Analysts at Jefferies said Jio's approach to 5G has striking similarities to its approach to 4G with the company investing aggressively-potentially ahead of time-to create a state of art network
5G, new energy, O2C, retail, FMCG among growth engines for company, says Ambani
Will be one of the world's largest players in this space once live
Jio is working with Google to develop an affordable 5G-enabled phone and also tied up with Qualcomm to build solutions and infrastructure for 5G services in India and abroad
On 5G, RIL may provide a timeline on rollout of its 5G services in 13 cities; Analysts believe the firm may revive plans for an O2C demerger which was shelved last year
May defer offering specific timelines on listing of retail and telecom businesses; clarity on succession planning could come later
The government on Thursday said it expects 5G services to be rolled out in the country by October 12, and the Centre will make sure that the prices are affordable for the consumers
The high-speed 5G services, which will be available in most part of the country in two-three years, are expected to remain affordable, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. The minister, while launching a 5G right of way application portal to facilitate expeditious roll-out of telecom infrastructure, said that mobile services in India are one of the most affordable in the world and he expects the trend to continue for 5G services as well. "We expect investment of around Rs 2.5-3 lakh crore to come into the industry. Rs 3 lakh crore is a big investment. This is also leading to good employment generation. Our estimate is 5G will reach almost all parts of the country in the next 2-3 years," Vaishnaw said. He said that telecom companies are busy laying infrastructure and 5G services should be launched by October and then scaled up at a very rapid pace. The government has also notified new Right of Way Rules which clarifies charges to be levied on laying of telecom cables,
Investment in fiberisation of towers etc could hit anything between Rs 5 trn-Rs 7 trn by 2025, says an industry body
BEML will soon list its land holding company on the exchanges after receiving the corporate ministry's approval
"In fact, detailed network rollout plans for 5,000 towns in India are completely in place. This will be one of the biggest rollouts in our history," Vittal said during the company's earning call.
India is likely to deploy indigenously developed and manufactured 5G telecom gears by end of this year
Ericsson will make 5G radios and microwave equipment at Pune plant; Nokia has been enhancing staff skill sets over past 3-4 our years
Says the average selling price of its 5G-enabled devices has come down to below Rs 20,000
Since the Chinese market is off-bounds, India will be a key market for global telecom gear makers
The Sunil Mittal-led firm recently acquired 19,867.8 MHZ spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz bands, bolstering its spectrum holding.
They say tariff could be raised even for 4G services in a bid to increase 5G adoption
With India successfully ending its mega 5G spectrum auction with bids worth Rs 1,50,173 crore for 71 per cent of total 5G airwaves, here is the overall breakup of the amount
The amount earned is far higher than what the government had anticipated and the most compared to the seven auctions since 2010
Allots two carriers of 250 MHz each in E band to telcos at administrative price