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Tanay Singh Thakur September 23rd, 2021 11:46 AM 2 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Increasing Metro Network Capacity for 5G Readiness

India’s second-largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, has partnered with Tejas Networks for expanding its optical network. Bharti Airtel has been making large strides in order to make its networks ready for 5G and also enhance its B2B and broadband services around the country. Under the deal, Tejas Networks will supply and install optical transmission network (OTN) for Bharti Airtel. This deal will help Airtel in extending Airtel’s optical network towards... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 23rd, 2021 1:19 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G Bands In India That You Should Look Out For

5G smartphones and 5G bands have made a lot of noise in the Indian market. Most of all because the government and the telcos have not given a lot of clarity on which spectrum bands will 5G be rolled out in India. This affects each and every Indian individual since if he/she is going to purchase a 5G smartphone and they don’t even know which smartphones support the correct spectrum... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 22nd, 2021 1:24 PM 3 COMMENTS

Huawei Banking on 5G Revenues from India

Huawei, a Chinese multinational telecom equipment gear maker, is optimistic about its India plans. The company believes that it can have a key role in the development of 5G in India. It is worth noting that the Indian government had asked the telcos not to include any Chinese company in their 5G trials. Despite that, Huawei is banking on 5G revenues from India. Huawei is continuously working and communicating with... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 22nd, 2021 7:03 AM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Could Benefit With Shared Infra Cost in 5G

5G is going to be the next revolution in the connectivity standards, and it is going to come with its share of challenges. One of the biggest issues that Vodafone Idea (Vi) and other telcos will have to navigate through will be delivering the network seamlessly to the end-user. Since 5G networks would operate on a higher spectrum band, they will require even denser infrastructure and backhaul to support the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 18th, 2021 10:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

5G In India to See Better Participation

The telcos including Vodafone Idea (Vi), Reliance Jio, and Bharti Airtel are currently testing their 5G networks in different parts of the country. Airtel has taken the tests even one step above and proved that the mobile gaming use case on its 5G network is successful. There was an underlying concern with 5G though. While it was definitely going to be the next big thing, operators might not have been... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 16th, 2021 12:53 PM 7 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auctions Might Happen In Four Months

The most awaited event for the telecom industry of India is the 5G spectrum auctions. The government said that it had fixed the last quarter of the early year as the time period when the spectrum auctions will take place. Looking at this, it is absolutely clear that the 5G spectrum auctions might happen in January, February, or March of 2022. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Telecom Minister, recently said that the 5G... Read More

Chakri K September 14th, 2021 7:22 PM 7 COMMENTS

Motorola Planning to Launch Budget 5G Smartphones In India With Maximum Band Support

Motorola, a smartphone maker owned by Lenovo said that it will consider bringing the cost of its 5G smartphones down. At the same time, it has also ensured that it will offer ‘true 5G’ experience with maximum band support unlike rival brands despite the price reduction. As per ET, Prashanth Mani, Motorola Executive Director of Asia Pacific, the company’s commitment is to provide maximum band support. To date, they are... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 13th, 2021 9:45 PM 17 COMMENTS

5Gi or 5G, India Still Lacks Clarity

India still doesn’t have much clarity when it comes to the next-generation connectivity networks. All across the globe, countries and governments are going with the 5G standards developed by the 3GPP. But India has had different plans. In order to become self-reliant, TSDSI had developed its own 5G standard, namely 5Gi. Many opine that 5Gi is the right way to go, but then there are many who believe that 5G... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 9th, 2021 4:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Business Says Omnichannel Experience to Win In 5G Era

Airtel Business is the B2B unit of Bharti Airtel. On September 9, 2021, Airtel Business released a new edition of the Insights Report under the aegis of its Customer Advisory Board (CAB). For the unaware, the Airtel Business CAB is built of various business leaders from around the country’s top companies and organisations. In its new report, Airtel Business said that brands who embrace digital technologies ahead of the curve... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 6th, 2021 12:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

COAI Backs TRAI Recommendations on Spectrum, RoW

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) is backing the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on spectrum and RoW. The telecom regulator has proposed a new national portal for RoW. Further, TRAI has recommended exemption of RoW charges for the telcos for the next five years (FY23 to FY28) with an aim to expedite the laying of common ducts. On top of this, TRAI recommends that... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 4th, 2021 7:07 AM 2 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel to Lead 5G Revolution In India, Vi and BSNL Could Follow

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the two top telecom operators in India in terms of subscribers’ market share. While these two operators are gaining market share both in terms of revenues and subscribers, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) are doing what they can to survive. 5G is not far away from here, and the telcos are already in the testing process of their 5G solutions.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 3rd, 2021 8:59 PM 11 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Asks for LF to be Reduced from 3% to 1%

Reliance Jio, India’s number one telecom operator in terms of subscriber market share, has called for the need of reducing the license fee charged from 3% to 1%. Note that all the operators have to pay the government a license fee which is 3% of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR). Matthew Oommen, President, Reliance Jio Infocomm, today said that the license fee for the telcos needs to go down to... Read More