India apparently latest focus of U.S. 5G influence campaign
The U.S. government urged Indian authorities not to use telecom gear from Chinese vendor Huawei in the country’s future 5G networks as the Trump administration continues its trade war with Beijing, the Financial Times reported.
Last week,...
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel is currently focusing on the development of internet of things applications to expand its presence in this segment, local newspaper Economic Times reported Sundi Raman, head of digital products and IoT for Airtel Business, as saying.
Raman said that India was...
Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Jio expects to connect at least a billion connected IoT devices to its Internet of Things (IoT) platform within the next two years, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported the company’s Chairman Mukesh Ambani as saying. "Jio has developed an innovative service on its pan-India 4G network...
Indian carriers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will probably not take part in the country’s 5G spectrum sale scheduled to take place in the second half of the year, if the telecom regulator fails to lower current recommended reserve prices, local newspaper Economic Times...
The Finnish vendor also confirmed that Indian carrier Bharti Airtel will trial its 5G-ready fronthaul solution
Nokia and Korean telecom operator KT have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and trial various 5G technologies, including network function virtualization and network slicing.
The joint work will...
Airtel is already working to develop industry-specific solutions for its future NB-IoT offering
Indian telecommunications firm Bharti Airtel expects to launch a narrowband internet of things network in the country in the short term, local newspaper the Economic Times reported.
With this move, the telco aims to...
China Tower is seeking a valuation of up to $ 40 billion through the IPO
Chinese state-owned telecommunications tower company China Tower filed an application for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), seeking a valuation of up to $40...
The new entity will own 163,000 telecom towers across India and will become the world's second-largest tower company
India's Indus Towers and Bharti Infratel agreed to merge their operations in a deal that will create the world's second-largest mobile towers company
The new company will have...
Indian government wants commercial 5G by 2020
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel and vendor Huawei have conducted what the companies claim to be India’s first 5G network trial achieving a data speed of more than 3 Gbps. The trial was conducted at Airtel’s network experience center...
New 5G research committee has initial budget of $76 million for research
The government of India has announced plans to establish a dedicated 5G committee to develop a roadmap for the rollout of the technology by 2020, according to Indian press reports.
The group, dubbed...
Partners carried out this 5G trial on the telco’s commercial network in Berlin
HONG KONG--Deutsche Telekom (DT) has announced what it claims to be Europe’s first 5G connection based on the under-development 3GPP standard, which is set for completion in Q3 next year. The German telco...
IBM joins Telecom Sector Skill Council with push toward network functions virtualization
IBM Corp. recently announced it is collaborating with Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) in an effort to advance budding technologies like big data, cloud computing, virtualization and the internet of things (IoT) within...
The agreement stipulates the deployment of 400 smart poles in Bhopal.
Ericsson signed an agreement with Indian telecommunications infrastructure firm Bharti Infratel to deploy a smart city project in the city of Bhopal, Indian press reported.
The contract was awarded by the Bhopal Smart City...
Bharti Airtel set to receive nearly $950 million for the stake in Infratel.
Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel sold a 10.3% stake in its tower business Bharti Infratel for $948 million to a consortium of funds advised by KKR and the Canada...
The Indian telco will own 30 megahertz in the 2.3 GHz band once the acquisition if fully completed.
Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel signed an agreement to acquire Tikona Digital Networks' 4G business for $244 million. The acquisition will allow Bharti Airtel to increase its...
Proposed merger of Vodafone and Idea Cellular operations would result in nearly 400 million combined customers, robust spectrum for LTE and 5G.
Vodafone Group and Idea Cellular moved on long-simmering plans to combine their cellular operations in India, announcing a proposed deal to...
Google said it plans to build software platforms allowing mobile operators to run network services in virtualized environments.
Google recently bolstered its telecommunications-based software moves, announcing deals with Bharti Airtel and SK Telecom, and plans to build a platform designed to allow...
Transaction will see Bharti acquire full control of Telenor India and is expected to close within the next year.
Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel agreed to acquire full control of Telenor's Indian operation. The transaction is expected to allow Bharti Airtel...
The combined entity, led by Vodafone India, would have almost 400 million subscribers.
Vodafone and Indian operator Idea Cellular are reportedly close to reaching an agreement to merge their India operations, according to local press.
According to the reports, both operators are expected to announce...
Contract includes both indoor and outdoor small cells.
Ericsson and Australian operator Telstra partnered to deploy LTE small cell solutions. The deal includes Ericsson's Radio Dot System and Pico Cell RBS 6402.
"The outdoor small cell deployment and indoor small cell solutions...
The firm operates 121,000 cell towers and other sites across India.
India-based tower owner Indus Towers plans to invest nearly $15 million to deploy 500 new telecoms sites, including new cell towers, across India within the next 12 months, Indian press reported.
Of the...
AT&T was slapped with a $23.8M fine tied to illegal disposal of hazardous waste, while T-Mobile expanded “wideband” LTE reach … 2 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to...
The total value of the Nokia deal reaches approximately $500 million
Finnish vendor Nokia signed an agreement with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to expand 4G telecom infrastructure across nine circles in India.
Under the terms of the deal, Nokia will deploy its 4G Frequency Division Duplex-LTE...
Indian government confirmed only 40% of the available frequencies were sold during spectrum auction
The government of India has raised more than 657.9 billion rupees ($9.8 billion) in the recent mobile spectrum auction, local press reported.
The local authorities previously said they were expecting to obtain $83 billion through the...
