5g service
Telecom players to lead digital transformation in India
The government of India aims to launch the service by 2020.
5G spectrum auction by year-end or early 2020: Prasad
Govt plans to auction around 8,293.95 MHz of airwaves at an estimated total base price of Rs 5.86 lakh crore.
DCC clears spectrum allocation norms for 5G trials; decision on Huawei expected soon
The DCC also approved a proposal pertaining to implementation of BharatNet in public private partnership (PPP) mode.
Price of 5G spectrum in India 30-40 pc higher than global rates: COAI
The new Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also set a deadline of 100 days for starting the 5G trials in the country.
Pentagon eyeing 5G solutions with Huawei rivals Ericsson and Nokia: official
Huawei has strongly rejected the allegations and earlier this month sued the US government over the issue.
Tech Mahindra to acquire K-Vision for USD 1.5 mn to expand 5G business
The deal between Tech Mahindra and K-Vision was signed on Thursday and is expected to close by end of this month.
Stand by spectrum pricing, industry decides tariff: Trai Chairman
Trai chairman rejected argument around low tariffs resulting in a loss to government revenue.
Bharti Airtel to conduct trial of Nokia's 5G-ready telecom gear
The modernisation of the transport infrastructure is crucial for ensuring the ultra-high speed and extremely low latency, promised by 5G.
Oppo plans USD 1.5 bn investment in R&D with focus on 5G; to ramp up India hiring
Oppo has partnered with Qualcomm for developing 5G smartphone on its chipset.
Vodafone Idea not in favour of 5G spectrum auction before 2020: CTO
Indian govt has not taken a position on such deployments, and asserted that the company will comply with the rules of the country.