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Airtel 5G Plus: What is it, availability, supported devices, and more

Airtel is rolling out its 5G network in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi in a phased manner. It plans to roll out 5G across India by 2024

TCS set to win $2-billion deal from BSNL for 4G and 5G roll-out

The official said Tata's recently acquired subsidiaries Tejas Network and Saankhya Labs would also participate in producing necessary equipment as per the deal

BSNL to start rolling out 4G network from November, says CMD at IMC

State-owned telecom firm BSNL will start rolling out 4G network from November onwards and gradually upgrade it to 5G by August next year, a top company official said on Monday. The company has plans to roll out almost 1.25 lakh 4G mobile sites in 18 months, BSNL chairman and managing director PK Purwar told PTI at India Mobile Congress. "The first roll out (of planned 4G network) should take place in November," Purwar said. The company is in discussion with IT major TCS and state-run telecom research and development organisation C-DOT-led consortium to deploy indigenously developed 4G technology in the network. Purwar said the 4G network gears that the company is purchasing will be upgradable to 5G through software updates. When asked about the timeline of BSNL's plans to roll out 5G services, Purwar said the company is on its path to deploy 5G as per the deadline of August 15, 2023, set by Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. "The minister has given us a clear path that the 15th o

Every part of North-East will be connected with 4G: MoS Chadrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said the entire north east will have 4G connectivity and every part of Nagaland will get access to internet. Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, announced this during a press conference held in Dimapur on Tuesday, the last day of his three-day visit to Nagaland. The union minister said Nagaland and the entire North East will have minimum of 4G connectivity as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of connecting all Indians, with an approach that 'No one is left behind'. "Every part of Nagaland will get access to internet with BSNL and private companies playing an important role," he said, adding that digital connectivity across the region will usher in development and create new opportunities for young Indians. In a meeting with Dimapur district administration officials, Chandrasekhar who is also the Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development stressed tha

1G to 6G: Tracing the evolution of mobile network and where to from here on

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

Independence Day Offer: Airtel, Jio prepaid plans, validity, and benefits

Airtel and Jio users will get great benefits, validity, and plans on the 75th Independence day of India. Read this article to know everything about plans, validity, and benefits.

534 uncovered villages in Tamil Nadu to get 4G mobile service soon

Centre has taken steps to provide 4G mobile services soon to about 534 uncovered villages in remote and difficult terrains, Minister of State for Fisheries, Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said

How prepared are we to roll out next-generation mobile networks?

PM Modi recently said that India is planning to launch 6G services by the end of this decade. But are we ready? While the 5G launch still looks like a distant dream, this report does a reality check

Top headlines: RIL profits surge, L&T Infotech-Mindtree merger, and more

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Saturday

TCS-led consortium bags Rs 550-crore order to deploy 4G gears in BSNL

The TCS consortium will initially deploy 6,000 mobile towers for BSNL 4G services

BSNL to install 112,000 towers for rolling out 4G across India: Vaishnaw

Indigenous 4G telecom network will soon be rolled out across India with BSNL planning to install about 112,000 towers throughout the country, Telecom Minister said in Lok Sabha

India awaits tech as global 5G smartphone sales surpass 4G for 1st time

While India still awaits to experience the 5G technology, the sales penetration of 5G-capable smartphones reached 51 per cent globally in January this year

Telecom industry to witness healthy revenue growth in FY23: Report

The sector has been saddled with debt due to complications such as the 'Adjusted Gross Revenue' (AGR) case verdict, which brought in a huge immediate liability on the books of telecom operators

Voda Idea, A5G Networks team up on industry 4.0, smart mobile edge network

The two companies have jointly set up a pilot private network in Mumbai utilising existing 4G spectrum, according to a statement

Airtel says recent tariff revision consolidated net 4G SIM additions

In late-November 2021, Bharti Airtel increased tariffs on prepaid plans by around 20 per cent, as did by Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea

BSNL has given Sept 2022 timeline for pan-India 4G rollout: MoS Telecom

BSNL has given a timeline of September 2022 for rollout of its 4G services across India, and estimated an incremental revenue of about Rs 900 crore in the first year from such rollout

Jio tops 4G chart in download speed; Airtel, Vi reduce gap in Oct: Report

Reliance Jio retained its top position with the highest average data download speed of 21.9 megabit per second among 4G service providers in October

Jio tops 4G chart with 20.9 Mbps download speed in September: Trai

Reliance Jio maintained the top position in the 4G speed chart with a 20.9 megabit per second (Mbps) average download rate in September, as per telecom regulator Trai

Five years of Reliance Jio: From disruption to data revolution

Its user base in India doubled from 205 million in 2016 to 425 million now

No sweat for Vodafone Idea 4G customers even if telco goes under

The problem could be Vodafone Idea's 154 million 2G customers