Thales, a French aerospace company, Qualcomm Technologies, and Ericsson are getting ready to test and validate 5G networks for the first time outside of Earth, after 3GPP, the organization that oversees global telecommunications standards, gives the go-ahead in March 2022. Continue reading “Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales to test 5G non-terrestrial networks”
The Indian government is expected to undertake a 5G spectrum auction in early June, according to telecom minister. The minister stated that the Department of Telecom is on track to meet its deadlines and that the process to alleviate industry concerns about spectrum pricing is underway. Continue reading “Telecom minister: India 5G spectrum auction in June”
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has permitted Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Vodafone Idea, and MTNL, to conduct 5G trials in the country. These companies will tie up with original equipment manufacturers and technology providers — Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and Development of Telematics (C-DoT). Continue reading “DoT approves Jio, Airtel, Vi and MTNL for 5G trials; Chinese vendors not allowed”
India is going to be one step closer to having full 5G rollouts nationwide the government is looking into 5G trials by the end of this fiscal year, according to a report. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has also confirmed that the auction for 5G airwaves will be held in April -March.
Continue reading “India 5G trials to begin in January-March 2020: Report”
