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GSMA research reveals that only 1 per cent of India's population is unconnected or has no coverage. Domestic telcos say that is too small a market to make a business case
Registrations highest since Freedom 125 was launched in July this year
Telcos report that FTTH services, which are more stable and offer higher speeds, have seen monthly consumption per subscriber home ranging from 250 to 300 GB
Focus on a 10x jump in patents to lead the 6G wave
Hope rises as a new generation of telecom technology knocks on our doors. Will it live up to expectations?
According to Ookla overall median download speeds in the country have fallen by 15 per cent from 107.03 mbps in April -June to 91.7 in July- September of CY 2024
This unprecedented growth in 5G subscribers in India will also lead to a massive expansion of data consumption, impelling Indian telcos to make large investments
This move could drive wider adoption, as companies like Ericsson have said that 5G uptake in India can increase if the prices of 5G phones fall below $100
Expects to source chips from India in the next two years as semiconductor plants here become operational
Jio Platforms have been granted 331 patents till March 2024
Projects Indian telcos will upgrade to 5G Advanced in two years
He shares insights on India's new strategy to establish itself as a major force in the global semiconductor industry
The index assigns countries an overall score on the state of 5G development based on two broad categories: 5G infrastructure and 5G services, each given equal weight
Starting Oct 15, Delhi will host the World Telecommunications Standardisation Assembly providing a forum for delegates from 190 countries
China leads the e2W market, selling 5.9 million vehicles in CY 2023 - six times more than India - although this represents a 25 per cent drop from CY 2022
They have collectively invested Rs 250 crore (Rs 25 crore each) on behalf of their respective company, and plan to bring in more like-minded business leaders as equity partners in IFQM
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has also signed an agreement with Nvidia for 10,000 GPUs, which will be allocated to startups
Hong Kong ranked fourth with $70 billion in transferred assets to Singapore; the rest of Asia collectively parked over $370 billion in the island nation.
Apple's India assembly entry strategy has been led by Taiwanese giant Foxconn, along with Wistron - taken over by the Tata Group - and Pegatron, though the latter two are much smaller
Li-ion cells may become cheaper after punitive tariffs imposed by the US