Tag: 5G

ZTE to launch industry’s first 5G smartphone on September 1

NEW DELHI: ZTE Corporation has announced that it will launch ZTE Axon 20 5G in China on September 1, 2020. The device will be the world’s first mass-produced 5G smartphone featuring under-display camera, marking another milestone in ZTE’s exploration of the true full display smartphone. Aiming to continuously provide consumers with unprecedented user experiences, ZTE […]

5G Financing: Unbundle services, say TRAI Chairman

NEW DELHI: Innovative investment solutions are needed for financing the adoption of 5G technology that will have a multitude of applications and users. Dr. R S Sharma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said 5G is important for strategic reasons and called for unbundling of infrastructure and investments for different services in the telecom […]

China warns of ‘consequences’ to Indian firms if Huawei is blocked: Sources

By Sanjeev Miglani & Neha Dasgupta  China has told India not to block its Huawei Technologies from doing business in the country, warning there could be consequences for Indian firms operating in China, sources with knowledge of the matter said. India is due to hold trials for installing a next-generation 5G cellular network in the next few […]

Telecom regulator sticks to stance on pricing of 5G spectrum, other bands

NEW DELHI: Regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday stuck to its recommendation on base price and valuation of spectrum, including for 5G radiowaves, making it clear to the telecom department that it has considered “all relevant factors” while giving views on prices. Last month, amid an industry disquiet over the pricing of […]

Telecom spectrum auction to be held this year: Ravi Shankar Prasad

NEW DELHI: Newly-appointed Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that India will hold spectrum auction for 5G and other bands in the current calendar year. Taking charge of his new ministry, Prasad said that amongst his priorities will be revival of state-owned MTNL and BSNL. The minister, however, asserted that the telecom corporations […]

Don’t let Huawei help set up 5G mobile networks, US warns EU nations

NEW DELHI: US officials are fanning out across Europe to warn about the security risks of allowing Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to help build 5G mobile networks, a US diplomat said Tuesday. Washington considers the matter urgent as European Union countries prepare to roll out fifth-generation networks that will bring near-instantaneous connectivity, vast data capacity […]

NIB, Nokia agree EUR 250 million financing for 5G research and development

NEW DELHI:Nokia today signed a EUR 250 million loan transaction with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to finance research and development activities related to 5G technology. The loan, which has an average maturity of approximately 5 years after disbursement, will finance Nokia’s extensive research and development program focused on 5G activities in Europe in 2018-2020. […]

Nokia Chennai factory first to manufacture 5G radio equipment in India

NEW DELHI: Nokia’s state-of-the-art manufacturing unit in Chennai in South India has started manufacturing 5G New Radio (NR) based on the 3GPP 5G New Radio Release 15 standard. The Chennai plant is one of the largest telecom equipment manufacturing plant in the country, recently reaching the 4 million unit annual production milestone of 2G, 3G […]

5G launch to enhance possibilities of affordable telecom services across sectors: Akhil Gupta

NEW DELHI: The launch of 5G services will enhance the possibilities of affordable telecom services across sectors, thereby paving the way to achieve the objectives set by the recently announced National Digital Communications Policy 2018, said Akhil Gupta, Vice Chairman, Bharti Group & Executive Chairman, Bharti Infratel. Gupta was addressing the 6th Edition of CII […]

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