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5G and AI-guided Colonoscopy trialed by Airtel, Apollo Hospitals, and AWS

December 23, 2022

Bharti Airtel and Apollo Hospitals claimed that they have successfully conducted a 5G-driven Artificial Intelligence (AI) aided Colonoscopy trial in India. This trial was able to detect colon cancer more rapidly and precisely. HealthNet Global, AWS, and Avesha also collaborated to make this trial successful.

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Where is 5G available in India? Do existing smartphone support 5G?

November 27, 2022

Out of India’s three biggest telecom companies, only two offer 5G services to their customers. These are Jio and Airtel. While Jios’True 5G network is a standalone (SA), Airtel uses a non-standalone (NSA) that leverages the current 4G infrastructure.

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Locally designed & developed 5G gear to be available next year in India

November 11, 2022

The Indian government believes that locally designed and developed 5G gear, including core and radio network components, could be commercially available by March 2023.

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Jio and Airtel 5G: DoT and TRAI does not have a problem with Network Slicing

October 31, 2022

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) are comfortable with network slicing. Hence, Airtel and Jio, who have already rolled out 5G networks, will be able to offer 5G network slicing services in the foreseeable future.

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DoT plans to auction 5G spectrum in millimeter wave band for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)

August 16, 2022

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plans to auction 5,500 MHz of 5G spectrum in the millimeter wave (37.0–42.5 GHz) band, valued at over Rs 35,000 crore. The spectrum can potentially be used for private networks in addition to mobile and satellite services.

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Airtel signs contracts with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to rollout 5G in Aug 2022

August 3, 2022

Bharti Airtel (Airtel) announced that it had signed 5G network agreements with Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung to commence 5G deployment in August 2022.

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Airtel to launch 5G in key cities with purchase of 5G spectrum for Rs 43,084 crore

August 1, 2022

Airtel acquires 19867.8 MHz spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz frequency bands through the auction for Rs 43,084 cr. Spectrum secured for 20 years.
The ideal spectrum bank for the best 5G experience, 100x capacity enhancement all done strategically at the least cost.

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Airtel trials private 5G network at Bosch facility

July 12, 2022

Airtel has implemented two Industrial grade use cases for quality improvement and operational efficiency at Bosch’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, utilizing the trial spectrum. In both cases, 5G technology such as mobile broadband and ultra-reliable low latency communications drove automated operations ensuring faster scale up and reduced downtimes. The trial successfully demonstrates Airtel’s capability to deliver high-quality Private Network solutions for Industry 4.0.

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