Reliance Jio just announced the launch of 5G services in 4 cities – Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Varanasi as a part of beta trial on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra. Continue reading “Jio 5G beta trial rolls out in 4 cities, welcome offer launched”
Invendis, a global provider of IoT platforms and cloud computing solutions, and MediaTek, have joined forces to release 5G and Wi-Fi router solutions. This collaboration aligns Invendis Silbo Routers with the AatmaNirbhar Campaign’s “Vocal for Local” effort. The alliance will roll out a broad spectrum of solutions and manufacturers in India. Continue reading “Invendis and MediaTek to introduce 5G and Wi-Fi routers in India”
Airtel today announced that it has demoed India’s first immersive Virtual Reality (VR) advertisement powered by 5G at the IMC 2022. The advertisement format on the Airtel Thanks app opens new avenues for brands to engage with consumers in an immersive environment that was previously not possible in the traditional advertising paradigm, said the company. Continue reading “Airtel demos immersive VR advertisement powered by 5G”
At the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises announced that Airtel will roll out 5G services in India in 8 cities, including Delhi, Varanasi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, and Siliguri starting today.
Continue reading “Airtel 5G roll out begins in 8 cities from today”
At the India Mobile Congress (IMC-2022) in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched 5G services, as announced. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprise and Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group thanked the PM for his vision and leadership for a generational leap in technology. Continue reading “Prime Minister Modi launches 5G services in India”
Vi today announced its partnership with CareGame, a gaming technology firm with headquarters in Paris, to provide 5G cloud gaming experiences to its users at IMC 2022, giving Indians the chance to partake in 5G mobile cloud gaming for the first time ever. Continue reading “Vi and CareGame to showcase 5G cloud gaming at India Mobile Congress”
India 5G auction got over on August 1st. After two months, the Indian government has officially announced that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 5G services tomorrow, 1st October at 10 AM during the inauguration of 6th edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC-2022) in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Continue reading “PM Modi to launch 5G in India on October 1, Jio confirms 5G Demo at IMC”
At the 45th annual general meeting (AGM), Reliance Jio announced that it will roll out 5G services based on standalone (SA) architecture in multiple key cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata by Diwali, which is by the end of October. Mukesh Ambani also said that the company will deliver 5G to every town of India by December 2023. Continue reading “Jio 5G to roll out in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata by Diwali”
Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio), Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and infrastructure company Adani Group were the four participants in the 5G auction in India. They paid a combined total of Rs 1.5 trillion (US$ 19 billion) for spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 GHz frequency bands. Continue reading “Nearly 90% of Indian smartphone users want to upgrade to 5G: Ookla”
Nokia today signed a partnership with top telecom operator Bharti Airtel for the implementation of 5G radio access networks (RAN). This multi-year agreement comes on the heels of the recently concluded 5G spectrum auctions and the allocation of pan-India spectrum to Bharti Airtel, demonstrating the company’s commitment to ushering India into the 5G era. To recall, in India’s 5G auction, Airtel acquired 5G spectrum worth Rs. 43,084 crore. Continue reading “Airtel 5G deployment to begin this August”
5G spectrum auction ended today after 40 rounds, and the government received bids worth Rs. 1,50,173 crore for 71% of total 5G spectrum bid. A total of 72097.85 MHz of spectrum in various Low (600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz), Mid (3300 MHz) and High (26 GHz) frequency bands with a validity period of 20 years was put to auction. Continue reading “India 5G auction: Jio acquires spectrum worth Rs. 88,078 crore, Rs. 43,084 crore for Airtel, Vi spends Rs. 18,784 crore”
After the end of the India’s first 5G spectrum auction that extended into seven days and 40 rounds, government got bids worth Rs. 1,50,173 core, according to a PTI report. The final amount is being tallied. This substantially exceeded pre-bid estimates of Rs. 85,000 crore. Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Vodafone Idea, and Adani Enterprises Ltd took part in the auction. Continue reading “India 5G spectrum auction ends as it raises over 1.5 lakh crore for the government”
TRAI has been testing 5G readiness in different parts of the country with small cells and aerial fibre. As part of these trials by TRAI, Vodafone Idea (Vi) successfully tested the use of street furniture for small cells and aerial fibre deployment in Bhopal Smart City with a 5G download speed of 1Gbps on mobile handsets at four locations in Bhopal: New Market, Jyoti Square, Prabhat Petrol Pump, and Inter State Bus Terminus. Continue reading “Vi Shows 1 Gbps 5G Download Speed in Bhopal Smart City using 5G Small Cell Deployment”
Update: Adani Group has confirmed its participation in the 5G auction. Continue reading “Adani Group has applied for 5G Spectrum Auction”
Department of Telecommunications(DoT) announced Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme on 24th February 2021, with a financial outlay of Rs, 12,195 Crores. A total of 31 companies, comprising 16 MSMEs and 15 Non-MSMEs including 8 Domestic and 7 Global companies were given approval on 14th October 2021. Continue reading “Govt launches PLI for design-led manufacturing of telecom equipments to develop 5G ecosystem in India”
