India ranked 134th in the global ranking for fixed broadband, and poor fixed line infrastructure has been a key reason for this low ranking. Out of the 450 million broadband subscribers, only 18 million are fixed line broadband users. The five leading wired broadband service providers are: BSNL (9 million)...
Ericsson Launches 5G Lab at IIT Delhi
Ericsson, Sweden's multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm, inaugurated a Center of Excellence and Innovation Lab for 5G at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Borje Ekholm, president and CEO of Ericsson attended the launch. Telecom chipset makers Qualcomm and Intel will support the development of 5G devices...
Broadband Market Subscribers Increase in India
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the latest market share chart for broadband for both fixed and wireless segments. The number of broadband subscribers increased to almost 3 percent from 420 million in April 2018 to 432 million in May 2018. India has 17.94 million (–0.16 percent) wired...
Will Connected Healthcare Drive 5G in India?
Maryland-based Ciena, a telecom infrastructure company, and London, U.K.-based research firm Analysys Mason posit connected healthcare will be the most important driver for 5G in India. The report also suggests that telecom operators need a strong wireline phone strategy for 5G services to be productive in future. India's Bharti Airtel...
India's Telecoms React to Reliance Jio's Market Entry
To increase their user base to 10 million, Reliance Jio announced offered free voice calls, and low cost data plans for customers in India. To counter this offering, other telecom players such as Airtel, Vodafone, and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have announced similar plans to retain their own...
India's Telecom Operators Collaborate to Curb Call Drops
Last month, as part of a 100-day commitment to the government, telecom operators in India -- Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone, BSNL, MTNL, Reliance Communications, Aircel, Telenor, Tata Docomo and Reliance Jio -- set up 48,000 new telecom sites across the country to curb call drops. Another 12,000 base transceiver stations will...