Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced the next phase of its 5G rollout, expanding coverage to 23 additional cities. The latest cities to be brought under the Vi 5G network include Ahmedabad, Agra, Aurangabad, Kozhikode, Cochin, Dehradun, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Malappuram, Meerut, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Rajkot, Sonepat, Surat, Siliguri, … Read More
State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is expected to launch 5G services in Delhi and other select cities by the end of September, senior officials said on Friday, according to a Business Standard report. The company has already conducted 5G technology tests at several newly installed 4G sites, … Read More
Retail shareholders of Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) voiced concerns over the company’s deteriorating financial position, mounting liabilities, and falling share price during an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) convened on Friday to approve a Rs 20,000 crore fundraising proposal, according to a LiveMint report. Also Read: Vodafone Idea’s Financial Viability in … Read More
The Union Minister for Communications, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, announced that India will begin testing 5G use cases in rural areas before extending them to urban centres. Speaking on World WiFi Day at a conference held in New Delhi, organised by the Broadband India Forum (BIF) on June 24, the Minister … Read More
The Union Cabinet is expected to have cleared a proposal to waive nearly all penalties and the bulk of interest levied on delayed spectrum payments by central and state government departments. The relief, which applies to dues running into several lakh crore rupees, covers key departments including defence, railways, the … Read More
Ericsson has announced that it is expanding its Research and Development (R&D) operations in Bengaluru, India, to enhance its capabilities in Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) development. “This strategic move underscores Ericsson’s commitment to enable India to be at the forefront of future communication technology,” the company announced on Thursday, June … Read More
Reliance is set to become a deep-tech and advanced manufacturing company. “At Reliance, as we’ve grown, we have realized that technology changes lives. We want to create impact at scale that improves the lives of all Indians. Therefore, businesses of the future will have to be good at harnessing technologies of … Read More
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) continues to grow in appeal to communications service providers (CSPs) around the world, with the ability to offer speed-based tariff plans – enhanced by 5G capabilities – proving particularly attractive, according to the June 2025 Ericsson Mobility Report (EMR). 5G adoption in India is growing rapidly, driven … Read More
India is leading the way globally in providing affordable and quality data for all, according to the report by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Ministry of Communications. India boasts some of the lowest mobile data tariffs in the world, with costs averaging 16 cents per GB. These tariffs … Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator in India, has launched Quantum 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) in Hyderabad. The company recently announced that it will call its 5G service Q-5G, which actually stands for Quantum 5G. Now, the company has soft-launched the service in Hyderabad. It isn’t … Read More
GSMA, the association of global mobile network operators, has urged telecom operators in India and across the globe to prioritise realising the full potential of 5G before accelerating efforts toward 6G. In an interview with Moneycontrol, GSMA’s Director General, Vivek Badrinath, said that while 6G discussions have commenced, global standardisation … Read More
India’s telecom sector is in the midst of a structural transformation, driven by the rollout of 5G technology, the advent of satellite communication, and increasing competition, according to Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, who gave an overview of the sector in an interaction with The New Indian Express. Also … Read More
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