Will later stabilise at around 60 mpbs when subscriber number swells to 100 million or more
India's gaming user base saw massive growth during the pandemic, but network issues and performance have frustrated many enthusiasts
The coming of 5G technology will add over $1 trillion to global GDP by 2030, some estimates say
All telcos have commented on devising a new legal framework to govern India's telecommunications sector
Jio is working with Google to develop an affordable 5G-enabled phone and also tied up with Qualcomm to build solutions and infrastructure for 5G services in India and abroad
In its 2021 AGM, RIL announced the launch of JioPhone Next and the entry of the company into the green energy sector with a budget of Rs 75,000 crore
Standalone architecture is a superior quality network with a lot more capabilities that can be developed
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Says this is a first in his over 30 years of first-hand experience with Department of Telecommunications
The E band was recently offered by the DoT for 5G backhaul to operators in the interim at an administrative price, pending a final decision on how it will be allocated
Bharti Airtel received spectrum allocation letter within few hours of making upfront payment to the Department of Telecom, Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said on Thursday. This is the first time ever that the Department of Telecom (DoT) has handed out a spectrum allocation letter on the day of making upfront payment. "Airtel paid Rs 8,312.4 crore towards spectrum dues and was provided the allocation letter for the designated frequency bands within hours. E band allocation was given along with spectrum as promised. No Fuss, No Follow Up, No running around the corridors and No tall claims. This is ease of doing business at work in its full glory," Mittal said in a statement. The Department of Telecom has received payment of around Rs 17,876 crore from service providers -- Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Adani Data Networks and Vodafone Idea for spectrum they won in a recent auction. While all telecom operators have opted to make payments in 20 annual ...
Airtel makes advance payments for 4 years to free up capital
New entrant Akasa Air is financially strong enough to place an aircraft order in the 18 next months that will be significantly larger than its first, its founder and CEO Vinay Dube said on Wednesday
Telco had acquired 19,867 MHz of spectrum in various bands worth Rs 43,084 crore in recent 5G auction
Now that the bidding for spectrum is over, the next big battle lies in standalone versus non-standalone networks
The spectrum harmonisation process, critical for 5G services, brings together a bunch of radio wave holdings within a band into one contiguous block with the consensus of all telecom service providers
Bharti Airtel acquired 19,867 MHz, worth Rs 43,084 crore, in the recently concluded spectrum auction
The long-awaited high-speed 5G services are expected to be rolled out in about a month, Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan said on Monday.
Whether Reliance Jio can change the rules of the 5G game, just as it did with 4G services, therefore, remains the key question still
Private 5G captive networks are about deployment of high speed, enhanced data capacity, and ultra-low latency applications inside a closed hospital, airport and shipping port, among others