5G is rolling out in India at a fast pace. Both Airtel and Jio are working hard to ensure that India’s 5G rollout is the fastest in the world. But Jio is working in a direction to make 5G available for everyone in the nation, and not just a privileged few, said the recently appointed Chairman of the company, Akash Ambani. There are still many users in India who cannot access 4G networks....
5G in India and around the world will work on higher frequency airwaves/spectrum. The telecom operators will need to create a denser infrastructure if they want to be successful with 5G. Especially for millimetre wavelength (mmWave) bands which can be disturbed even with trees will require more cells to be distributed around localities for the 5G to work well. We are talking about cells on lamp-posts, traffic lights, public buildings, and more....
5G networks in India will only roll out once the telcos have got everything they need. This includes the 5G spectrum along with the equipment from the vendors to upgrade their networks. The private operators have often said that their networks are 5G ready. All they need is the spectrum from the government and just have to complete their testing to ensure that their networks are ready to manage the load and the use-cases that emerge in the future....
33 Crore 5G Subscriptions in The Next 5 Years In absolute terms, these 26% subscriptions would account for 33 crores 5G users in India in the next five years. A growth of 3% CAGR will also be observed in 4G subscriptions which would in absolute terms increase from 68 crore subscriptions in 2020 to 83 crore in 2026. These statistics are interesting because India has still not launched 5G commercially yet, but the demand already exists in an upward trend....
According to T-Mobile US, their Ultra Capacity 5G service has been made available across the country using 5G Standalone infrastructure. The telco’s Ultra Capacity service uses mid-band frequency at 2.5 GHz and offers faster speeds than its standard 5G service. The carrier stated that this development would improve apps like gaming that require near real-time responsiveness by enabling consumers across the nation to enjoy higher speeds while further minimising any lag in the network with lower latency....
“5G-enabled phones have come early mostly for the developed and mature markets such as South Korea, the US, Australia and Japan,” said Neil Shah, Partner and Research Director at Counterpoint Research. “Initially, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will have multiple variants and India will get 4G ones for at least next two years,” Shah told IANS. In India, 5G trials are slowly picking up with Ericsson, Nokia, Intel and Huawei aiming to further invest towards 5G test beds in India....
The cellular industry carries out a major upgrade to the wireless infrastructure every decade. In the 2000s, 3G dominated the segment while 4G dominated the previous decade. Now, as we have stepped into the new decade, the 5G networks have already debuted in the US. This might make you think about how 4G and 5G cellular networks are different. Differences Between 4G And 5G Below are the major differences between the two cellular network technologies....
We have a selection of intriguing binge-worthy movies and television shows waiting for you if you’re looking for something to watch. You should add All Of Us Are Dead, the most popular Korean drama on Netflix, to your list of must-watch episodes. The Zombie Show was among the top-rated shows on Netflix for several weeks when it first debuted. By scrolling through the list, check out seven Netflix movies and TV shows to watch right now....
ACT Fibernet FlexyBytes+ Plans Start at Just Rs 225 Aforesaid, these FlexyBytes+ plans from ACT Fibernet are just data top-up vouchers and they’re not so impressive when it comes to the data benefit. A total of five FlexyBytes+ plans are being offered to the customers right now and they start at Rs 225, going all the way up to Rs 2,500. The basic Rs 225 FlexyBytes+ plan offers just 25GB of data, followed by Rs 400 and Rs 600 plans providing 50GB and 600GB data respectively....
ACT Stream TV 4K Features The Stream TV 4K will provide a Home – Hub to the consumer which will house all the favourite content of the users. People will also be able to explore new content, see what’s going on live and much more. What will empower ACT’s new offering is the content partnerships with big names like Netflix, ZEE5, SonyLiv, YouTube and more. The Stream TV 4K will also be able to connect gaming joysticks, Bluetooth mouse, keyboards and more....
Everyone wants to test out the high-speed internet after the PM announced the launch of 5G services at the India Mobile Congress in 2022. Even while the top telecom operators have launched their 5G networks, they are now only accessible in a few places, leaving high-speed broadband as the only option. Many Internet service providers (ISPs) offer quick, dependable, and smooth wireless broadband connections for both residential and commercial uses, and it is better than 5G if you are inside your home....
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have been very vocal about the need for the telecom industry average revenue per user (ARPU) figure to improve. ICRA, an independent credit rating agency, has predicted that telecom sector ARPU will reach Rs 170 levels by the end of FY23. It will improve the overall profit generation for the telcos. This, coupled with the relief measures that the Government of India (GoI) has announced for the telecom sector, would create enough headroom for the industry to reduce debt as well as invest more freely in technology and equipment upgrades for 5G....
Airtel Will Continue to Provide 2G Services in Maharashtra & Goa While Bharti Airtel has phased out the 3G network in the circle, it confirmed the availability of 2G services to the customers. Airtel will continue to provide 2G services in Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) and Goa to serve the connectivity needs of customers on feature phones, added the telco. Unlike Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel is a GSM operator and it’s continually working towards becoming an LTE-only operator....
Bharti Airtel 4G Hotspot Price When 4G hotspot devices became the pot of gold in the market for the telecom companies, we saw Reliance Jio, and Bharti Airtel both release similar products in the market with the same price tag. The Reliance JioFi and Airtel 4G hotspot were available with a price tag of Rs 999 only a few months back along with many plan options for the latter. However, although the upfront price of the device remains the same at Rs 999 now, the Airtel 4G hotspot plan will be available only for Rs 399 to the consumers....
Bharti Airtel has announced that its 5G services will be available for customers in Bhubaneswar, Rourkela and Cuttack. The telco’s 5G is now available for customers in a total of 27 Indian cities. While TelecomTalk already reported about the Bhubaneswar launch, Cuttack and Rourkela are the new cities to be added by the telco to its 5G portfolio. Airtel said that it has also deployed its 5G in the Kalinga and Birsa Munda stadiums in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, respectively....
Bharti Airtel has just announced the launch of 5G Plus network services for Kochi, Kerala. The telco is working hard to ensure that it can successfully reach its goal of bringing 5G to every town in the country by March 2024. Airtel has so far launched 5G in multiple states and cities, with Kochi being the latest addition to the list. Airtel 5G Plus network services promise super-fast mobile download and upload speeds to consumers and come at no additional cost for 4G customers....
Bharti Airtel said that its 5G Plus services would be available for consumers in eight cities in India. To check out the list of cities and more, click here. Consumers must own a 5G phone, and they must enable the 5G settings to get access to the network. There are several Motorola 5G phones available in the market. But right now, only two of those devices would be able to connect with the 5G network of Bharti Airtel....
Bharti Airtel has accelerated its Xstream Fiber expansion plans across India as the operator has now added over 25 new cities with the “launching soon” tag. The operator earlier in the month had the “launching soon” tag in 23 cities across the country. With the latest additions, Airtel has highlighted that its Xstream Fiber service will soon be available in over 50 cities in the upcoming months. In early August, Airtel had launched its Xstream Fiber services in six cities while the company in July had launched its services across 10 cities in India....
Bharti Airtel’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) service arm, Airtel Digital TV, is offering its Set-Top Box (STB) for a mere price of Rs 1,500. But that is not all the cost that a consumer has to pay when he/she purchases a new STB from the company. Users also need to recharge with a channel pack if they want to keep the STB active. So the company also allows users to purchase a channel pack when they are paying for the STB....
Airtel is one of the biggest DTH service providers in the market today. But there are more big market players who are in the same segment as of Airtel and Tata Sky is one such DTH company. After witnessing regulatory changes last year, the DTH industry in India has grown at a rapid speed. Many of the subscribers opted for different DTH service providers after the regulatory changes came to place....
