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BSNL to launch 4G in India next month: Report

BSNL will provide 4G through equipment provided by a consortium led by Indian company TCS Indian state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is expecting to launch commercial 4G services next month, Indian newspaper Financial Express reported. According to the reports, the telco is already receiving equipment...

India to reach full coverage with 5G tech by end-2024: Report

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm aim to complete their 5G network deployments within the next 15 months India will achieve 100% coverage for 5G services by the end of December 2024, local press reported, citing the country’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw. The official said that...

Vodafone Idea accelerates talks with 5G vendors: CEO

Vodafone Idea had already installed live 5G clusters in Delhi and Pune Indian operator Vodafone Idea is currently in advanced talks with telecom equipment vendors for its 5G rollout strategy and will comply with minimum 5G rollout obligations, the company’s CEO Akshaya Moondra said during...

BSNL strikes deal with Echelon Edge for private networks in India

This partnership will enable Echelon Edge to be a provider of private LTE and 5G services under the BSNL spectrum allocated for private networks India’s state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has inked a partnership with compatriot IT company firm Echelon Edge to deploy private...

India expects to start deploying locally-developed 5G tech this year

India's telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the 5G platform will be exported to other markets starting in 2024 India expects to start deploying its locally-developed 4G and 5G technology in the country this year, local press reported, citing India’s telecommunications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Vaishnaw also...

Bharti Airtel expands 5G coverage in Uttar Pradesh state

Bharti Airtel said it has already launched 5G in more than 30 cities across the country Indian operator Bharti Airtel has launched 5G services in five cities in Uttar Pradesh state, the company said in a release. Bharti Airtel said its 5G offering has been launched...

India’s BSNL partners with Amantya to set up 5G private networks

Amantya will set up and maintain 5G private networks for its customers in partnership with BSNL   State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed a partnership with system integrator Amantya Technologies for the deployment of 5G private networks. Under the terms of the agreement, Amantya will...

Indian government expects BSNL to launch 5G in March 2024

BSNL will start to deploy 4G services in India this year Indian state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) could launch 5G services by March 2024, Indian press reported, citing the country’s Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw. Vaishnaw also confirmed that the state-owned operator will...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Indian telco BSNL to launch 5G in August 2023: Report

BSNL will initially offer 5G services through a NonStandalone (NSA) network architecture Indian state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) could launch 5G services by August of next year, Indian press reported, citing the country’s Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw. “BSNL should start rolling out...

India’s state-run telco BSNL to launch 4G, 5G NSA in August: Report

BSNL aims to launch its 5G SA network in India in the third quarter of 2023 India’s state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) expects to launch commercial 4G services as well as its 5G network in Non-Standalone (NSA) mode in August, local newspaper The...

Airtel to submit new requests for 5G trials without Chinese vendors: Report

Airtel to trial 5G tech from Nokia and Ericsson Indian operator Bharti Airtel is preparing to submit new applications for 5G trials with European vendors Nokia and Ericsson for circles or cities where it previously requested permits to partner with Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported. According to...

Bharti Airtel network outperforms rivals in India: Study

Bharti Airtel achieved a median download speed of 7.4 Mbps According to a new Tutela report, Bharti Airtel’s network is stronger than its rival telecom operators in India in four of the five key tested metrics for the network connectivity. Airtel proved to have the...

Bharti Airtel may skip India’s 5G spectrum auction due to high prices

  Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel may not participate in the country’s upcoming spectrum auction, which includes 5G airwaves, due to the high prices set by the Indian government. India expects to award spectrum worth about $74 billion in an auction scheduled in the first quarter...

Indian operators submit applications for initial 5G field trials

  Indian carriers Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and BSNL have submitted their applications for 5G field trials with the Department of Telecom (DoT), The Economic Times reported. According to the report, Vodafone Idea and Airtel have submitted their applications with Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei and ZTE, while Reliance Jio has submitted an application for...

BSNL commissions Nokia to rollout smart lighting and telecoms poles across India

Nokia has been selected by Indian operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to supply, deploy, and manage its new ‘smart telecom poles’ in India, which will support 4G, 5G and IoT connectivity, as well as lighting and controls, and a range of additional smart...