Early this year, Mukesh Ambani had announced Reliance Jio's commercial pact with Google to jointly develop entry-level affordable 4G and possibly 5G smartphones for a '2G mukt Bharat'
Leading telecom representatives at a panel discussion said enterprises are going through a point of inflection in their approach towards communication networks
5G connections across the globe are estimated to be 3.5 billion and India will account for 350 million subscriptions by 2026, according to a report by telecom company Ericsson
While timing of 5G spectrum action is unclear, over 1 million 5G smartphones entered market in Sept quarter
Radio frequency interference (RFI) is the long-term nemesis of radio astronomers. Jodrell Bank - the earliest radio astronomy observatory in the world still in existence - was created because of RFI
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has reported upbeat third quarter earnings, helped mainly by the rollout of 5G wireless networks in China and a strong US market.
He said that there are only a few Indian companies who are making some of the cyber security products and there is a big vacuum in the sector
The offering will enable businesses to deploy a private industrial grade dedicated 5G network capability within their premises
The total capital expenditure or capex requirement when it comes to 5G rollout for Mumbai alone is seen at Rs 10,000 crore, and Rs 8,700 crore for Delhi
ORAN is based on open platforms rather than the traditional proprietary technology offered by incumbent gear makers
The announcement quells fears among some telcos that Chinese players might be banned from participating in 5G trials and roll outs
The operators would rather go along with the global standards set by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project or 3GPP
The company expects shipments of these next-generation iPhones to reach as high as 80 million units in 2020, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Rising focus on network upgradation and spending on 5G equipment by telecom industry augurs well
Tech to be tested once spectrum is available
Rakuten is tying up with Indian companies such as Sterlite Technologies for hardware and HCL, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra for software
Chancellor Angela Merkel's govt has put off a decision on tougher certification rules until after summer break, amid pressure from some lawmakers who sympathise with US calls to ban Huawei outright
Telecom sector has spent years fighting regulatory and legal battles. They could have been better spent on serving the customers and strengthening the network, writes Sunil Bharti Mittal
I think the lesson of Reliance Jio is that there's nothing mystical about 5G technology, says Robert L Strayer