Telecom Pod (2024)

23/05/2022

5G network slicing could lead to violations of net neutrality guidelines, COAI's Kochhar

Cellular Operators Association of India - COAI

https://telecompod.com/according-to-coais-kochhar-5g-network-slicing-could-lead-to-violations-of-net-neutrality-guidelines/714

If network slicing and differentiated experiences are delivered on the network, the uniqueness of 5G networks catering to specific use cases will be in direct violation of net neutrality legislation in India, according to COAI director general SP Kochhar. He also stated that even though operators’...

23/05/2022

Amazon Web Services expects demand for its Cloud Services to remain high in India

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services expects demand for its cloud services to remain high in India, as the world is unlikely to go back to the pre-pandemic ways of working. “The pandemic was a bit of a trigger. I think the realization that technology matters was always there, but the pandemic brought urgency to it...

17/05/2022

DoT says local gear testing may delay 4G expansion and 5G roll outs

Department of Telecommunications, Government of India

The government’s push for the first wave of 5G network rollouts by August-September could hit a snag with the likelihood of disruptions in network gear availability in India in the coming weeks. This is because the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants all imported network gear to be tested...

14/05/2022

Samsung holds 1st-ever 6G forum to discuss next-gen tech

Sebastian Seung Samsung

https://telecompod.com/samsung-holds-1st-ever-6g-forum-to-discuss-next-gen-tech/659

Samsung Electronics on Friday held its first 6G forum with experts from academia and industry to discuss the future of communications technologies, in a bid to lead 6G research and development and standardization. At the forum, titled ‘The Next Hyper-Connected Experience for All,’ global industr...

12/05/2022

No direct 5G spectrum allocation to corporates: States Ministry Official

Department of Telecommunications, Government of India TRAI -Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

The Communications Ministry has ruled out any direct spectrum allocations to corporates for private 5G networks, with a top government official saying the latter will need to lease capacities from telcos for now. The official added that enterprises can participate in the upcoming 5G airwave auctions...

12/05/2022

Verizon claims that establishing 5G private networks can help businesses unlock economic value

Verizon Robert Le Busque

https://telecompod.com/verizon-claims-that-establishing-5g-private-networks-can-help-businesses-unlock-economic-value/634

The fifth-generation or 5G private networks, according to Verizon, will deliver economic benefits to Indian businesses, and the space internet service via a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite system might be a game-changer for the economy. “It’s an opportunity to bring this new technology (5G priva...

10/05/2022

Integrated 4G VoLTE network with 5G core to test 5G VoNR by Jio

https://telecompod.com/integrated-4g-volte-network-with-5g-core-to-test-5g-vonr-by-jio/618

Reliance Jio is now trialling the interoperability between 4G VoLTE and 5G VoNR, after having showcased some use cases powered by the fifth-generation trial airwaves. “After trialling advanced 5G services and scenarios, Jio has upgraded its 4G VoLTE network and integrated its Indigenous 5G core to...

09/05/2022

Chaos at Apple supplier Quanta reveals Shanghai COVID strains

Apple

Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City appears to be an excellent location for China’s “closed-loop” management system, which compels workers to live and work on-site in a safe bubble to prevent the spread of COVID. On Thursday, however, as COVID-19 breached Quanta’s defences, the system collaps...

09/05/2022

DoT offcut key levy on Satcom players

Department of Telecommunications ( DOT )

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended the unified license to scrap a key levy on satellite service operators, a move likely to make broadband-from-space services more affordable in India. Satcom operators, accordingly, won’t have to pay network operation and control centre (NOCC) ...

05/05/2022

India, UK space firms ink pact for next-gen satellite broadband internet

Astrome Technologies

Astrome Technologies, an India and US-based 5G and satellite communication product company headquartered in Bengaluru, and UK-based Methera Global Communications, an MEO (medium Earth orbit) satellite constellation company has signed an MoU to establish a strategic partnership with a focus on suppor...

04/05/2022

Samsung pacts with Dish for 5G radios, phones

Samsung DISH

Samsung has signed a multi-year deal to sell equipment to Dish for its upcoming 5G network in the United States, one of the largest radio deals for the South Korean company since its major Verizon contract in 2020. Samsung set itself up as a challenger to top telecoms equipment suppliers Nokia and E...

03/05/2022

State-run telcos, BSNL, MTNL may launch 4G network by end-2022, states Minister

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited MTNL

https://telecompod.com/state-run-telcos-bsnl-mtnl-may-launch-4g-network-by-end-2022-states-minister/569

State-run telecom companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are expected to switch on their 4G network by the end of 2022, said Minister of State (MoS) for Communications Devusinh Chauhan recently. Chauhan said that the Government has commenced severa...

30/04/2022

Govt aims to establish India as a key partner in the global semiconductor supply chain: PM Modi

https://telecompod.com/govt-aims-to-establish-india-as-a-key-partner-in-global-semiconductor-supply-chain-pm-modi/562

The government’s aim is to place India as one of the key partners in the global semiconductor supply chain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his inaugural address of the Semicon conference in Bengaluru on Friday. Prime Minister Modi said the government is aware of its role as an enabler and fo...

29/04/2022

Airtel partners with Apollo Hospitals, Cisco for demonstration of 5G for connected ambulance services

Apollo Cisco Airtel India

https://telecompod.com/airtel-partners-with-apollo-hospitals-cisco-for-demonstration-of-5g-for-connected-ambulance-services/559

Bharti Airtel said it has showcased a 5G connected ambulance with Apollo Hospital and technology partner, Cisco, for emergency situations. The demonstration was conducted in Bengaluru using the 5G trial spectrum allotted to Airtel by the government, as per a media release on Thursday. The custom-des...

28/04/2022

PLI boom: Rs 47,000 crore of iPhones likely to be made in India

Apple
https://telecompod.com/pli-boom-rs-47000-crore-of-iphones-likely-to-be-made-in-india/551

Apple’s contract manufacturers are expected to make iPhones worth Rs 47,000 crore in India this fiscal, the second year of the production linked incentives (PLI) scheme that started in April. This will be almost five times the Rs 10,000 crore worth of iPhones made in the country in FY22 by Foxconn...

28/04/2022

Private networks, network slicing to boost 5G revenue growth in APAC: States Frost & Sullivan

Broadband IndiaForum Cellular Operators Association of India Cisco Amazon Web Services (AWS) Microsoft Meta

https://telecompod.com/private-networks-network-slicing-to-boost-5g-revenue-growth-in-apac-states-frost-sullivan/548

The Asia Pacific (APAC) 5G revenue is projected to grow from $2.13 billion in 2020 to $23.89 billion in 2025, driven by 5G connectivity and improved performance over 4G, as per analysis by Frost and Sullivan. The firm’s analysis reveals that the overall regional 5G market growth will be boosted by...

27/04/2022

5G spectrum for private players is not a threatening mark for Indian telcos: Says a Report

TRAI -Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI)

https://telecompod.com/5g-spectrum-for-private-players-is-not-a-threatening-mark-for-indian-telcos-says-a-report/541

The recommendation by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to assign 5G spectrum to private enterprises is not a threat to the Indian telecom operators, a new report stated on Tuesday. As India gears up for the 5G spectrum auction, the TRAI is aiming to enable the framework for enterpris...

26/04/2022

BSNL estimating revenue growth of 20% after 4G launch: Says PK Purwar

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

https://telecompod.com/bsnl-estimating-revenue-growth-of-20-after-4g-launch-says-pk-purwar/523

BSNL Chairman Pravin Kumar Purwar said that the telco will place network equipment orders for 50,000 sites in FY 2023, and added that the state-run telco has a debt of Rs 3,200 crore and is posting revenue of about Rs 17,000 crore this year. Here is an excerpt from a recent interview: What is the .....

25/04/2022

Airtel Payments Bank revenue estimated at $1 billion by 2030

Airtel Payments Bank

https://telecompod.com/airtel-payments-bank-revenue-estimated-at-1-billion-by-2030/517/

Airtel Payments Bank, a unit of Bharti Airtel, is estimated to generate $1 billion (around Rs 7,650 crore) in annual revenue by 2030 on the back of an estimated 10-fold jump in the value of its gross transactions (GTV) and a sharp rise in its monthly transacting user base, say, analysts. Airtel Paym...

23/04/2022

Private 5G networks by enterprises to not impact telcos’ revenues: States BIF

Department of Telecommunications, Government of India
Cellular Operators Association of India - COAI

https://telecompod.com/private-5g-networks-by-enterprises-to-not-impact-telcos-revenues-states-bif/476/

Private 5G captive networks will lead to increased productivity for the enterprises and drive better revenues for the telecom service providers, Broadband India Forum (BIF) said, dismissing speculation of loss in revenues for telcos as a “misplaced” one. Telcos will still be deriving a major chu...

23/04/2022

DoT likely not to raise 5G reserve price concerns with

Department of Telecommunications, Government of India TRAI -Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is unlikely to refer the 5G reserve price recommendations back to the telecom regulator for a downward revision, dealing a blow to telcos who are seeking a steep reduction in the floor price. A senior official stated in an interview that the DoT is likely t...

22/04/2022

Low fiberisation leads to a 5G success story roadblock

Cellular Operators Association of India - COAI National Broadband Mission Department of Telecommunications, Government of India ( DOT )

https://telecompod.com/low-fiberisation-leads-to-a-5g-success-story-roadblock/468/

India’s low tower fiberisation, not even achieving a halfway mark against a target of 70% by 2024, has posed a challenge to the ambitious fifth generation or 5G rollout in the country and is trailing behind other developing countries such as Thailand (90%) and Malaysia (80%). As per the telecom de...

22/04/2022

Government should keep 5G spectrum fee low, says Airtel

Airtel India IDFC FIRST Bank
https://telecompod.com/government-should-keep-5g-spectrum-fee-low-says-airtel/463

The second largest telecom service operator Airtel has urged the government to lower the fees for allotting 5G spectrum, saying that a faster rollout of the next-generation telecommunication network can have more benefits than collecting revenue in upfront cost. At the Times Network India Economic C...

21/04/2022

Nokia is ready to develop 5G private networks in collaboration with Indian enterprises

Ricky Corker Nokia

https://telecompod.com/nokia-is-ready-to-develop-5g-private-networks-in-collaboration-with-indian-enterprises/459/

Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia said that it is ready to jointly develop private networks with Indian enterprises even as it continues to sell its technology through telecom operator partners. “We have a strong relationship with the service providers, and we look to sell through our service provi...

21/04/2022

Jio takes lead over Airtel to become India’s 2nd largest fixed-line service provider

Jio Airtel India BSNL India

Telecom operator Reliance Jio has taken a lead over Bharti Airtel to become the country’s second-largest fixed-line service provider in February 2022, according to data published by the sector regulator TRAI. Fixed-line or wireline telecommunication refers to telephone and broadband internet servi...

13/04/2022

PLI scheme for mobile phone manufacturing to reduce import dependence: ICRA

https://telecompod.com/pli-scheme-for-mobile-phone-manufacturing-to-reduce-import-dependence-icra/417

The government introduced Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for mobile phone manufacturing is expected to push at a healthy growth trajectory of 15-20 percent CAGR to reach a value of Rs5-5.5 lakh crore by FY2026, according to rating agency ICRA. In 2020, the government had introduced the PLI...

11/04/2022

High 5G spectrum prices may push players up against the wall: COAI DG

COAI

https://telecompod.com/high-5g-spectrum-prices-may-push-players-up-against-the-wall-coai-dg/402/

Apex telecom industry body COAI has asserted that spectrum pricing should be kept conducive to market conditions as 5G entails upfront capital investments with monetization spread over a long haul, and pricing radio waves high will only push the players up against the wall. The stage is set for the....

08/04/2022

Enterprises with spectrum to have better control says tech firm Capgemini

Capgemini India

French Technology Company Capgemini said that enterprises owning a 5G spectrum will give them better control over their plans, thereby reducing dependency. However, it added that telecom operators will have a role to play for private enterprise networks as managing networks isn’t a core competency...

06/04/2022

1.12 lakh towers to be installed by BSNL for rolling out 4G services across India

BSNL India

With state-owned BSNL planning to install about 1.12 lakh towers throughout the country, an indigenous 4G telecom network will soon be rolled out across India, said telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha. The minister also said that the internet connection inside trains can be available only...

06/04/2022

Tech Giants: Apple, Google, Twitter reopen their India offices

Apple Google Twitter

Tech giants Apple, Google, and Twitter are reopening offices in India and preparing their employees to return to work at least for a few days a week, to begin with. Apple is bringing back employees in India once a week beginning April 11, and three days a week effective May 23. Google has opened its...

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