India's Department of Telecommunications allowed telecom operators to conduct trials for fifth-generation networks for a period of six months including two months for procuring and setting up equipment. It added that the companies Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and MTNL will work with Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia and state-owned technology...
Reliance's JioGigaFiber May Upend Broadband Market in India
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)...
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...
Iridium to Re-enter India with Domestic Partners
According to Business Standard, US-based mobile satellite communications company Iridium Communications Inc. has made motions to re-enter India, thirteen years after stopping services in the country, to establish a lasting gateway in the country. Iridium is in talks with state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and MTNL along with a...