Airtel begins mid-band 5G trials in Gurgaon’s Cyber Hub

After receiving approval from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to begin 5G trials in India last month, Airtel has begun rolling out their mid-band 5G trial network in Gurgaon’s Cyber Hub. The test is being conducted on the 3500 MHz band and is utilizing 5G networking gear from Ericsson.

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OnePlus 5G Bands — Q&A with OnePlus India R&D Head Ramagopala Reddy

OnePlus recently clarified after a recent speculation on 5G bands and what it really means for OnePlus users in India. We spoke to Ramagopala Reddy, Vice President, OnePlus India R&D to get more details regarding this. Continue reading “OnePlus 5G Bands — Q&A with OnePlus India R&D Head Ramagopala Reddy”

UScellular, Qualcomm and Ericsson achieve 5G extended-range milestone over mmWave

Recently, UScellular, Qualcomm Technologies Ericsson, and Inseego announced that they have successfully achieved a 5G extended-range milestone over millimeter Wave (mmWave) on a commercial network. Continue reading “UScellular, Qualcomm and Ericsson achieve 5G extended-range milestone over mmWave”

China expresses concern, regret over India not allowing Chinese companies participate in 5G trials

This week the Department of Telecom (DoT) approved Airtel, Jio, Vi, and MTNL, to conduct 5G trials in the country. It also approved original equipment manufacturers and technology providers — Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and Development of Telematics (C-DoT) to supply equipments for 5G trials, but it didn’t allow Chinese vendors HUAWEI and ZTE. Continue reading “China expresses concern, regret over India not allowing Chinese companies participate in 5G trials”

DoT approves Jio, Airtel, Vi and MTNL for 5G trials; Chinese vendors not allowed

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has permitted Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Vodafone Idea, and MTNL, to conduct 5G trials in the country. These companies will tie up with original equipment manufacturers and technology providers — Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and Development of Telematics (C-DoT). Continue reading “DoT approves Jio, Airtel, Vi and MTNL for 5G trials; Chinese vendors not allowed”

realme commits $300 million into R&D for 5G technology and products

realme, one of India’s major smartphone manufacturers, has announced their commitment to adopting 5G technology across their portfolio of products. In an open letter, the company’s CEO, Sky Li, revealed that over the next two year, 70% of the products offered by realme will adopt 5G technology and realme will also be dedicating a significant amount of R&D resources to help speed up the adoption.

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Samsung achieves 5.23Gbps single device 5G data speeds

Recently, the South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics announced the breakthrough in 5G data speeds using E-UTRAN New Radio Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) technology. This technology enables mobile operators to boost 5G speeds and coverage by leveraging a 4G network. Continue reading “Samsung achieves 5.23Gbps single device 5G data speeds”

Airtel and Qualcomm partner for 5G services in India

Bharti Airtel recently demonstrated and orchestrate live 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city. Today Airtel has announced that it has partnered with Qualcomm for accelerating 5G in India. Through Airtel’s network vendors and device partners, Airtel will utilize the Qualcomm 5G RAN Platforms to roll out virtualized and Open RAN-based 5G networks. Continue reading “Airtel and Qualcomm partner for 5G services in India”

Apple looking to hire engineers for 6G cellular technology development

The race to release 5G capable smartphones is in full swing now, and Apple already begun looking into the next-generation cellular technology. According to a new job posting, Apple is looking to hire engineers and talent that will help in the development of next generation 6G cellular technologies.

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Micron introduces first 1α node DRAM process technology

Micron, one of the biggest manufacturers of DRAM and NAND in the world, has begun shipping their latest 1α node DRAM products, which features improvements in bit density, power and performance. The company will be integrating their 1α node across their entire DRAM portfolio in the coming year.

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Airtel says its network is 5G ready; successfully demonstrates live 5G services in Hyderabad

Airtel today announced that it has become the country’s first telcom performance to successfully demonstrate and orchestrate live 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city. Airtel said that this has been carried out over its existing liberalised spectrum in the 1800MHz band through the NSA (Non Stand Alone) network technology using Ericsson 4G (DSS) radio infrastructure on OPPO Reno5 Pro and OPPO Find X2 Pro smartphones. Continue reading “Airtel says its network is 5G ready; successfully demonstrates live 5G services in Hyderabad”

Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm achieve record 8 Gbps speed on a Commercial 5G Network on mmWave Spectrum

Last month, Elisa, a leading mobile operator in Finland selected Nokia as the nationwide supplier of 5G RAN. As a part of the partnership, Nokia provides its AirScale 5G RAN portfolio that delivers enhanced ultra-fast, low-latency mobile broadband services.  Continue reading “Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm achieve record 8 Gbps speed on a Commercial 5G Network on mmWave Spectrum”

UniFi Dream Machine Review: The ideal networking device for Small office/home office

Choosing a good router/networking device for your home or office is important and several factors including the size of your home/office, number of clients, etc, needs to be taken into consideration. In a typical small office/home office, one would be using different networking devices like router, switch, security gateway, etc. To reduce the clutter and make things easier, Ubiquiti Networks, a California-based company that is known for its networking devices launched its Ubiquiti Dream Machine (UDM) a couple of months back on its India store. It is an all-in-one networking device — High‐Performance Dual-Band 802.11ac 4×4 Wave 2 AP, Managed 4-Port Gigabit Switch, Advanced Security Gateway with Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System and Deep Packet Inspection. I’ve been using the device for quite some time, and here’s the review of the UniFi Dream Machine from Ubiquiti. Continue reading “UniFi Dream Machine Review: The ideal networking device for Small office/home office”

Qualcomm to expand 5G support to Snapdragon 4-series in early 2021

Qualcomm has been steadily pushing 5G connectivity capabilities to its latest generation of Snapdragon series processors in the past year. The latest to join the family of 5G capable chipsets is the Snapdragon 4-series SoC, which are slated to launch in smartphones in 2021.

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Airtel enhances 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar Islands with the launch of 2300km undersea optical fibre cable project

Airtel today announced that it is the first mobile operator to launch ‘Ultra-Fast 4G’ services in Andaman and Nicobar, after launching 4G services in the island back in January last year. Department of Telecommunications today launched new 2300 kilometer undersea optic fiber link between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar. Continue reading “Airtel enhances 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar Islands with the launch of 2300km undersea optical fibre cable project”