The DoT has set up 5G use case labs within 100 institutes across India with the aim of building competencies and engagement in 5G technologies for students and startup communities
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched an experimental license module that will pave the...
In the upcoming auction, 5G airwaves in 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.8 GHz MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 3.3 GHz and 26 GHz bands will be put up for sale
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) decided to postpone its upcoming spectrum auction from...
Jio and rival telco Bharti Airtel initially launched 5G services in October 2022
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm has exceeded the 100 million subscribers in the 5G segment, local newspaper The Economic Times reported.
The report also stated that rival operator Bharti Airtel currently has nearly...
COAI represents incumbent operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea
Indian operators need spectrum in the 6 GHz band to effectively expand 5G networks in the country, according to SP Kochhar, general director of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).
“Unfortunately in the last...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The GSMA previously said that India should identify and support 6 GHz spectrum for the expansion of 5G services
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm said that the 6 GHz spectrum will be key for the provision of ubiquitous 5G coverage across the country, according...
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...
The report noted that Jio could launch the IPO due to the potential exit of some of its current investors
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm is likely to make its initial public offering (IPO) in 2025, when global private equity firms may look to exit...
Jio said the the new platform had been launched following two years of research and development
Indian company Jio Platforms has created an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, dubbed Jio Brain, which will integrate machine learning (ML) capabilities in a telecom operator’s network, enterprise network, or...
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 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,...
Jio said that the new 5G lab will serve as a hub for testing and developing new technologies
Reliance Jio Infocomm and Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer OnePlus announced a strategic partnership with the aim of boosting 5G technologies across India.
This collaboration aims to bring together...
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...
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...
India has received inquiries from at least 15 global telecom operators, as well as bilateral inquiries from nine nations
The government of India is looking to start exporting a full range of indigenously-designed 4G and 5G stacks in 2024, according to local press reports.
The reports...
Jio had announced the launch of its 5G FWA service in eight cities across India in September 2023
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm said that its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service, dubbed JioAirFiber, will have pan-India coverage within the first half of 2024, according...
