The authorities plans to raise $83B through the spectrum auction tender
The government of India has approved the reserve prices for spectrum blocks in seven bands, a process in which the authorities expect to generate approximately $83 billion in revenue, local press reported.
The reserve prices...
The official home of the president of India is set to deploy IBM’s smart city solutions in a move to become a smart township. Tech companies are set to pay growing attention to India’s booming smart city solutions market.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi,...
The official home of the President of India is to deploy IBM’s smart city solutions to become a smart township. Tech companies are set to pay growing attention to India’s booming smart city solutions market.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official home of the President of...
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor threatened to exit India if the company fails to obtain spectrum at reasonable rates.
“Long term presence in India is dependent on our ability to secure additional spectrum. We are not able to compete with current spectrum portfolio we have in...
KT aims to launch 5G trial services in 2018
Japanese company NEC Corporation and Korean telecoms carrier KT completed of a Proof of Concept (PoC) trial for a 5G wireless backhaul solution that utilizes E-Band spectrum (70 GHZ-80 GHz).
The PoC was conducted at Phoenix Park...
The Indian telco paid $526 million for the LTE airwaves
Indian mobile telephony operator Bharti Airtel reached a deal to acquire spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band from rival telco Aircel, local press reported.
With this acquisition, Bharti Airtel will have a pan-Indian presence in the...
KT aims to launch 5G trial services in 2018
Japanese company NEC Corporation and Korean telecoms carrier KT completed of a Proof of Concept (PoC) trial for a 5G wireless backhaul solution that utilizes E-Band spectrum (70 GHZ-80 GHz).
The PoC was conducted at Phoenix...
The telco said it is open to acquire subsidiaries from rival
Philippine operator Globe Telecom said it is open to the possibility of acquiring local conglomerate San Miguel Corporation's telecom subsidiaries to have access to the 700 MHz spectrum band, local press reported. SMC currently...
Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Communications extended the exclusivity period by two months for talks with rival Aircel to consider the potential merger of operations. Â
Reliance entered into merger talks with Aircel shareholders Maxis Communications and Sindya Securities and Investments late last year. The parties initially...
Indian carriers aim to complete the deal in Q2
Reliance Communications confirmed its shareholders have approved a proposal to acquire local telecom firm Sistema Shyam Teleservices. The deal has been already authorized by the Competition Commission of India, Rajasthan High Court, Bombay High Court and...
The Google concept of providing rural cellular connectivity from specially designed balloons, dubbed Project Loon, could be tested on the vast Indian subcontinent, according to reports.
According to The Economic Times, Google is having discussions with multiple service providers in India, including BSNL, about piloting...
APAC leads global LTE connections in market share
The global LTE and LTE-Advanced market reached 1.068 billion connections by the end of 2015, following 156 million net additions during the final three months of the year and 552.2 million for the full year, according to...
The Japanese firm plans to start deploying the NFV technology on its network this month
NTT DoCoMo said it has completed development of what it claims to be the world's first network function virtualization technology that can run evolved packet core software from multiple vendors.
NTT...
Indian telecom operators look to complete the operation by September
Indian mobile operators Reliance Communications and Aircel agreed to merge their operations, according to The Economic Times.
The report claims the telcos would each own 50% of the new entity, which will be the third largest...
Facebook board member Marc Andreessen makes colonialism remark on Twitter; Zuckerberg calls comment 'upsetting'
India’s telecoms services regulator TRAI has issued a new regulation prohibiting discriminatory tariffs for data services like Free Basics, launched by Facebook, saying that these schemes violate net neutrality principles.Â
With this...
Regulators said the three carrier candidates failed to meet minimum requirements
The Republic of Korea's Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning decided not to award a fourth mobile telephony license after evaluating three potential carrier candidates.
According to the authorities, the three telcos under review failed...
India surpassed the US smartphone user base
Smartphone shipments in India totaled more than 100 million units during 2015, representing an increase of 23% compared to the previous year, according to a recent report by Counterpoint Research.
By the end of 2015, the smartphone user base...
The mobile carrier plans more LTE base stations by end of March
Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo said its "Premium" LTE service is currently available in 825 cities across Japan, according to a company presentation. The service, which was launched in March 2014, offers download...
The Chinese company expects 23.8% year-over-year revenue growth
Chinese telecom equipment provider ZTE announced 2015 net profits will reach RMB 3.78 billion ($574 million), an increase compared to RMB 2.63 billion reported for 2014, according to preliminary unaudited results published by the company.
The Chinese company also...
The social network inked a bandwidth deal with BSNL
Facebook plans to start offering Internet services in rural areas across India after signing an agreement with Indian state-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
Under the agreement, the U.S.-based social network acquired bandwidth from BSNL...
5 things to know today ...Â
1. Sprint parent Softbank is ready to invest billions in India, according to Chairman Masayoshi Son. Softbank's investment has been a critical support for Sprint over the past 12 months, but the Japanese giant appears to have other priorities...
Nokia Networks set to deploy LTE infrastructure for Vodafone in three circles
Finnish telecom equipment provider Nokia Networks reportedly was awarded a three-year contract to provide LTE network infrastructure for Indian mobile operator Vodafone in three telecoms circles, The Times of India reports.
Under terms of...
Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio started the first phase of its "4G" network rollout. Employees of the disruptive telco will be the first to try the new service.
Reliance Comm is looking to shake up the world’s second-largest mobile subscriber market with the launch, taking...
India’s fourth- and fifth-largest carriers are in talks to combine wireless operations. The potential merger between Reliance Communications and Aircel would make them the second-largest carrier in India in terms of customer base.
Reliance Comm, which is currently India’s No. 4 operator, entered into exclusive...
