A lot of people now own 5G smartphones in India. Almost every new device in the midrange or premium segment is a 5G smartphone only. Only the budget segment is witnessing the entry of new 4G devices such as the recently launched Poco M4 Pro 4G. But Poco had launched this device with a 5G chipset too. So the demand and supply of 5G smartphones is growing together. A lot... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the three leading private telecom operators, will have a big question to address in the near future. It is how to offer 5G services and how to differentiate network services for regular consumers between 4G and 5G. There’s no doubt that normal consumers won’t have a very high demand for 5G network services if they have access to good 4G networks. Thus,... Read More
Addressing the seventh post-budget webinar, India’s Prime Minister (PM), Narendra Modi, said the Union Budget 2021-22 has clearly laid down a roadmap for the 5G spectrum auction in the country. Along with this, Modi said that an emphasis on sectors like geospatial systems, drones, artificial intelligence, space technology, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and clean technologies was given. PM Modi wants India to become a self-reliant country. This year’s budget was focused on... Read More
5G smartphones are the trend in the smartphone market of India today. Almost every customer going for a new device in the mid-range or the premium category wants a 5G device. Even the budget phone users want a 5G smartphone in their hand. Compared to a year ago, customers today have a ton of options at their disposal. 5G smartphone demand is growing, and every brand is launching multiple new... Read More
Huawei is confident in doing long-term business in India. The company has a long-term outlook towards the country and isn’t perplexed or defeated looking at what’s happening currently. For context, India is not allowing Chinese telecom vendors to become a part of the future infrastructure of connectivity. The government has communicated with the telcos to avoid awarding any new contracts to the Chinese telecom vendors such as Huawei and ZTE.... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) asking the regulatory body to submit recommendations for 5G spectrum auctions before March-end. This is to ensure that the wish of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of launching 5G networks by August 15, 2022, is successful. The DoT has asked the TRAI to expedite the matter and provide the recommendations at the earliest. DoT Also... Read More
The 5G spectrum auctions are not far from here. The industry has been making recommendations on what is required and what the government and the sector regulator should do to make 5G successful in India. Along the same lines, Gopal Vittal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bharti Airtel said the government must give out E-band spectrum for backhaul with the 5G airwaves during the spectrum auctions. Vittal said that not doing... Read More
5G networks are going to boost the enterprise revenues for the telcos. Indian telecom operators right now majorly depend on the B2C (business to consumers) segment of the market for revenues. But as 5G networks become a common part of India, their enterprise business will also start growing. All the telcos, including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), are into providing services to... Read More
One of the questions that a lot of people have in their mind today is how much more will they have to pay for data once the private telecom operators are done with multiple tariff hikes. In late 2021, Airtel was the first to announce that it would be going with tariff hikes. Vodafone Idea followed it with a similar announcement but implemented tariff hikes a day earlier than Airtel.... Read More
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
5G networks will soon become a part of India in a large-scale manner. The spectrum auctions are what everyone is waiting for. Telecom operators have already made changes to their network infrastructure and are continuously upgrading equipment to ensure that they can launch 5G networks as soon as the spectrum is available. Be it Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel or Vodafone Idea (Vi), everyone’s moving rapidly with their 5G plans. All... Read More
India’s waiting for the rollout of 5G networks, and it won’t happen until the time 5G spectrum auctions take place, and the telcos get the necessary arsenal to offer 5G network services. The spectrum auctions are most likely to take place in May 2022. Ashwini Vaishnaw, IT minister of India, said the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is working to send its recommendations for the 5G spectrum auctions by... Read More
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If Vi had lowered their prices a little, would gain way more customers than BSNL as they have better presence…
Jio should be good at 350 million paying customers. Jio should focus on getting postpaid customers as coverage is perfect…
Which app is the second one?
Test without hotspot. It will definitely improve till 80-100Mbps.
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