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Lava to Apple, smartphone makers prepare to rollout software update for 5G

Airtel and Reliance Jio are the two telecom operators currently offering 5G services in select Indian cities

India's 5G leapfrog

The drafting of an India-specific 5G standard and the adoption by 3GPP marks the coming of age for IITs in driving innovation beyond borders to influence global standards.

Nokia, Ericsson ink multi-year contracts to power Reliance Jio's 5G network

Jio will deploy a standalone 5G network, which will interwork with its 4G network and enable it to provide services such as machine-to-machine communication, network slicing, and ultra-low latency

The multi-faceted promise: 5G adoption by enterprises set to pick up pace

Apollo Hospital, which has partnered with Bharti Airtel and Cisco, plans to deploy 15 such connected ambulances in Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad later this month, and a total of 200-300 by March 2023

The challenge of getting India's 350-400 mn 2G users to upgrade to 4G or 5G

With India rolling out 5G services, can telcos get the sizeable 350-400 million 2G customers to upgrade to 4G, or even better - but very improbably - straight to 5G?

Jio most consistent, Vi best 4G network for gaming in India, says report

According to Opensignal's 'Mobile Network Experience Report', Vi was the best 4G network for uploading in India

TMS Ep280: NPCI's international unit, 5G delay, realty stocks, equity funds

Can India's UPI system go global? Why you may have to wait longer for the 5G experience? Will rate hike worries dent realty stocks? How to select an equity fund? All answers here

Why you may have to wait longer for the 5G experience

Airtel and Reliance Jio launched 5G services in select cities. The rollout has not been as fast as expected, and most users can't experience the service yet. Find out the reasons behind the delay

Samsung to enable 5G on supported smartphones via OTA by mid November

Samsung made the announcement soon after Apple confirmed that it would roll out software update to enable 5G services in iPhone 12 and above in December

5G transition: Telecom dept to meet smartphone makers, service providers

Though 5G has been unveiled, mobile handsets in India are not yet compatible with the new technology and their softwares need to be upgraded

DoT summons mobile device makers, telecom companies to push 5G updates

The two sides play a blame game as users' search for 5G services continues

DoT, Meity to hold meeting of smartphone firms, telcos to resolve 5G issues

Top officials of the DoT and IT ministry have called a joint meeting of smartphone companies, including Apple and Samsung, and telecom operators on issues related to provide smooth access to 5G services, a government official said on Tuesday. While over 100 million subscribers in India have 5G-ready phones, many devices, including Apple, are not supporting the service at present. "We shall be working together to ensure smooth rollout of 5G, including smooth onboarding of consumers," an official source told PTI. A joint meeting of smartphone companies and telecom operators will be held on Wednesday at the Department of Telecom (DoT) office. Secretaries of both the DoT and Ministry of Electronics and IT will chair the meeting to discuss teething 5G issues. The agenda of the meeting includes a discussion around enabling the handsets to start supporting 5G services on 5G networks in India. Bharti Airtel is the only company to have commercially launched 5G services while Jio has start

5G roll out in India likely to create 45,000 jobs in next 2 quarters

The mere anticipation of the roll out has already resulted in 80,000 5G related hiring in the current calendar year.

India 5G download speeds hit 500 Mbps on test networks, show Ookla's data

The latest data by the internet testing firm Ookla highlighted that telecom operators across India are still revamping their networks to strengthen the 5G download speed

Airtel 5G Plus: What is it, availability, supported devices, and more

Airtel is rolling out its 5G network in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi in a phased manner. It plans to roll out 5G across India by 2024

Top Headlines: Run-up to Budget 2023-24, India Inc's Q2 earnings, and more

The July-September quarter (second quarter, or Q2) of 2022-23 (FY23) could mark the end of the period of an unprecedented rise in India Inc's earnings in the aftermath of the pandemic

5G-enabled device shipments speed up: Here're top brands in India

Currently only 8-9 per cent of all smartphones in India are 5G enabled but adoption is increasing fast

Eye on 5G opportunities, Tatas to recast telecom biz with extra funding

In June this year, the central government allowed enterprises to set up captive non-public networks to buy 5G spectrum directly from DoT, to establish their isolated networks

Airtel customers to get 5G at existing rates in 8 cities initially

Airtel launches 5G Plus service, with superfast high-def video streaming, gaming & multiple chatting

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