The state with the highest number of 5G base stations as of March 5 was Maharastra, with 15,394
Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel have already deployed 102,215 5G base stations across the country, local press reported, citing data from India’s Department of...
Local regulator TRAI has recommended a cut in the base price of 5G spectrum by nearly 39% compared to the initial recommended price
The government on India may further reduce the base price of 5G frequencies for the upcoming auction, local press reported Telecom Minister...
BSNL aims to launch its 5G SA network in India in the third quarter of 2023
India’s state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) expects to launch commercial 4G services as well as its 5G network in Non-Standalone (NSA) mode in August, local newspaper The...
The deployment will benefit more than 50,000 farmers in India
Nokia and Vodafone India Foundation, the CSR arm of Vi, have deployed a Smart Agriculture (SmartAgri) solution as part of a pilot that is being implemented in 100 locations in the states of Madhya Pradesh...
Cloud packet core will support nearly 8 million subs
Bangalore, India, a tech hub in the rapidly developing subcontinent, just got a little more connected with Vodafone India's deployment of a Nokia cloud packet core that will support some 7.8 million enterprise and consumer users.
Vodafone...
American Tower currently operates around 68,000 towers in the Indian market
American Tower (ATC) has expanded its footprint in India through the completion of the acquisition of Indian carrier Idea’s tower business.
The local subsidiary of ATC has acquired a portfolio of around 9,000 towers in...
The new entity will own 163,000 telecom towers across India and will become the world's second-largest tower company
India's Indus Towers and Bharti Infratel agreed to merge their operations in a deal that will create the world's second-largest mobile towers company
The new company will have...
American Tower to buy combined assets of Vodafone India, Idea Cellular
American Tower is plunking down about $1.2 billion for roughly 20,000 towers in India, boosting its footprint in the world's second-largest cellular market. Those towers represent the combined tower assets of Vodafone India...
Vodafone links up with LG Uplus
Vodafone Group is looking to compete in South Korea, inking a strategic deal with telecom company LG Uplus to expand the European carrier's influence.
The new partnership with LG Uplus started April 1 but was just announced this week. Under the agreement,...
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...
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...
Researcher says the entire ecosystem is preparing for this shift to LTE networks
With more than 1 billion potential consumer, India represents a lucrative, yet largely untapped and still maturing, telecommunications market opportunity. As hardware manufacturers bring down smartphone prices, carriers are racing to deploy...
Telco confirms plans to launch ‘4G’ next month
Indian mobile operator Vodafone counted 188.2 million subscribers at the end of the first half of its fiscal year 2016, which ended Sept. 30. That number was an 8.2% increase compared with the same period last year....
Reliance Jio Infocomm is shaking things up in India ahead of the launch of its 4G network late this year or early next year. The Indian telco is pushing for a 700 MHz 4G auction to bolster its network ahead of the ambitious launch,...
