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...
HFCL highlighted that the market for 5G equipment remains strong in India
Indian telecoms vendor HFCL has won a purchase order of INR 6.23 billion ($75 million) for the supply of indigenously manufactured 5G network equipment, local paper The Economic Times reported.
“This is the first...
India's telecom minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that BSNL is being revived in a "very systematic and methodical way"
Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has started its 4G deployment and will have completed a significant part of the rollout by November 2024, local...
Indian telcos Airtel and Jio initially launched 5G services in October 2022
Indian telcos Bharati Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm are likely to put and end to their unlimited 5G data plans in the second half of 2024 and charge at least 5-10% more than...
Ceragon said it is expected to begin delivery and deployment of the new sites in the second quarter of 2024
Israeli wireless solutions firm Ceragon Networks has signed an agreement with a global integrator, in support of a network modernization project for a Tier 1...
BSNL will launch 5G technology in 2025 via an upgrade of its 4G infrastructure
Indian state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is targeting a 20% market share of the country’s overall mobile market by the end of 2024 by accelerating the rollout of its 4G...
The government of India aims to conduct a new spectrum auction in March
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will not auction the 600 MHz band in the upcoming spectrum auction as the body aims to conduct more studies to ensure there is no interference with...
Jio claimed it achieved the fastest 5G rollout globally
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has completed the rollout of 5G technology in India last month, local press reported, citing the company’s chairman, Mukesh Ambani.
During a presentation at the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet 2024, the...
This move by the government of India will allow domestic telcos to secure additional sources of revenue
India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon announce the rules around the leasing of mobile spectrum by local carriers to companies willing to deploy private networks, paving the...
Jio has already completed with all the required submissions to local regulator IN-SPACe
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to gain landing rights and market access authorizations from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe) by the end of January to launch...
Vodafone Idea needs to obtain fresh financing in order to be in a position to launch its 5G network
Indian carrier Vodafone Idea may face financial challenges as lenders are refusing to extend fresh loans to the telecom operator, according to Indian press reports.
The reports...
Airtel said its 5G offering was available across all districts in India while rival telco Jio's 5G networl already reaches over 7,700 towns and cities
The two largest operators in India, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel, are rapidly expanding 5G networks after they initially...
Jio said that the new AI-based offering will be called ‘Bharat GPT’
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is currently working with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to launch an indigenous artificial intelligence (AI) model, local press reported, citing the company’s chairman Akash Ambani, as...
Jio initially launched its 5G FWA offering in September in eight Indian cities
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) offering, dubbed JioAirFiber, is already commercially available in 514 cities in 25 states across India, according to local press reports.
JioAirFiber is available...
Ericsson said that India will have 860 million subscribers in the 5G segment by end-2029
5G subscriptions in India are expected to reach 130 million by the end of 2023 and are forecast to grow to 860 million by 2029, according to the latest edition...
CommScope is currently supplying cables, microwave antennas, filters and switches to Indian telcos Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm
U.S. company CommScope said it is currently in talks with Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to potentially secure telecoms contracts with the company,...
Jio said its 5G stack includes 5G radio, core, OSS/BSS, small and pico cells and other software solutions
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is seeing interest from global operator for its 5G stack, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing the company’s president Mathew Oommen,...
Vodafone Idea had confirmed “advanced talks” with a number of vendors in order to define its final strategy for the deployment of 5G in India
Indian operator Vodafone Idea is already offering 5G services in select locations in Pune and Delhi, Indian press reported.
The reports...
