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Tanay Singh Thakur April 12th, 2022 2:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G in India: More Telecom Towers Need to be Fiberised

5G spectrum auctions aren’t too far from here, as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already come out with recommendations for the same. But there’s one problem that the Indian government and the telecom sector collectively need to address. The number of telecom towers fiberised at the moment is too low. According to Mr T.R. Dua, Director General, Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA), fiberisation would play a key... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 11th, 2022 8:13 PM 12 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction: TRAI Recommends 40% Cut in Spectrum Pricing

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended including airwaves in the following spectrum bands in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction — 526-698 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300- 3670 MHz and 24.25-28.5 GHz. The regulatory body said that all the spectrum unsold in the previous auction will also be made available to the telcos in the 5G auction.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 5th, 2022 3:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G in India: Private Telcos Want Airwaves to Become More Pocket Friendly

The Indian government will have to be very careful with its decision of pricing the 5G spectrum in the upcoming auctions. In the previous auctions, every operator had avoided purchasing the 700 MHz airwaves due to steep pricing. Until now, the government has looked at the spectrum auctions as a source of revenue. But that’s not the right way, of course, as cheaper airwaves would allow the telcos to get... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 5th, 2022 12:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G in India: Telcos to Get E-Band Spectrum via Administrative Allocation

E-band spectrum (71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz) is very necessary for the 5G rollout as it will play a major role in helping the telcos with backhaul. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will offer an E-band spectrum to the telcos for a nominal fee and thus it won’t be put into the auctions. The spectrum will only be used for backhaul services by the telecom operators and can’t be used... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 4th, 2022 3:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction Will Not be Delayed: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Telecom Minister

The 5G spectrum auction will happen within the stipulated timeline, and there will be no delays, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Telecom Minister of India. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was supposed to submit the spectrum auction recommendations by March-end. But that hasn’t happened yet, and we are already a few days into April. Regardless, the recommendations should be out in a few days' time, said a PTI report. 5G... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 23rd, 2022 10:41 AM 10 COMMENTS

4G Has Lot of Room to Grow in India, 5G a Distant Future

4G networks are almost everywhere in India, but there are still many rural towns that don’t have access to 4G services. This is because they are not the target market for the telcos. Laying fiber, setting up related infrastructure, and more things involved in rolling out 4G networks make it an expensive affair for the telcos. Getting a return on their investment in these rural areas can be a hard... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 23rd, 2022 9:46 AM 0 COMMENTS

TCS Can Rollout 5G for Telcos Across Globe, Currently Working on India Specific Stack

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said that it can roll out 5G for telcos across the globe any day. But right now, it is working on India specific stack for 5G. Kamal Bhadada, head for Communications and Information Services, TCS, told PTI that the company is already helping telecom operators across the globe in rolling out 5G networks. BSNL Working With TCS for 5G NSA It is worth noting that Bharat... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 19th, 2022 2:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G in India: TRAI Testing the Use of Street Furniture

Street furniture is a term that is used by the telecom industry when talking about small cells deployed on public buildings, road lamps, traffic signals, and more. Street furniture’s basic role is to help with delivering better coverage to users. It is a boost to the existing major telecom infrastructure such as mobile towers. Now, according to an ET Telecom report, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is conducting... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 15th, 2022 9:51 AM 3 COMMENTS

5G in India: mmWave Services to be Useless for Users

There is not a shred of doubt that the mmWave (millimetre wavelength) 5G will be useless for normal consumers. There are a lot of things that hint towards a scenario that says that the telcos might not bring mmWave 5G for normal consumers at all. First of all, there is the question of spectrum pricing in the auction that is expected to take place during Summer this year. Then, we... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 1st, 2022 2:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G in India: TRAI Working on DoT’s Deadline for Submitting Recommendations

5G network rollout timeline heavily depends on the time that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will take for submitting the recommendations for upcoming spectrum auctions. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had already written to the regulator asking to expedite the process so that the 5G rollout can happen by August 15, 2022. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) wants India to have live commercial 5G networks by the Independence... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 25th, 2022 2:31 PM 6 COMMENTS

5G Smartphone Market Maturing, Is It the Right Time to Buy One

5G smartphone market in India and across the globe is maturing. While some countries already have live 5G networks, India is all set to get it in the second half of 2022. Every year, the number of 5G smartphones being launched in India is increasing. People who are not frequent smartphone buyers want to go for devices that are secure for the future. Thus, such people would be looking to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 16th, 2022 10:33 AM 1 COMMENTS

5G Deployment in India Not a Danger for Aircraft: Abhishek Malhotra, TMT Law Practice

5G deployment using the C-band spectrum in the United States (US) has worried a lot of people about the potential interferences it can cause to the sensitive aircraft equipment. However, that won’t be a problem in India. According to Abhishek Malhotra, Managing Partner, TMT Law Practice, the spectrum bands that will be used in India will not cause interference with the aircraft equipment. More precisely, it has been the altimeters,... Read More