Telecom

 Last year in October, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) launched the ‘Bharat Fibre’ broadband plans that came to compete directly from the fiber broadband offerings of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. BSNL offers broadband plans that are very similar in price and benefits as that of the plans offered by other major internet service providers (ISPs). Users get not only a ton of data benefits but also over-the-top (OTT) benefits. There is also a free landline connection included with the plans to offer users unlimited voice calling. Here are all the BSNL Bharat Fibre broadband plans that you can check out for May 2021.

 The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had recently approved the applications from telecom companies for conducting 5G trials in India. Telcos were supposed to begin 5G trails in India in the coming months. However, a couple of days later post the approval, the trials were reportedly pushed to Q1 2022. A report claimed that the DoT wants to prioritise a stable network during the pandemic, and has hence put off decisions on spectrum availability and pricing. The latest development is hinting at a further delay in the 5G rollout in India. According to an Indian Express report, the DoT has postponed conducting auctions for 5G airwaves in India. Here is everything you need to know.

 As many customers were complaining about the less internet speed provided by the service providers ( i.e. ISPs ), Nepal Telecommunications Authority had issued a directive to the service providers to provide

 STOCKHOLM: Nokia's new strategy showed early signs of bearing fruit on Thursday, with higher first-quarter sales of network and 5G equipment sending its shares soaring as much as 16%. Finland's Nokia and Swedish rival Ericsson have been winning customers as telecom operators start rolling out 5G networks and China's Huawei faces curbs from a growing number of governments over security concerns.

 New Delhi: Indus Towers posted a net profit of Rs 1,364 crore for the January-March quarter, up 38% on year, but remained flat sequentially, even as the tower company continued to report highest tower additions for two successive quarters. “On the operational front we continued our strong momentum in 4Q’21 and delivered the highest ever annual gross tower additions,” said Bimal Dayal, Managing Director and CEO, Indus Towers.

 NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio has deployed its first commercial Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) service for Tata Power Delhi Distribution’s (Tata Power-DDL) smart meters. The discom supplies electricity to North Delhi.

 NEW DELHI: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employees raised concerns over state-controlled telco's plans to offload shares of its infrastructure unit BSNL Tower Company Limited (BTCL) to a 'strategic private partner' in a bid to privatise the company's operations.

 Mumbai: A stressed India is downloading more fitness and meditation apps to stay healthy in the second wave of the pandemic. While these app downloads have increased by about 20% in the past two months, some have seen a surge of as much as 50% since mid-February.

  Vodafone Idea (Vi) is the third-largest telecom operator in India. The company offers unique prepaid plans and data vouchers to its users. Today, we will focus on the top 4 data vouchers from the telco that will satiate your internet needs. Note that all the data vouchers that Vi offers come with standalone validity, unlike Jio, which offers most of its 4G data vouchers with the same validity as that of the user’s base plan. Also, once the data voucher expires, all the leftover data will expire as well. Let’s take a look at the top four data vouchers from Vodafone Idea (Vi) that you can purchase today.

 For several months, if not years now, the phrase '5G' has done the rounds but little has manifested in the way of realising the technology in a country that has been experiencing exponential growth in mobile penetration. 

 Several countries in the world have already rolled out 5G networks, and people are using these services safely.Even the World Health Organization WHO has clarified that there is no correlation between 5G technology and COVID-19, COAI Director General S P Kochhar said in a statement.He added that the industry body has shared concerns with the Department of Telecommunications DoT and has apprised it of the situation.I appeal fellow citizens to beware of these fake messages.

 American Tower continues to “collect and be pleased” with the way its clients are “paying in India,” says Rod Smith, executive vice president of American Tower. Smith in the first quarter earnings call on April 29, 2021, said that American Tower is “watching” its clients across the globe including a “couple

The Ministry of Communications gave the green light for telcos to work with various vendors for the upcoming 5G trials, including Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung, but Huawei and ZTE were not mentioned

 San Francisco: Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is rolling out a new sticker to Stories that allows English-speaking users to add auto-generated captions to their videos.

 New Delhi: High price of 5G airwaves in India, willingness of users to migrate from 2G/4G to 5G and the capital expenditure that telecom companies will incur to deploy full-scale commercial 5G network are some of the unknown variables that need to be addressed before successful implementation of the next-gen technology, India Ratings and Research ( Ind-Ra ) said.

5G in India has been rumoured to launch for quite some time, with users getting more and more interested in the next biggest advancement in telecom. That being said, it is still far from being a reality. There have been advancements in 5G, with trials in India being recently announced and 13 applications being given approval for testing of 5G networks. It is expected that the proper rollout of 5G in India may occur around early 2022.

 Telecom gear makers as well as telecom companies are divided on the need to go in for elaborate 5G trial runs, especially as they have waited for nearly two years for the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to give them permission.

  Indian telecom operators need to be at the forefront with their 4G offerings. While one operator (BSNL) in the country almost has a non-existent 4G subscriber base, the other one (Vodafone Idea) is losing subscribers quite fast. Since 5G is going to be the next big thing, the telcos and consumers both are focusing more on 5G than 4G.

The DoT gave Telecom Service Providers permission for trials for use and applications of 5G technology on May 4. India is likely to push 5G auctions till the end of the year. The delays are due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and because decisions on spectrum and pricing in India are still pending.

 A striking aspect of India’s development story has been the telecom revolution. The country leapfrogged to mobile telecommunications in a manner and at a pace that has been truly revolutionary. Today, mobile phones are a must-have in Indian society. Much of this has been possible due to the tireless efforts of the telecom industry in bringing the best possible services to its consumers.

 India had 747.4 million wireless and wireline broadband connections at the end of December 2020, an increase of 3% over a three-month period, according to data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Narrowband connections declined by 5% this quarter from 50.1 million connections reported in September 2020. There are still 47.8 million narrowband connections in the country.

 In India, Airtel, Jio, Vodafone Idea, and MTNL have been granted permission to begin 5G trials. Bharti Airtel announced a successful 5G test over the commercial network, while Reliance Jio confirmed that they would be building a homegrown and indigenous 5G network. Continue reading to know about the 5G testing cities and more.

 The Department of Telecommunications on Tuesday allowed private telcos Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Vi (formerly Vodafone Idea) and well as state-run telco Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) to start trials for 5G technology as well as its applications in various sectors. The trials will last for 6 months for now.

 New Delhi: Everyone talks of China overtaking the USA in GDP and 5G (in a digital world with multiplying 5G usages). Indians have always been ahead in the digital and mobile technologies, till of course, regulations and crony capitalism blocked growth. What is so special about 5G?

 5G in India has been a long-lost dream which is finally taking shape in the present period. Back on Tuesday, the Department of Telecom (DoT) in India approved the renowned telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and MTNL to conduct 5G trials. However, none of the entities will be using the technologies of Chinese vendors. As the government has barred Chinese companies from supplying telecom equipment and technology for the 5G trials, top US lawmakers have applauded the decision of not allowing Chinese telecom companies to conduct 5G trials in the country. As reported by PTI, the previous Trump administration had designated the Chinese tech companies as posing a national security risk in their reign.

  5G is almost around the corner. Or is it? 5G as a buzzword has been knocking on our doors for some time now sans a lot of action on the ground. However, that’s about to change as the Department of Telecom ( DOT ) recently approved applications from Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to conduct trials for the use and application of 5G technology. While field trials begin here in India, 5G as a technology has been commercially available in just over 50 countries such as France, South Korea, the US, etc. for a few years and there are valuable lessons that we can take from launches, successes, and failures in these markets. Indian operators could learn from their counterparts’ experience and avoid or rather not repeat the same mistake which their counterparts might have made.

  Fintech major Paytm on Thursday launched ' COVID-19 Vaccine Finder' - a platform to help citizens check the availability of vaccination slots - on its Mini App store. The platform will help citizens to check the availability of vaccination slots for a specific date by individually entering different pin codes or district details along with age group (18+ or 45+), a statement said.