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...
In a recent conference call, Nokia President and CEO Pekka Lundmark said that the vendor’s business continued to see benefit from 5G deployments in India
Finnish vendor Nokia is seeing a substantial demand for 5G equipment in India during the next two years, local newspaper...
BSNL also said it aims to launch 5G in India in June 2024
Indian state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is planning to launch its 4G service in December on a limited scale and then roll it out across the country by June...
India currently faces a telecom demand-supply gap of 2.41 million workers, a figure expected to rise 3.8 times by 2030
India will require a total of 22 million skilled workers in 5G-focused industries by 2025, in areas such as cloud computing, robots, and the Internet...
Jio highlighted it has contributed to 85% of the overall 5G capacity in India
Reliance Jio Infocomm has already deployed over 1 million 5G cells across India, the telco said in its earning statement.
Jio’s 5G network is currently providing coverage in nearly 8,000 towns and...
Jio has partnered with satellite provider SES to access its medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite technology
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited demonstrated what it claims to be India’s first satellite-based giga fiber service dubbed JioSpaceFiber at India Mobile Congress 2023.
The telco said the new...
Reliance Jio Infocomm has been rapidly expanding its 5G network using Standalone (SA) architecture since October 2022
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm has covered the entire country with its 5G network ahead of the promised time frame of December 2023.
According to a statement released by...
COAI represents the interests of local operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea
Mobile operators in India will need at least two gigahertz of mid-band spectrum to be in a position to offer a better coverage, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing...
Jio expects to reach nationwide coverage with its 5G services by the end of this year
India’s largest telecom operator, Reliance Jio Infocomm, has secured a $2 billion loan, which it will use to fund the acquisition of 5G network gear from Finnish vendor Nokia,...
Ericsson highlighted that 5G users in India stand out for their high daily engagement with apps, such as streaming HD video, video calling services, mobile gaming and AR
Nearly 31 million users in India could upgrade to 5G phones in 2023, according to a report...
Bharti Airtel initially launched its 5G network in India in October 2022
Indian telco Bharti Airtel announced it has reached over 50 million unique 5G customers within one year of the launch of its 5G network, the operator said in a release.
The company also announced...
Jio initially launched its 5G FWA service in eight cities across India
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service in eight cities across the country.
The new offering, dubbed JioAirFiber, will be initially available in the cities...
Some of the working groups announced by the government of India will seek to promote exports of 4G, 5G and future 6G systems
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has formed eight working groups with the aim of positioning the country as a leading exporter of...
Tata Consultancy Services noted that Tejas' N78 5G radios are compatible with 3.3 GHz spectrum
India's largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is considering plans to start selling its locally-developed and manufactured 5G radio network gear to other markets, particularly to the U.S.,...
Jio has already deployed its 5G service in 7,543 cities across 36 states in India
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm Reliance asked the country’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to widen the scope of E-band spectrum usage to include access services along with backhaul, local newspaper...
Jio recently said it will make a cumulative investment of $25 billion in the 5G field
India's largest telecom operator, Reliance Jio Infocomm, is seeking to raise up to $2 billion in loans with French bank BNP Paribas as lead arranger of the initiative that...
VMware noted it is currently working with Indian carriers Bharti Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea
VMware expects to see wide-scale deployment of O-RAN-based 5G in India from 2025, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager of VMware’s...
Currently, only Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have already deployed 5G networks nationwide
Indian operators are expected to spend less on 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction compared to last year’s 5G spectrum offering, according to a report by Crisil Ratings.
The report noted that...
Jio said it currently has 50 million 5G subscribers
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to complete the national rollout of 5G by the end of this year, local newspaper Times of India reported Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Jio's parent company Reliance Industries, as...
Jio is expected to launch the Jio AirFiber FWA device at its upcoming annual general meeting
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to launch its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering in the coming days after rival telco Airtel launched the Xtream AirFiber FWA device...
Nokia noted that there is a growing interest in FWA in India
Finnish vendor Nokia expects a rapid increase in the adoption of private 5G networks in India from the second half of 2024, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported.
"You will see some early adopters...
India aims to award all the unsold frequencies from last year's spectrum auction as well as new airwaves
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has started the process for auctioning the next round of 5G spectrum, sending a reference to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...
Vodafone Idea said the 5G test took place in Pune
Vodafone Idea has successfully tested 5G services using both the 26 GHz and 3.3 GHz bands in Pune, in a bid to meet the minimum rollout obligations stipulated by India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT), according...
Airtel said its 5G services are now available in over 3,500 cities and towns across India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel said the company has completed the minimum rollout obligation of launching 5G services on the 26 GHz spectrum band in all 22 telecom circles, in...
