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...
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...
BSNL recently signed a 5G deal with U.S. networking firm Cisco
India’s state-run telecom operator BSNL has signed an agreement with Japanese carriers Softbank and NTT Communications to roll out 5G and internet of things technology in India, Indian press reported.
The Economic Times quoted Anupam...
India is known to have the second largest population in the world at 1.3 billion, but it also has the second largest number of mobile subscriptions in the world. However, despite much progress in the last few years, when it comes to broadband, India...
BSNL and Coriant enter MoU that lays the foundation for future 5G deployments in India
India telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S.-based networking solutions provider Coriant yesterday in an effort to bring 5G and the internet of...
Vast majority of BSNL’s current customer base are connected to the carrier’s 2G network.
Indian state-owned mobile network operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited announced plans to replace approximately 28,000 legacy 2G base stations with new 3G/4G-compatible equipment, Indian press reported. According to BSNL...
Cell tower deal valued at $1.65B
Indian telecommunications firm Reliance Communications on Friday signed a nonbinding deal with asset manager Brookfield to sell a 51% stake in its cell tower business for 110 billion rupees ($1.65 billion).
Under the terms of the agreement, the stake in Reliance...
Gaia Smart Cities acquires IoT unit of local firm
Indian startup Gaia Smart Cities has acquired compatriot firm netCOR Solutions’s "internet of things" division.
Under the terms of the agreement, netCOR Solutions will invest in Gaia Smart Cities to support the development of the firm.
Gaia said the...
Gaia Smart Cities acquired the IoT unit of local firm
Indian startup Gaia Smart Cities acquired compatriot firm netCOR Solutions’s Internet of Things (IoT) division.
Under the terms of the agreement, netCOR Solutions will invest in Gaia Smart Cities to support the development of the firm.
Gaia said...
Intelligent Energy, a U.K.-based power technology company, signed a 1.2 billion pound ($1.8 billion) deal to convert 27,400 Indian telecom towers to use hydrogen fuel cell technology. The deal looks to strengthen the unreliable Indian power grid while at the same time reduce carbon emissions.
Essential Energy, an Intelligent...
The state-run telco will offer the services through the 2.5 GHz band
Indian state-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited expects to launch 4G LTE services by March 2016, The Economic Times reported.
Anupam Shrivastava , the operator’s managing director, said the telco will launch LTE services...
