July 21st, 2020 5:13 PM 2 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Signs 3 Year Deal with Ericsson For Pan-India Network Operations

Bharti Airtel is strengthening its partnership with the Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson. The telco has renewed its contract with Ericsson for pan-India managed network operations. As reported by ET Telecom, the new three-year deal will focus on Ericsson’s Operation Engine during 2020. Also, Bharti Airtel will deploy the latest automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to enhance the mobile network experience and customer experience. Nunzio Mirtillo, who is... Read More

July 21st, 2020 10:11 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Might Switch from Huawei to Ericsson for 4G Network Expansion

Bharti Airtel is slowing reducing the dependency on Chinese telecom gear makers and replacing them with other alternatives available in the market. As reported by ET Telecom, Bharti Airtel is planning to replace Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei with Swedish Telecom gear maker Ericsson for its 4G expansion and modernisation plan in the Rest of Tamil Nadu circle. Since the government has barred Chinese telecom gear makers from supplying equipment... Read More

June 26th, 2020 2:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Orders Mandatory Telecom Gear Testing From Oct 1; Foreign Vendors Oppose

Swedish and Chinese telecom vendors are likely to oppose the telecom department’s new order on mandatory testing and certification for telecom equipment from October 1, 2020 through TEC-approved local testing laboratories. On June 23, 2020, the DoT has issued a fresh directive that all kinds of telecom equipment and products will have to undergo “in-country screening from October 1, 2020. DoT has notified Transmission Terminal Equipment (including multiplexing equipment), PON... Read More

June 19th, 2020 12:58 PM 2 COMMENTS

Banning Chinese Telecom Equipment Makers Will Create New Challenges in Telecom Market

The ongoing tensions between India and China are showing an adverse effect on the commercial telecom business. Government of India is planning to stop Chinese vendors from providing telecom equipment to state-owned telecom operators BSNL and MTNL. However, private telcos operating in India and Huawei is opposing the government’s decision of banning Chinese telecom equipment makers in the country. As reported by ET Telecom, private telcos and Huawei stated that... Read More

February 13th, 2020 6:40 PM 1 COMMENTS

New Report Says Huawei has Unofficial Access to Mobile Networks

The Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been in many controversies of late. Last year, the US blacklisted the company and prevented local companies from sourcing equipment or offering services to it barring some exceptions. Not only this, Huawei was banned by Google and was not allowed to operate its Android mobile operating system. All of these controversies have hampered Huawei's market reputation, and it has been a roller coaster ride... Read More

February 11th, 2020 8:00 PM 11 COMMENTS

5G Rollout in India Could Face Potential Delay Due to Coronavirus

While telecom operators in India are not interested in participating 5G spectrum auction, analysts now predict that the government itself will have a tough time in auctioning the 'costly' 5G spectrum. An ET Telecom report says the government will likely face difficulties in selling the 5G spectrum because of Coronavirus. A few months ago, the DoT approved all the vendors to participate in 5G trials in India, including Huawei. With... Read More

January 31st, 2020 4:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple Surges Past Samsung to Become Top Smartphone Brand in Q4 2019

Apple overtook Samsung to emerge as the world's top-selling smartphone vendor for the first time in two years, according to figures from several analysts. Several outlets lately published estimated smartphone shipments for Q4 2019 and while there are slights variations, overall figures suggest Apple has managed to top its South Korean rival Samsung. The Cupertino based tech giant was the market leader in Q4 2019 with shipments surging to 72.9... Read More

December 31st, 2019 9:55 AM 16 COMMENTS

Indian Government Approves Huawei to Participate in 5G Trials

Huawei will participate in the upcoming 5G trials in India, the telecom ministry has officially confirmed. The government will allow all the vendors to participate in 5G trials, according to a report by PTI. “We have taken a decision to give 5G spectrum for trials to all players,” said Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Earlier, it was reported that the Indian government might ban Huawei from conducting 5G trials in... Read More

October 7th, 2019 5:03 PM 1 COMMENTS

Honor V30 Series Likely to Pack 60MP Primary Rear Camera and Kirin 990 5G SoC

Honor V30 series will be launching very soon in China, followed by the global launch sometime later this year. The Chinese subsidiary of Huawei already confirmed the Honor V30 would ship with the company's in-house Kirin 990 5G SoC that was unveiled a few days ago. According to a new tip, the Honor V30 series will have two phones- Honor V30 and the Honor V30 Pro, packed with features like... Read More

August 9th, 2019 3:22 PM 2 COMMENTS

Huawei Announces Harmony OS to Compete with Android, Will First Show Up on Honor Smart TV

A few months back, Huawei and the US government were locked in a severe battle about Huawei's business in the States. This was the first time that a very serious issue about privacy and security of consumers led to the exiting of the brand from the country. The US government barred Huawei from conducting any business with the American companies. This meant that Huawei could not use services from any... Read More

August 1st, 2019 1:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

Huawei Y9 Prime Launched for Rs 15,990 With Triple Camera Setup and Pop-Up Selfie Camera

Huawei has been launching its phones with the Honor sub-brand in India, but it’s been a while since we saw a release from the major brand itself. However, the wait for Huawei’s new phone is over, as the brand has announced its latest phone, the Huawei Y9 Prime. In a new event, Huawei announced the specifications, pricing and other details about the Y9 Prime and some of its highlights include... Read More

July 23rd, 2019 6:01 PM 3 COMMENTS

Huawei Enters into Distribution Partnership With Micromax: What Does it Mean?

Chinese smartphone brand and World's Second largest company, Huawei, on Tuesday said it has entered into a distribution partnership with homegrown handset maker Micromax, a move that will help the Chinese firm strengthen its presence in the offline retail segment in India. Huawei had started selling its smartphones in India via the online route. Last year, it partnered with Croma to enter the offline retail channels and later inked a... Read More

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