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Chakri K October 13th, 2021 7:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Tech to Redefine Future of Telecom And Other Industries

Technological innovations that will be brought in by 5G will redefine the future of telecom in India and create a plethora of opportunities across various industries including healthcare, fintech, e-commerce, education and entertainment, claims a CII-Deloitte report. The private networks are believed to witness huge demand from enterprises soon, which will be led by the necessity for security and high-speed connectivity within the operating environment. While 5G networks will bring... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 11th, 2021 9:18 AM 14 COMMENTS

BSNL Asks TCS to Comply With EoI Conditions

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has asked the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to comply with the expressions of interest (EoI) conditions. The state-run telecom operator has asked the Mumbai based TCS to deploy 40W carrier power equipment instead of 20W as mandated. TCS is likely going to be rewarded the 4G tender from BSNL. However, according to an ET Telecom report, TCS had deployed a 20W carrier power equipment. BSNL... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 8th, 2021 1:49 PM 32 COMMENTS

Indians Will Consume Much More Data With 5G

Indians will consume much more data when the 5G networks come to the country. There are a lot of people who are still not on 4G networks, and that is not because of a singular reason, but multiple ones. As per an Opensignal report, countries that have live 5G networks have seen a rise in data consumption from the 5G users. According to the data shared by Opensignal, 5G users... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 8th, 2021 9:27 AM 5 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio 5G Strategy Will Not be Easy to Accomplish: Ookla

The time for the rollout of 5G networks in India is not that far anymore. The spectrum auctions can take place in a few months, and as per Airtel CTO Randeep Sekhon, the 5G networks can go live within two-quarters of the auction. The top telecom operator in India, Reliance Jio, is planning to go with Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) route with its 5G networks. There are many benefits... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 7th, 2021 10:30 AM 7 COMMENTS

5G Needs Strong Tariffs Backing in India

5G networks are going to be the next revolution in the tech and telecom industry of India and around the world. Although the 5G tech hasn’t completely matured yet and is still in the phase where relevant use cases for India are being discovered/developed, there’s no doubt that it will change how people and machines communicate. But 5G requires a lot more backend support than 4G. The infrastructure needs to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 5th, 2021 12:21 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G Network Rollout Expected Time Frame in India

5G networks in India will only roll out once the telcos have got everything they need. This includes the 5G spectrum along with the equipment from the vendors to upgrade their networks. The private operators have often said that their networks are 5G ready. All they need is the spectrum from the government and just have to complete their testing to ensure that their networks are ready to manage the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 3rd, 2021 11:23 AM 0 COMMENTS

Open Technologies Will Power 5G: Rajesh Gangadhar, STL

Open RAN will foster innovation and reduce time to market of critical features and capabilities that are essential to 5G because of the larger set of vendors that will now be competing in the market, says Rajesh Gangadhar, CTO - Access Solutions, STL. Q1. What is the operator sentiment towards OpenRAN? Legacy telecom infrastructure has largely operated on tightly integrated, proprietary software and hardware. They pose challenges of constrained vendor choice,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 2nd, 2021 4:18 PM 6 COMMENTS

What Do You Want from Your 5G Smartphone? Let’s Talk?

5G smartphones have been discussed very heavily in the past few months. This is because more and more of them are launching in the Indian market and most of them in the budget segment and mid-range segment are overpriced. This is because of the huge cost that the 5G chipsets carry. Now, most of the users believe that buying a 5G device is not right at the moment. This is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 1st, 2021 9:43 PM 22 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea’s Future Changed Positively in a Month

Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) future has changed in the course of one month. The telco, which was feared to go bankrupt in the coming years, is now confident about its 5G plans. All of this has been possible because of the relief package that the government announced for the sector. But there’s one more thing you can’t deny; Vi was largely in debt to the government. The telco’s networks aren’t necessarily... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 30th, 2021 2:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nxtra By Airtel to Help Enhance 5G Experience in India

Nxtra, a Bharti Airtel Limited owned entity today announced its future plans. The entity is all set to deliver an enhanced 5G experience to the users in India. Nxtra is a company that invests in and builds data centres. In an announcement today, Airtel said that Nxtra is looking to significantly scale its data centre network in India so that it can serve the rising requirements of India’s growing digital... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 30th, 2021 12:56 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Bands That Indian Telecom Operators Will Want

First thing’s first, there’s no clarity on whether India will go ahead with the 5Gi (TSDSI) or 5G (3GPP) standards. While that remains to be seen, one interesting thing that a lot of people will wonder about is the 5G bands that the Indian Telecom operators will want in their bag to offer the best network services. It is absolutely clear that operators will want the frequency bands from the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 29th, 2021 5:40 PM 3 COMMENTS

5G Smartphone Market Has Still Not Matured in India

Indian market saw an influx of 5G smartphones in the first half of 2021. The second half is also going strong, with multiple new 5G smartphones launching in the affordable and mid-range category. But the market is yet to mature. In terms of 5G networks, India isn’t even in the beginner's stage since there are no live 5G networks. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t purchase a 5G smartphone. You... Read More