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Arpit Sharma July 20th, 2018 12:44 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Finishes Global Consultation About 5G Spectrum Pricing, Will Now Draft Recommendations

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has finished taking consultation from global experts regarding the pricing of 5G spectrum and is now readying recommendations to send to government, a top official informed. Trai Chairman, RS Sharma also spoke to ET on the matter and said "Trai has already consulted international experts. We are more or less ready with the auction recommendations, and are coming up with it soon.” Likely,... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 12th, 2018 6:42 PM 2 COMMENTS

Absence of Comprehensive Mobile Tower Policy Will Delay the Rollout of 5G in Karnataka: TAIPA

TAIPA (Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association), the industry association for leading telecom infrastructure providers such as Bharti Infratel, ATC towers, GTL Infrastructure, Reliance Infratel, Indus Towers and Tower Vision, today highlighted that the draft policy of Karnataka, known as “Telecommunication Infrastructure Towers Regulations, 2015” is pending for notification since 2016. The telecom policy impedes the development of a robust telecom infrastructure across the state, and the delay is also denting... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 22nd, 2018 2:15 PM 70 COMMENTS

COAI Urging Government to Hold 5G Spectrum Auction Late in 2019

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) which represents all the big telcos of the country has remarked that the government should hold the auction for 5G spectrum in the second half of 2019. They cited a reason for this demand saying that the buffer time period would allow them to have more insight on how the market is going to evolve in the coming months. Not only this, the... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 20th, 2018 2:44 PM 44 COMMENTS

DoT Shows Disappointment After Telcos Demand to Postpone 5G Spectrum Auction

The Department of Telecommunications is annoyed by the delay being caused by the telecom operators in the auction of 5G spectrum. This time the government is very eager on the task of bringing the 5G technology to the country ahead of other nations, as such the slacking on the timeline by the carriers is not at all pleasing for the DoT. Senior officials inside the DoT informed that the telcos... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 11th, 2018 2:36 PM 2 COMMENTS

MediaTek to Start Shipping Helio M70 With 5G Connectivity in 2019

MediaTek is not letting the Qualcomm Snapdragon wave to get in its way. These days a lot of budget smartphones feature MediaTek processors. To capitalise on the upcoming surge of 5G, MediaTek has designed a new 5G connectivity based processor – the Helio M70. MediaTek has been expected to start shipments in 2019 for the latest debut in their portfolio. New Architecture - SMC’s Advanced 7nm Process Like we mentioned... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 25th, 2018 12:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Satellite Operators Have an Opportunity to Become a Major Player in the 5G Ecosystem: GlobalData

There are so many people excited about the 5G network technology to become mainstream, and the expected timeline for the same is early 2019. Leading data and analytics company GlobalData says that by augmenting fifth generation (5G) mobile networks with next-generation satellite capabilities, satellite operators have an opportunity to become a major player in the emerging 5G ecosystem. According to the firm, Sluggish speeds, high latency and lower reliability compared... Read More

Chakri K January 4th, 2018 8:01 PM 10 COMMENTS

AT&T to Launch Real Mobile 5G in 12 Cities This Year

AT&T announced plans on Thursday to roll out fifth-generation or 5G mobile internet to dozen U.S. cities by late 2018. The American telecom operator said it expects to the first U.S. carrier to offer new 5G standard in the U.S. “We're moving quickly to begin deploying mobile 5G this year,” Melissa Arnoldi, president of AT&T Technology and Operations, said in a press release statement. Image: The... Read More

Shruti R July 6th, 2017 10:10 PM 45 COMMENTS

Asia Will Be 5G Enabled by 2020 Says a New Report; Europe May Lag Behind on the Network Front

According to GlobalData, a research and consulting firm, 5G networks will take over most of Asia and the USA by the year 2020 while the European countries might just have to make do with the current 4G network. A new report by the company claims that within the next five years, more than half of the mobile subscribers in South Korea would be able to operate on 5G networks as... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 10th, 2017 12:08 PM 57 COMMENTS

Indian Government Set to Auction 5G Spectrum With Bands 3300 MHz and 3400 MHz: Report

So, the 5G era is all set to start in India. The Indian Government is all ready to conduct a 5G spectrum auction this year itself. Also, the 700 MHz band, which went unsold in the last auction might well be up for sale again. According to a report from TOI, the first batch of 5G spectrum auction will feature bands over 3000 MHz. The report also cites as “The file has... Read More

Chakri K March 1st, 2017 12:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

The Global Mobile Subscribers to Cross 5 Billion this Year, Says a New GSMA Study

The number of unique mobile subscribers around the world will surpass 5 billion later this year, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 global edition of the GSMA’s ‘Mobile Economy’ report reveals that the 5 billion-subscriber milestone will be achieved by mid-year 2017 and will increase to 5.7 billion by the end of the decade. By that point, almost three-quarters of the world’s population will be subscribed to a... Read More

Chethan S December 12th, 2014 9:40 AM 16 COMMENTS

5G to get 100 million users by 2025: ABI Research

It will take more than 5 years for 5G to reach 100 million subscriber mark—2 years longer than 4G, according to a new Market Data forecasts from ABI research (Allied Business Intelligence, Inc.). The 4th Generation (4G) subscriber growth was much faster compared to previous generations, fuelled by the capabilities of increasingly powerful smartphones and the availability of 4G devices. However, the 5th Generation subscribers (5G) growth will likely be... Read More