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Ericsson said that the commercialization of RedCap capabilities will enable Airtel to grow their consumer business and enable new industry applications Indian operator Bharti Airtel and Ericsson confirmed they have successfully tested Ericsson’s pre-commercial Reduced Capability (RedCap) software on the former’s 5G network. In a release,...

No new spectrum bands will be auctioned in the next tender as the telecoms regulator has not announced any reserve price for these frequencies The telecom department in India DoT has decided to put all unsold airwaves on sale again at the same base prices...

COAI represents the interests of local operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Mobile operators in India will need at least two gigahertz of mid-band spectrum to be in a position to offer a better coverage, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing...

Ericsson highlighted that 5G users in India stand out for their high daily engagement with apps, such as streaming HD video, video calling services, mobile gaming and AR Nearly 31 million users in India could upgrade to 5G phones in 2023, according to a report...

Bharti Airtel initially launched its 5G network in India in October 2022 Indian telco Bharti Airtel announced it has reached over 50 million unique 5G customers within one year of the launch of its 5G network, the operator said in a release. The company also announced...

Jio initially launched its 5G FWA service in eight cities across India Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service in eight cities across the country. The new offering, dubbed JioAirFiber, will be initially available in the cities...

VMware noted it is currently working with Indian carriers Bharti Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea VMware expects to see wide-scale deployment of O-RAN-based 5G in India from 2025, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager of VMware’s...

Currently, only Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have already deployed 5G networks nationwide Indian operators are expected to spend less on 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction compared to last year’s 5G spectrum offering, according to a report by Crisil Ratings. The report noted that...

Airtel did not acquire 700 MHz spectrum in India’s first 5G spectrum sale in July 2022 Indian telco Bharti Airtel said it won’t buy airwaves in the 700 MHz band in the next 5G spectrum sale, according to local press reports. The company noted it will...

Jio is expected to launch the Jio AirFiber FWA device at its upcoming annual general meeting Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to launch its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering in the coming days after rival telco Airtel launched the Xtream AirFiber FWA device...

Nokia noted that there is a growing interest in FWA in India Finnish vendor Nokia expects a rapid increase in the adoption of private 5G networks in India from the second half of 2024, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported. "You will see some early adopters...

India aims to award all the unsold frequencies from last year's spectrum auction as well as new airwaves India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has started the process for auctioning the next round of 5G spectrum, sending a reference to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...

Vodafone Idea said the 5G test took place in Pune Vodafone Idea has successfully tested 5G services using both the 26 GHz and 3.3 GHz bands in Pune, in a bid to meet the minimum rollout obligations stipulated by India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT), according...

Airtel said its 5G services are now available in over 3,500 cities and towns across India Indian operator Bharti Airtel said the company has completed the minimum rollout obligation of launching 5G services on the 26 GHz spectrum band in all 22 telecom circles, in...

Airtel has already launched 5G services in approximately 5,000 towns and cities across India Indian operator Bharti Airtel has launched 5G services across all 22 telecom circles in the country, using frequencies in the 26 GHz band. The telco stated that this deployment adheres to the...

Bharti Airtel said the 5G tests were carried out in West Bengal region Indian telco Bharti Airtel has successfully tested 5G services and data speeds on both the 26 GHz and 3.3 GHz spectrum bands, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. The 5G tests were carried...

Airtel said its 5G-based Airtel Xstream AirFiber offering is already available for its customers in Delhi and Mumbai Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced the launch of what it claims to be India’s first fixed wireless access (FWA) offering. In a release, the company said that its...

The 5G sites have been installed across 714 districts in India Telecom operators in India have already installed over 300,000 5G mobile sites nationwide within 10 months of launch of the service, local press reported, citing the country’s union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The 5G sites...

Vodafone Idea is currently testing its 5G services across cities such as Delhi and Pune Indian operators Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks have approached the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to request an extension for meeting the minimum obligation to launch 5G services in the...

Airtel provides IoT services for enterprises across different industries such as automobile, energy, utilities, logistics, financial services and manufacturing Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced that its B2B division Airtel Business, has already connected over 20 million devices through its IoT solutions across India. The company said...

Jio is aiming to conclude its 5G rollout ahead of its earlier target of December 2023 Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has deployed over 115,000 sites with more than 690,000 5G cells across India, the company said in its earnings statement. Jio said that the deployed...

Airtel said it has launched its 5G offering in over 370 sites across the country Kenyan operator Airtel announced the launch of commercial 5G services in the African nation. With this launch, Airtel has become the second operator to launch 5G in Kenya, after Safaricom. Airtel said...

5G smartphone sales in India surpassed the 100 million mark for the first time in May 2023 The mass adoption of 5G services in India is being hindered by patchy network coverage and the lack of affordable 5G smartphones in the local market, according to...

Jio has already deployed its 5G service in 6,083 cities across 36 states in India Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is set to sign a contract worth around $1.7 billion with Finnish vendor Nokia for the acquisition of 5G network equipment, local newspaper The...