G Wireless Broadband In India

All 4G enthusiast in India are one step closer to experiencing the fourth generation High Speed Broadband Services. Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum winner Augere Wireless Broadband geared up to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) based High Speed 4G Wirelss Broadband service in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh telecom circle beginning May 2012. UK based Augere Wireless Broadband today said that company plans to invest up to $60 million over the... Read More

April 19th, 2011 8:09 PM 81 COMMENTS

Reliance – Infotel Plans Ambitious 4G Wireless Broadband Launch

Pan India Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Spectrum winner Infotel Broadband Ltd geared up to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) based High Speed 4G Wirelss Broadband service in India. Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) controlled Infotel Broadband Ltd plans to create world class state- of-the-art technology using an asset light strategy. RIL will forge several strategic relations with a host of leading global technology players, service providers, infrastructure providers,... Read More

January 23rd, 2011 1:40 PM 14 COMMENTS

4G An Overview

Behold, 4G is coming soon. As 3G services are on the verge of start, operators are already chalking out plans for deploying 4G here in India. As you might know Verizon in USA and Vodafone D2 in Germany have successfully launched 4G services, many operators around the world are ready to follow soon. The following post briefs about Long Term Evolution (LTE) – System Architecture Evolution (SAE), a 4G technology.... Read More

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