BROWSING: Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel said that contracts for private 5G networks will represent a large portion of the carrier's future 5G revenues   Indian operator Bharti Airtel is currently having talks with a number of local enterprises with the aim of deploying private 5G networks, local newspaper The...

India's Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that direct allocation of 5G frequencies to tech companies was a complex issue   The government of India is analyzing the potential direct allocation of 5G spectrum to local companies and will make a final decision on this issue after...

Bharti Airtel spent a total of $5.4 billion to secure 19,800 megahertz of spectrum in several bands to launch 5G Indian carrier Bharti Airtel has signed 5G network agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to start 5G deployments in the country. In a release announcing the...

Airtel recently secured 19,800 MHz of spectrum in the latest spectrum auction conducted by the Department of Telecom India’s largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, aims to deploy 5G services across the country starting with some initial key cities, the telco said in a release. The telco...

Airtel has implemented two industrial use cases for quality improvement and operational efficiency at Bosch’s facility   Indian operator Bharti Airtel said it has completed a trial of what it claims to be India’s first 5G private network, at the Bosch Automotive Electronics India (RBAI) facility...

The 5G spectrum auction is scheduled to start on July 26 India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) confirmed that it had received applications from Adani Data Networks, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel for participation in upcoming 5G auction. The telecom department also said that...

The government has also decided to allow enterprises to deploy and run 5G private networks The Government of India announced plans to hold an auction of 5G spectrum by the end of July and confirmed that some frequencies will be reserved to enable enterprises to...

The government of India is still evaluating if enterprises will be allowed to have their own 5G infrastructure The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has told the Government of India that local carriers will not have incentives to deploy 5G networks if authorities allowed...

The Government of India is expected to award 5G frequencies during June Indian operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the two only telcos in a position to buy pan-India 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction, according to a report by Bank of America...

The government of India expects to kick off a much-awaited 5G spectrum auction next month Telecom equipment vendors have said that they will be ready to roll out the first phase of 5G in India by October. According to a report in Indian newspaper Business Standard,...

India's Prime Minister said that a 6G task force has already started work to achieve this goal The Indian government is expecting the initial rollouts of 6G networks by the end of the decade, local newspaper Business Standard reported, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to...

Local regulator TRAI has recommended a cut in the base price of 5G spectrum by nearly 39% compared to the initial recommended price The government on India may further reduce the base price of 5G frequencies for the upcoming auction, local press reported Telecom Minister...

The O-RAN-based 5G validation used spectrum in the 3500 MHz band Indian operator Bharti Airtel has conducted what is said to be India’s first Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) based live 5G network validation in partnership with Mavenir. The Mavenir Open Virtualized Radio Access Network...

The partners will set up a joint 5G innovation lab for developing locally developed use cases for the Indian and global markets   Indian telco Bharti Airtel and compatriot tech and business services company Tech Mahindra, announced a strategic partnership to build and market 5G-based solutions...

The executive said that Airtel will not aquire equipment from Chinese vendors for its 5G network deployment Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects to deploy its 5G network using equipment from European vendors as well as Open RAN equipment, local press reported, citing the company’s CTO...

BSNL aims to launch its 5G SA network in India in the third quarter of 2023 India’s state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) expects to launch commercial 4G services as well as its 5G network in Non-Standalone (NSA) mode in August, local newspaper The...

Ericsson had previously deployed similar NB-IoT sensors for air pollution measurement in Delhi   Ericsson, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) and Bharti Airtel have collaborated with the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) to deploy NB-IoT sensors in the city of Jaipur with the aim...

The Indian government expects to award 5G spectrum in August or September The government of India may lower the base price for 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. The decision to lower the price of...

India expects to conclude its 5G spectrum auction by August and for services to be rolled out subsequently, CNBC reported, citing the country’s Telecommunications and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The ministry said that the country’s telecoms regulator TRAI is in the final stages of its...

Google will invest up to $1 billion in a partnership with Airtel as part of its Google for India Digitization Fund Google has announced plans to invest up to $1 billion in a partnership with India’s second-largest mobile network operator Bharti Airtel as part of...

India seems to be set to auction new frequencies to allow local telcos to launch 5G services as the nation’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled plans for an auction later this year. The official confirmed that operators are expected to launch...

Indian telecom operators have submitted comments to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) asking the government to cut the reserve price for 5G spectrum, according to local press reports. Operators are saying that the reserve price for the 5G spectrum needs to be cut...

"Neural Manufacturing" solutions the focus of Airtel 5G demos Indian operator Bharti Airtel and compatriot company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said they have successfully tested innovative use cases from TCS’ Neural Manufacturing solutions suite on Airtel’s 5G network. Airtel has been allocated 5G trial spectrum by...

Indian 5G launch delayed by spectrum allocation process 5G services are expected to be deployed in some of the main Indian cities during 2022, local press reported citing information from the Indian government. The cities which are set to get the 5G technology in 2022 include...