Jio Picks Nokia as Equipment Supplier Ahead of Plans to Roll Out 5G Across India

Jio Picks Nokia as Equipment Supplier Ahead of Plans to Roll Out 5G Across India

Jio, India’s largest telecom company, has chosen Nokia as a major supplier, the Finnish telecom equipment maker said on Monday, as India’s biggest mobile carrier gears up to expand next-generation wireless services across the country. Nokia will supply Reliance Jio, which has more than 420 million customers, with 5G radio access network…

Apple, Google Will Reportedly Bring 5G Update to iPhone, Pixel Devices by December

Apple, Google Will Reportedly Bring 5G Update to iPhone, Pixel Devices by December

Apple has not started rolling out of 5G services yet in iPhone 12 and above devices. According to the update on the Bharti Airtel website, Apple is yet to update its software for iPhone 12 and above users. So far, there has been no official information on the expected timeline…

Adani Networks Said to Have Received Licence for Full Fledge Telecom Services

Adani Networks Said to Have Received Licence for Full Fledge Telecom Services

Adani Data Network has been granted unified licence for access services, which enables it to provide all telecom services in the country, according to two official sources. Adani Group entered the telecom sector after buying spectrum in the recent auction. “Adani Data Networks has been granted UL (AS),” an official…

DoT, MeitY to Meet Smartphone Companies, Telecom Operators on Wednesday to Discuss 5G Services

DoT, MeitY to Meet Smartphone Companies, Telecom Operators on Wednesday to Discuss 5G Services

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…

Reliance Jio 5G Beta Trials Begin in Delhi and Other Cities With Over 1Gbps Download Speed

Reliance Jio 5G Beta Trials Begin in Delhi and Other Cities With Over 1Gbps Download Speed

Reliance Jio on Thursday started beta trials of 5G services in the national capital along with three other cities — Mumbai, Kolkata and Varanasi — with users getting download speed of over 1Gbps. At Chanakyapuri, in Lutyens’ Zone of New Delhi, the users got internet speed of over 1Gbps.During the…

Airtel 5G Launched in 8 Cities Today, Said to Be Available at Existing 4G Rates

Airtel 5G Launched in 8 Cities Today, Said to Be Available at Existing 4G Rates

Bharti Airtel’s 5G service will be available in eight cities from Saturday, its chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said at India Mobile Congress. With this, Bharti Airtel has become the first company to launch 5G services in the country. “When you (Prime Minister) will launch 5G today. 5G from Airtel will…

Vi 5G Rollout to Begin Soon, No Launch Date, Coverage Timelines for Now

Vi 5G Rollout to Begin Soon, No Launch Date, Coverage Timelines for Now

Vodafone Idea, the country’s struggling third telecom player, plans to begin the journey to roll out 5G services, matching rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, but the firm has offered no specific timeline for the launch or coverage of the ultra high-speed internet services. Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam…

Jio 5G Services to Roll Out Across India by December 2023, Says Mukesh Ambani

Jio 5G Services to Roll Out Across India by December 2023, Says Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Jio, the nation’s biggest telecom firm, will expand 5G telephony services offering ultra high-speed internet connectivity to every part of the country by December 2023, its chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Saturday. Jio had in September 2016 made an entry into the telecom sector, offering free voice calls and…

Vi 5G Launch in India to Depend on Use Case, Customers Demand, Competitive Dynamics: CEO Ravinder Takker

Vi 5G Launch in India to Depend on Use Case, Customers Demand, Competitive Dynamics: CEO Ravinder Takker

Vodafone Idea (Vi)’s 5G service launch will depend on factors like use cases, customer demand, competition, and more, said Managing Director and CEO Ravinder Takker at the 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company on Monday. Takker revealed that Vi has already taken Rs. 4,940 crore investment and is…