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Reliance Jio launches 5G in India’s Andhra Pradesh state

Reliance Jio said that the 5G launch in Andhra Pradesh required an investment or $756 million Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has launched its 5G services in Andhra Pradesh state, the telco said in a release. The carrier said that 5G technology will be initially...

Indian telcos seek 6 GHz band for 5G services: Report

In India, the 6 GHz band is partly used by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) for satellite operations Indian operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea  asked the government to identify and release 6 GHz spectrum band for the provision of 5G services,...

Bharti Airtel’s 5G service reaches 17 cities across India

In October, Bharti Airtel initially launched 5G services in seven Indian cities Indian telco Bharti Airtel is already providing 5G services in 17 cities across the country, according to local press reports. In October, Bharti Airtel launched 5G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri,...

Indian telcos deploy 33,000 5G base stations as of end-2022

In December alone, the two carriers deployed around 10,000 5G base stations across India Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel have deployed nearly 33,000 base stations for 5G services as of the end of the year, local press reported. In December alone, the two...

Indian telcos have deployed 21,000 5G base stations nationwide: Report

Reliance Jio Infocomm had deployed a total of 17,687 5G base stations across India Indian operators have already deployed almost 21,000 5G base stations across the country as of the end of November, local newspaper Business Standard reported, citing data from the country’s Department of...

Ericsson to boost manufacturing capabilities in India

Ericsson and its local partners Jabil locally produce 4G and 5G radios, RAN Compute as well as microwave products Swedish vendor Ericsson said it is scaling up the production capacity and operations with its partner Jabil in Pune, with the aim of meeting the needs...

Indian state-run telco BSNL asks for more spectrum for 5G: Report

The Indian government has already set aside 5G frequencies for BSNL Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), has asked the government for more spectrum for the future deployment of 5G technology, Indian press reported. According to the reports, the Indian government has already set...

India aims to carry out new 5G spectrum auction next year: Report

The government of India is currently analyzing to award new spectrum bands in the range of 3700-4200 MHz and 4700-4800 MHz India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will seek recommendations from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to conduct a new 5G spectrum auction in...

Airtel, Meta collab on subsea cabling, Open RAN and CPaaS

Meta’s 2Africa Pearls will connect to Airtel’s landing in Mumbai, extending the world’s longest subsea cable Even as Indian telco Bharti Airtel continues its aggressive 5G rollout across the country, the company is looking for other ways to expand its reach with digital transformation services for Indian...

India to reach 31 million 5G connections at end-2022: Ericsson

Ericsson forecasts a total of 690 million 5G subscribers in India by the end of 2028 5G subscriptions in India are expected to reach 31 million at the end of this year, according to the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility report. The Ericsson report also...

Airtel to connect 200,000 smart meters

Under the terms of the deal, the Indian telco will deploy its proprietary IoT platform 'Airtel IoT Hub'   India’s largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, announced that it has won a contract to provide a cellular IoT solution for TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL). TPWODL is...

Bharti Airtel’s 5G offering already reaches 12 cities

Bharti Airtel founder and chairman Sunil Mittal said that most parts of India will be covered by 5G by March 2023 Indian telco Bharti Airtel is already offering 5G services in 12 cities across the country, according to local press reports. Last month, Bharti Airtel launched...

Vodafone Idea open to O-RAN—once the tech is mature enough

Vodafone Idea's CTO said that the telco will continue to carry out O-RAN trials in the country Indian carrier Vodafone Idea is open to carrying out additional pilots of Open-RAN (O-RAN), and would potentially consider the deployment of O-RAN networks once the technology is mature...

Over 20 Indian firms show interest in setting up 5G private networks

Infosys, Capgemini, GMR, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Communications, Tata Power and Tejas Networks are among the interested firms to deploy private 5G networks   Over 20 Indian companies have applied to secure 5G spectrum to set private networks in the country, local newspaper The Economic Times...

5G to account for 2% of India’s GDP by 2030: Study

The report noted that the 5G sector in India will generate revenues of nearly $180 billion by 2030 5G telecom networks are expected to represent nearly 2% of India’s GDP by 2030, according to a recent report by India’s National Association of Software and Services...

Jio expects full 5G coverage in Kolkata by June 2023: Report

Reliance Jio expects to launch 5G in the city of Siliguri in the coming days Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to provide full 5G coverge in the city of Kolkata by June 2023, while major parts of the city will be covered with this...

Reliance Jio aims to increase use of locally-made 5G gear: Report

Reliance Jio and Sanmina are set to manufacture radio units that can be used to deploy 5G with the 700 MHz and 3.3 GHz spectrum bands Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio aims to incorporate a higher proportion of locally developed radio units in its ongoing...

Reliance Jio Infocomm expands 5G coverage in India

According to recent press reports, Reliance Jio is currently adding around 2,500 5G sites per week Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of its 5G service in the cities of Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Reliance Jio Infocomm had recently launched the beta trial of its...

India starts analyzing frequencies for future 6G systems: Report

India aims to allow academic institutions and the industry to obtain spectrum to test future 6G technologies India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is looking to obtain comments from the sector’s regulator to analyze the possibility to opening up spectrum in the 95 GHz - 3...

India expects locally produced 5G gear to be available next year

Two operators in India have already launched 5G services in the country The Indian government believes that locally designed and developed 5G gear, including core and radio network components, could be commercially available by March 2023. "The processes will take an extra three to four months....

Airtel, Jio currently deploying 3,500 5G sites per week: Report

Reliance Jio has announced plans to reach nationwide coverage with 5G by December of next year, while Bharti Airtel aims to offer full 5G coverage across India by March 2024 Indian telecom operators Bharti Aitel and Reliance Jio are adding around 3,500 mobile sites per...

Bharti Airtel tests 5G SA tech for enterprise use cases: Report

Bharti Airtel will cover all towns in urban regions as well as key rural areas in India by March 2024 Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel is currently testing 5G Standalone (SA) technology with the aim of using it to cover certain uses cases for enterprises,...

Bharti Airtel reaches 1 million 5G subscribers in less than 30 days

Last month, Bharti Airtel had launched 5G services in eight Indian cities Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced that it has already reached 1 million unique 5G subscribers in less than 30 days since it had commercially launched this technology in certain areas of the country. Last...

Bharti Airtel selects Aviat Networks for 5G radios

Bharti Airtel will deploy Aviat's all outdoor WTM 4800 E-Band and Multi-Band solutions Indian carrier Bharti Airtel has inked a commercial contract with Austin-based company Aviat Networks under which the latter will supply its wireless multiband radios. As part of the contract, Airtel will deploy...