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Tanay Singh Thakur June 4th, 2022 12:25 PM 29 COMMENTS

5G Launch in India Most Likely to be Delayed Given No Response from Cabinet Yet

Everyone’s waiting for the 5G launch in India. The telcos have made their networks ready for handling higher demand and have tested multiple innovative use-cases to ensure that they can monetise as fast as possible with commercial 5G rollout. However, given the pace at which the developments are taking place, it is unlikely that the 5G launch in the country would go as planned. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 30th, 2022 6:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Tests 5G on Vivo’s X80 Series Smartphones

Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator and Vivo, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, recently partnered up for 5G tests. Jio used Vivo’s X80 series smartphone for conducting a 5G test. From the trials, the results came to be positive for both companies. The trials showcased lag-free 4K video streaming on the X80 series devices with super-fast data upload and download speeds. Vivo X80 Series Was Launched Recently It is worth... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 27th, 2022 7:36 AM 1 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel and Vi to Engage in Network Slicing, Should Not be a Net Neutrality Problem

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are soon going to launch 5G network services and, along with that, network slicing services. This might get many worried about the potential effect network slicing would have on the net neutrality goal of the government. For the unaware, net neutrality means not giving anyone preferential treatment with the network experience. But with network slicing, it would be very much possible for... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 25th, 2022 2:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G/6G: India and US Shake Hands on Developing Future Technologies

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently met with the United States (US) President Joe Biden in Tokyo. India and US together launched an initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) for facilitating outcome-oriented cooperation. iCET, co-led by India’s National Security Council Secretariat and US National Security Council, would forge closer linkages between academia, government, and the industry of the two countries in areas such as 5G/6G, biotech, semiconductors, space, quantum... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 24th, 2022 2:41 PM 2 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction in India Announcement Likely in Early June 2022

5G spectrum auction is not far from now. The spectrum auction could be announced by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in early June. Since May is about to end, we can expect that things are rolling fast in the telecom department. According to an ET Now report, the DoT has floated the cabinet note on the 5G spectrum auction. The final decision from the Union Cabinet is most likely going... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 23rd, 2022 3:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

MIB Ensuring that 5G Doesn’t Interfere With Broadcasting

With 5G rollouts nearby, there are a lot of things and a lot of rules and measures that multiple industries along with the government will have to oversee. The collaboration between multiple sectors is important because 5G frequencies could bring interference to multiple existing systems and services. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has asked all the DTH (Direct-to-Home), HITS, and MSOs to avoid any scenarios of interference of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 22nd, 2022 5:34 PM 18 COMMENTS

Indian Users Have Shown Most Interest to Pay Premium for 5G Services: Doug Suttles, CEO of Ookla

The difference between 4G-LTE and 5G speeds was, on average, between 7-10 times faster. It’s impossible to say exactly how fast 5G will be for the average Indian user, given uncertainty over exact spectrum allocations and rollout plans (including the radio access network, but also improvements to backhaul and transport networks). However, it’s safe to say that 5G will bring a considerable bump to speeds in the country, said Doug... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 20th, 2022 4:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

First 5G Call in India Made, But the Reality is 5G Is Still Far Away

The private telecom operators have been working for months now to upgrade their networks and make them 5G ready. 5G trials have also been going on for quite some time now and multiple new innovate use-cases have been discovered already. Much recently, Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s telecom minister made a call over 5G network at the IIT Madras. This was quite a breakthrough for India and something positive for the telecom... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 19th, 2022 2:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G: Huge Supply and Demand Gap for Skilled Labour in India

The demand for skilled labour in the telecom sector of India is quite high at the moment. According to the data published by the Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) in its ‘Overview: Indian Telecom Market 2022-23’ report, there was a demand and supply gap of 28% in the telecom sector for skilled labour. The report said that the gap would continue to widen with the rollout of 5G in the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 19th, 2022 12:08 PM 2 COMMENTS

Broadband Connection Can Solve Your 4G Mobile Network Problems, But only at Home

A broadband internet connection is the right way for you to go if you can’t rely on your 4G mobile network for working from home or basically doing anything that involves the internet. Note that broadband here means fixed broadband. There are multiple internet service providers (ISPs) in almost every part of the country who are offering a fixed broadband connection to users with speeds going up to 1 Gbps.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 18th, 2022 8:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G in India: Telcos Likely to be Unhappy Looking at DCC Standing

The telecom operators are likely to be unhappy after hearing the stance of the Digital Communications Commission (DCC). The DCC, an inter-ministerial panel with the telecom secretary as its chairman, has backed the recommendations provided by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the upcoming 5G spectrum auctions. The body has said that airwaves in the 27.5 GHz to 28.5 GHz should be reserved for the satellite broadband service... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 17th, 2022 2:20 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G Will Create Employment Opportunities and Boost Economy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the Silver Jubilee event celebration of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), said that 5G will not only bring faster internet but will also rapidly ring in economic progress and boost jobs creation. Modi said that India’s economy would get a boost of $450 billion with 5G in the next one-and-a-half decade. PM Modi asked the government and the industry to cooperate and... Read More