5G networks are going to be a common part of people around the world this decade. In 2022, globally, 5G is still a very new technology for most. Countries such as India haven’t even seen commercial 5G networks launch yet. Currently, there are over 290 million voice over 5G users in the world. According to a Juniper Research report, this number will go up to 2.5 billion by 2026. At... Read More
In the last few years, we have seen Apple taking a majority of control over the development and design of its chips across products. The company has already designed its own A-series Bionic chips for iPhones and iPads. In 2020, Apple also brought its in-house M1 chip for Macs and started shifting from Intel. In the coming future, Apple is reportedly planning to ditch Qualcomm as well for the 5G... Read More
5G networks seem to be a secondary concern for the consumers in India. While many are upgrading to 5G devices fast and making India a 5G-ready market for the telecom operators, there are a lot of things that the telcos haven’t addressed yet. First of all, there’s no single operator that’s really good at providing 4G network services in each of the areas of India. Thus, a 4G network such... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has partnered with ICRIER (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations) to set up a Telecom Centre of Excellence (CoE) and has named the centre ‘InViCT’ (ICRIER and Vodafone Idea Centre for Telecom). P Balaji, Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer, Vodafone Idea and Deepak Mishra, Director & CEO, ICRIER, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the national... Read More
Ericsson has worked on use cases in numerous industries in Asia, Europe, Northern America and has been supporting operators across the world to roll out 5G. In India, we have been working with the telecom companies as well as the academic community to develop and test various 5G use cases which are relevant to the country; Nitin Bansal, Managing Director, India Head-Networks, Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India... Read More
A Parliamentary Panel on Wednesday expressed concerns over the high-spectrum price for 5G and the delay in the rollout of the next-generation network. The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, Chaired by Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, in its report, said that 5G should be rolled out in India at least for a few specific use cases, but there’s no development in that area which is concerning. Further, the... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) might be considering skipping availing the airwaves in the 28 GHz band in the upcoming spectrum auctions for 5G. If this is true, it would be a big setback for the telecom operators who have invested heavily in their networks to make them 5G ready. 28 GHz band spectrum would be crucial airwaves for when the telcos decide to launch mmWave (millimetre wavelength) 5G services.... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in the country, has announced that it partnered with Apollo Hospitals and Cisco to create a 5G connected ambulance which transforms access to healthcare and saves lives in emergency situations. The companies conducted this demonstration in Bengaluru with the 5G spectrum that was allotted to Bharti Airtel by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for 5G trials. The 5G connected ambulance was custom designed and... Read More
5G launch in India is just a matter of a few months now. We might get to see live 5G networks in multiple cities of India by the end of 2022. At the same time, one should remember that 4G tariff hikes are nearby too. Back in November 2022, every telco had announced a prepaid tariff hike. This tariff hike for the prepaid plans came after a two year period.... Read More
5G spectrum reserve price may not go down any further in India. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already cut the price of the airwaves for the telcos. But the price cut was unsatisfactory for the telcos. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had asked TRAI to revisit the airwaves reserve price and reduce it further. According to an ET Telecom report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)... Read More
The Indian telecom market is a place of ruthless competition. In the last decade, multiple telecom companies serving directly to consumers went out of business because they couldn’t sustain the evolving market in India. Only three private telecom operators remain, and out of the three, only two are in a stable condition. 5G is the next step for India and the telecom industry in the country. But 5G is not... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) believes that there is a gap for new types of skilled professionals who can help with deploying the network inside buildings or over buildings in a timely manner. According to TheHinduBusinessline report, TRAI has proposed a dedicated digital connectivity infrastructure (DCI) - designers, engineers, property managers, and evaluators. The digital ecosystem is only going to become more complex from here, and that is... Read More
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