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Half of India to have 5G mobile subscribers by 2030, projects GSMA

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

Wi-Fi 6E: What is it and why does the COAI want a ban on these routers?

Indian telecom operators have urged the government to allocate the 6GHz band for 5G, but the broadband services providers want the entire 6GHz spectrum for improving Wi-Fi services

India shouldn't oppose consensus on 6GHz use at global talks: GSMA

Global telecom operators body says major nations nearing consensus on capacity requirements of 5G and beyond

India's progress on digital inclusion stalled in 2022, says GSMA report

While 52 per cent of Indian men use mobile internet, women are way behind, with only 31 per cent of them accessing mobile internet

GSMA fined $224K over biometrics ID checks of attendees at MWC 2021

GSMA had a facial recognition system in place at the 2021 event, called BREEZZ, which offered attendees the option of using automated identity verification to enter the venue in person

Reliance Jio, GSMA launch initiative to train rural women in digital skills

Reliance Jio and global mobile network operators' organisation GSMA on Tuesday announced the roll-out of their digital skills programme to train rural women in India.

Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal elected deputy chair of GSMA for two years

Member companies selected 26 board members for 2023-24 which include senior executives from mobile operators

GSMA appoints Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal as deputy chair for a two-year term

After graduating from IIM Calcutta in 1990, Vittal joined Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), one of India's biggest FMCG companies

Indian telcos to spend $19.5 billion on 5G infra by 2025, says GSMA

The telecom carriers in India are expected to invest around $19.5 billion in the development of advanced infrastructure for 5G by 2025, according to a GSMA report

COAI, GSMA sign pact to advance mobile telecommunications in India

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Barcelona by COAI Director-General S P Kochhar and GSMA Head (Asia-Pacific) Julian Gorman

Google releases first developer preview of Android 13 with changes

Google has released the first developer preview of Android 13.

Realme to host 5G summit with Qualcomm, other ecosystem players on June 3

At the summit, these 5G ecosystem players will come together to discuss the growth opportunities of 5G worldwide, its impact on consumers, and as an enabler of smart living

GSMA schedules Mobile World Congress; to be held between Jun 28-Jul 1 2021

The world's biggest four-day telecom assembly Mobile World Congress has been scheduled to start from June 28, 2021, global industry body GSM Association said on Wednesday. The Mobile World Congress is held in the last week of February every year but this year, it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and after telecom companies one after the other started pulling out of the annual conference following the outbreak of coronavirus. "MWC21 Shanghai will now take place from February 23-25, 2021, and MWC21 Barcelona will now take place between 28 June and July 1, 2021," GSMA said in a statement. It added that moving MWC21 Barcelona, initially scheduled for the first week of March 2021, allows GSMA to contend with external circumstances related to COVID-19. GSM Association has been organising the event annually since 2006 in Barcelona, Spain, where governments, ministers, policymakers, operators and industry leaders across the broader ecosystem discuss developments in the technolog

Telecom sector seeks more clarity on spectrum road map at COAI webinar

Special panel discussion dwells on need for allocating 5G licences in 2021 target time frame, highlights importance of optimum spectrum use in times of Covid-19

India to lead global growth of smartphone connections: GSMA

The estimates are based on the GSMA Intelligence Consumer Survey 2016 conducted across 56 countries

GSMA wants govt to revisit 700 MHz spectrum band pricing

The debt-ridden telecom sector ignored premium airwaves in 700 MHz band at a reserve price of Rs 11,485 cr per MHz