2G

With India rolling out 5G services, can telcos get the sizeable 350-400 million 2G customers to upgrade to 4G, or even better - but very improbably - straight to 5G?

As we progress towards this next generation of mobile network, let us look at the experiences that each generation brought with it and what the future - 6G - might hold

On the occasion of World Biofuel Day, PM Modi will dedicate the 2nd generation (2G) Ethanol Plant in Panipat, Haryana to the nation today

Rs 900-crore plant set up by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in Panipat to start on Wednesday

The project is spread across naxal area in 10 states and the task has been assigned to the state-owned telecom firm BSNL

JioPhone Next 4G smartphone will enable vernacular speakers to connect with people speaking different regional languages, mainly to target around 30 crore 2G users in the country. The made in India smartphone is likely to be launched before Diwali. JioPhone Next will have the first operating system -- Pragati OS -- jointly developed by Jio and Google, customised for Indian users, the telco said in a video released on Monday. Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani at the group's 44th annual general meeting had asserted that an ultra-affordable 4G smartphone is essential to make India '2G-mukt' (free of 2G). He had said India still has nearly 30 crore mobile users who are unable to escape from inefficient and exorbitant 2G services since most basic 4G smartphones remain unaffordable. Jio was the first company that launched 4G mobile phones in India free for consumers, where they were required to pay a refundable deposit of Rs 1,500 for a JioPhone, built lik

A mesh can ride on a combination of Bluetooth, conventional Wi-Fi, even 2G, landlines or fibre

Firm unable to start 4G services, says 60% of mobile revenue comes from 2G

The refarming of 900 Mhz spectrum band for 4G services is underway in six circles of Delhi, Kolkata, Andhra Pradesh, North East, Karnataka and Rajasthan

Reliance Jio shares platform with Bharti Airtel to ring in 25 years of mobile telephony

Bilateral investment treaties between two countries allows a private investor to initiate dispute arbitration proceedings against the government to protect its investments.

BSNL expects revenue of Rs 300-400 crore from ICR deals

The pact will lead to improved network connectivity as well as quality