Tag: India

March 12, 2024

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 4G services, local newspaper The Economic Times […]

October 30, 2023

Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the launch of its “India 6G” program with the formation of an India 6G Research team in its Chennai R&D Center. In a release, Ericsson noted that it currently has three R&D facilities in India: in […]

March 29, 2023

Xiaomi India, the country’s leading smartphone brand announced a partnership with Vodafone Idea (Vi) to provide its consumers with a seamless 5G experience. This partnershipwill enable Xiaomi and Redmi smartphone users to enjoy enhanced data experience on Vi 5G once […]

November 17, 2022

5G telecom networks are expected to represent nearly 2% of India’s GDP by 2030, according to a recent report by India’s National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) and Arthur D. Little. The report anticipates that the 5G sector […]

October 24, 2022

Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea’s board of directors recently approved a plan to sell INR16 billion ($194 million) worth of convertible bonds to ATC Telecom Infrastructure, according to local press reports. The funds obtained via this program will be used […]

October 20, 2022

Samsung may have taken the lion’s share of the Indian Radio Access Network (RAN) market in the 4G era, but Nokia and Ericsson are anticipated to gain share and lead as the nation transitions to 5G. That’s one takeaway from […]

August 30, 2022

Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects to launch 5G services in the domestic market in October, local press reported. “5G has started to take root in western world … some people think that India is late. India is not late, in […]

June 23, 2022

5G is projected to account for almost 40% of mobile subscriptions in India – 500 million – by the end of 2027, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. According to the Swedish vendor, even though 5G has not been […]

June 15, 2022

The Government of India announced plans to hold an auction of 5G spectrum by the end of July and confirmed that some frequencies will be reserved to enable enterprises to deploy private mobile networks. In a statement, the Union Cabinet […]

May 17, 2022

The Indian government is expecting the initial rollouts of 6G networks by the end of the decade, local newspaper Business Standard reported, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the prime minister, a task force has already begun work to […]

February 1, 2022

India seems to be set to auction new frequencies to allow local telcos to launch 5G services as the nation’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled plans for an auction later this year. The official confirmed that […]

November 30, 2021

The government of India expects local operators to launch 5G service in some parts of the country by mid-August 2022, local newspaper Business Standard reported. According to the report, a source with knowledge of the matter said that a limited […]

November 15, 2021

Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have received a six-month extension from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to conduct 5G trials, according to local press reports. With this extension, the carriers will be able to carry […]

July 30, 2021

Oppo India conducted a 5G Standalone (SA) network trial with its Reno6 series of devices with Reliance Jio at the mobile carrier’s 5G Lab, yielding, according to the company’s “highly positive results.” The Reno6 Pro smartphone supports 11 5G bands, […]