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Jio, Airtel to end unlimited 5G plans in H2 2024

Jio and Bharti Airtel are currently providing unlimited 5G data as part of their cellular plans, without imposing extra fees Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel are considering to implement new 5G plans, which would imply a 5-10% increase for end-users, according to...

Airtel works with Indian academic institutions to monetize 5G

According to Airtel, 5G Reduced Capacity could be a top use case of 5G-Advanced Indian operator Bharti Airtel is working with academic institutions in India to explore 5G monetization opportunities, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. “We have already made massive investments into the network and...

India’s 5G users consume 3.6 times more data than 4G users: Nokia

Nokia revealed 5G users in India consumed 17.4 exabytes per month in 2023 5G users in India are using approximately 3.6 times as much mobile data traffic compared to 4G users since October 2022, according to a recent Nokia report. Nokia’s Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) revealed...

Ericsson seeks opportunities in India’s enterprise market: Report

Ericsson expects that significant use cases in the 5G field will emerge in India in the next 12 to 24 months Swedish vendor Ericsson is currently exploring business opportunities in India's enterprise market as local carriers seek ways to monetize their 5G networks, Indian news...

Vodafone Idea aims 5G to account for 40% of revenue in two years

Vodafone Idea has recently completed its minimum rollout obligation towards 5G deployments in four telecom circles in India Indian carrier Vodafone Idea expects 5G technology to account for nearly 40% of its overall revenues in 24-to-30 months, according to local press reports. This goal implies...

Regulator may require Indian telcos to display 4G, 5G coverage maps

Local carriers Airtel and Jio said they currently provide 5G services nationwide The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering whether to require local carriers to display the coverage map on their websites so that their customers know where they will get 5G or...

India to kick off new 5G spectrum auction on May 20

Operators seeking to buy 5G spectrum can apply until April 22 The government of India confirmed that the upcoming spectrum auction is slated to start on May 20, according to local press reports. The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) issued the notice inviting application (NIA), which outlines...

Mavenir looks to secure O-RAN deal with Vodafone Idea: Report

The first pilot of the technology for Vodafone Idea is being conducted in Jalandhar, Punjab U.S.-based Open RAN (O-RAN) provider Mavenir expects to secure a commercial agreement from Indian telco Vodafone Idea for the deployment of the latter's 5G network by the end of the...

Ericsson and Airtel demo 5G FWA functionality on mmWave

Ericsson noted that peak speeds of 4.7Gbps were achieved during the tests carried out with Bharti Airtel India's largest communications solutions provider, Bharti Airtel, and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated mmWave 5G functionality on the Airtel network. In a release, the Swedish vendor noted that peak speeds...

BSNL’s workers propose to use Vodafone Idea’s infra to offer 4G

Tata Consultancy Systems (TCS) is currently deploying BSNL's 4G network Indian state-run operator BSNL's workers union has urged the government to use rival operator Vodafone Idea’s network to initially offer 4G service in the country, according to local press reports. In a recent letter to telecom...

India starts process to award more spectrum this year

The government of India said that the base price for the new spectrum will be set at INR963 billion ($11.6 billion) The Indian government has officially approved the auction of 10,523 megahertz of spectrum in multiple bands, including frequencies for 5G, local press reported, citing...

Airtel plans to launch 5G FWA in factories using 5G SA architecture

Bharti Airtel carried out 5G SA trials in a city in the north of India Indian operator Bharti Airtel aims to launch fixed wireless access (FWA) services for factories using 5G Standalone architecture (SA), Indian news site Mint reported, citing the telco’s managing director Gopal...

Indian telco Vodafone Idea to launch 5G by July-August: Report

Vodafone Idea is in discussions with several technology partners to finalize its 5G strategy Indian carrier Vodafone Idea expects to launch its 5G service within the next six to seven months, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. Vodafone Idea CEO Akshaya Moondra recently told investors during...

Jio sees demand for its 5G FWA service from rural markets: Report

Jio had said that its 5G FWA will have pan-India coverage within the first half of 2024 Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is seeing demand for its 5G fixed wireless service (FWA), JioAirFiber, coming from tier-3 and tier-4 cities as well as from rural markets,...

India sets lower revenue target for upcoming 5G spectrum auction

The government of India aims to award additional 5G spectrum in March India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) set a lower revenue target for a planned spectrum auction in March, because local carriers have enough frequencies and will chiefly focus on renewing their existing frequencies...

DoT seeks explanations for 5G rollout delays in India

Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks had failed to fulfill with the minimum 5G rollout obligations in India India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent notices to local operators Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks, seeking an explanation as to why fines should not levied...

HFCL secures large order for locally-made 5G equipment: Report

HFCL highlighted that the market for 5G equipment remains strong in India Indian telecoms vendor HFCL has won a purchase order of INR 6.23 billion ($75 million) for the supply of indigenously manufactured 5G network equipment, local paper The Economic Times reported. “This is the first...

BSNL to complete large portion of its 4G network by November

India's telecom minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that BSNL is being revived in a "very systematic and methodical way" Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has started its 4G deployment and will have completed a significant part of the rollout by November 2024, local...

Indian telcos to end unlimited 5G data plans this year: Report

Indian telcos Airtel and Jio initially launched 5G services in October 2022 Indian telcos Bharati Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm are likely to put and end to their unlimited 5G data plans in the second half of 2024 and charge at least 5-10% more than...

Ceragon Networks secures $150 million modernization deal in India

Ceragon said it is expected to begin delivery and deployment of the new sites in the second quarter of 2024 Israeli wireless solutions firm Ceragon Networks has signed an agreement with a global integrator, in support of a network modernization project for a Tier 1...

BSNL targets market share of 20% in India with its 4G rollout

BSNL will launch 5G technology in 2025 via an upgrade of its 4G infrastructure Indian state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is targeting a 20% market share of the country’s overall mobile market by the end of 2024 by accelerating the rollout of its 4G...

India not to include 600 MHz spectrum in upcoming auction: Report

The government of India aims to conduct a new spectrum auction in March India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will not auction the 600 MHz band in the upcoming spectrum auction as the body aims to conduct more studies to ensure there is no interference with...

Airtel to power 20 million smart meters for Adani Energy

Airtel said its smart metering solutions are powered by NB-IoT, 4G and 2G technologies Airtel Business, which is the enterprise arm of Indian carrier Bharti Airtel, announced that it will power over 20 million smart meters for local utility firm Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL). Under...

India set to allow telcos to lease spectrum for private networks

This move by the government of India will allow domestic telcos to secure additional sources of revenue India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon announce the rules around the leasing of mobile spectrum by local carriers to companies willing to deploy private networks, paving the...