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From AI chips to 6G testing: How India's tech landscape evolved in 2024

A new Centre of Excellence on Classical and Quantum Communications for 6G has been inaugurated this year at the IITM Research Park in Chennai to spearhead research and development in 6G technologies

Poco M7 Pro and C75 5G smartphones launched in India: Check price, offers

Poco C75 5G smartphone is priced at Rs 7,999 and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2, the same chip that powers sister brand Redmi's A4 5G budget smartphone

India narrows China's lead in 5G phone conversion over past 12 months

In India, shipments of 5G phones accounted for 77 per cent of all smartphone shipments in first quarter (Q1) of FY25, which means the share increased by 7 percentage points in the following quarter

Britain approves $19 billion merger between Vodafone UK, Three mobile

Vodafone and Three have committed to spend $14 billion to build a better 5G network that will serve 50 million customers, including the subscribers of Vodafone's network partner Virgin Media O2

Network issue: India still lags US and China in 5G rollout, shows data

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

Telecom players' Arpu growth falls to 7.5% in FY24, shows govt data

Slow pace of growth precipitated the latest industry-wide tariff hikes

BSNL to roll out 4G, 5G-ready over-the-air, universal SIM platform

State-run telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will roll out 4G and 5G compatible over-the-air (OTA) and Universal SIM (USIM) platform which will enable subscribers to choose their mobile numbers as well as replace SIMs without geographical restrictions. BSNL said that the platform, developed in collaboration with Pyro Holdings, was inaugurated in Chandigarh, with a disaster recovery site in Trichy. "The new 4G and 5G compatible platform is designed to serve all BSNL customers across the country, offering unparalleled connectivity and service quality," BSNL said on Friday. The company is rolling out 4G network gradually across the country. "The introduction of this platform coincides with BSNL's ongoing network upgrades to 4G and 5G, positioning the company at the forefront of telecommunications innovation. This milestone represents a significant step in BSNL's efforts to bridge the digital divide and empower citizens in rural and remote areas, ensuring equitable access to advance

Bharti Airtel's 5G user base rose to 90 million at Q1-end: MD Gopal Vittal

Vittal said early signs of industry wide tariff hikes are encouraging, Rs 300 ARPU needed

Vodafone Idea seeks Rs 23,000 crore term loan to boost 4G and 5G rollouts

Telecom major Vi plans to invest Rs 50,000-55,000 crore over the next three years to enhance and strengthen its 4G connectivity and rollout 5G networks in key markets

Stars aligned for Vi? Rs 18K cr FPO has raised hopes of a daring turnaround

But tariff hikes are needed and dues need to be paid

Amazon Web Services breaks into Europe 5G networks with Telefonica deal

Telefonica first worked with AWS and Ericsson, and then swapped to Nokia and AWS, Rao said. 'The days of trial are over

Vi plans to be 5G ready by FY26-end, raise tariffs in coming quarters

The telco expects to increase its ARPU by continuously upgrading subscribers from 2G to 4G

Amazon breaks Europe's 5G telecoms market through Telefonica cloud deal

The move by the subsidiary of Spanish group Telefonica is a global first where an existing mobile operator is switching its core network to a public cloud

Vi steps up talks with Nokia, Ericsson to accelerate 4G network enhancement

Vodafone Idea intends to allocate Rs 13,000 crore for capital expenditures, with over half of it earmarked for expanding its 4G infrastructure

BSNL's 4G subscriber base reaches 800K, 5G rollout likely within 12 months

Though DoT officials were earlier eyeing a 5G launch by the end of the year, the plan has now been deferred to next year

Unmonetised 5G holding back Reliance Jio's Arpu; tariff hike likely soon

Jio has the world's largest 5G subscriber base for any operator outside China now, but ARPU static for 3-straight quarters

DoT secy launches experimental module for 5G labs, grants 1,500 permits

Telecom Secretary Neeraj Mittal on Friday virtually launched an experimental licence module for 100 5G Labs during a workshop at IIT Madras, an official statement said. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has granted around 1,500 experimental licences for 5G labs since the launch of the programme for carrying out trials and testing use cases for 5G services, the statement said. "In a move to smoothen the processes for 100 5G Labs across academic institutions in India, Secretary (Telecom), Dr Neeraj Mittal, virtually launched the experimental licence module for 100 5G Labs during a 5G workshop at IIT Madras. "This initiative aims to simplify the experimental licence requirements for these institutions, facilitating smoother operations and fostering innovation in the 5G domain," the statement said. The licences are being issued on 'self-declaration mode' from the Saralsanchar portal of DoT through National Single Window System (NSWS), the statement said. "To date, about 1,500 licences h

India had 14th highest median 5G download rates in Q4 2023: Ookla

Jio's 5G network reported a quicker video start time of 1.14 seconds than Airtel's 5G network, which was 1.99 seconds

5G speeds up, gender gap in mobile money awareness still loading: Report

Conversely, awareness among adult Indian men with phones increased from 41 per cent in 2022 to 52 per cent in 2023

Tech Mahindra, Pegatron ink MoU to develop AI-enabled private 5G networks

The partnership will enable the two companies to find global prospects collaboratively, with Pegatron offering the 5G connectivity layer and Tech Mahindra delivering end-to-end 5G services