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Smartphones above Rs 10000 must switch to 5G technology in India

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) representatives met with mobile operators and smartphone manufacturers and gave them a deadline of three months to switch over to 5G services with 5G smartphones.

Airtel Looks at 5G as Short Term Opportunity to Win Quality Customers

The scaling of 5G networks to cover most of the country would take years. However, this doesn’t stop Airtel from using 5G and marketing it to win some quality customers in the short term.

Nokia and Nedaa to explore 5G network slicing for smart city and public safety use

5G private/public networks for smart cities
Nokia to support Nedaa on its journey to delivering next-generation 5G network capabilities by upgrading its networks and developing innovative use cases. Nedaa is targeting segment-oriented solutions by introducing network slicing to improve public safety and smart city services for concerned organizations and citizens, as well as lay the foundations for more advanced services such as metaverse. 

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

Network slicing - Jio and Airtel
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.

OnePlus 10 Pro, OnePlus 10T, and OnePlus 10R Smartphones upgraded to support Jio 5G

OnePlus Smartphones that Now Support Jio 5G
In order to accommodate Jio 5G, OnePlus has begun pushing out a software upgrade for its OnePlus 10-series handsets. The updates are country-specific to India and are available for the OnePlus 10 Pro, OnePlus 10T, and OnePlus 10R. Only certain

Jio and Airtel expanding 5G to New Cities

Jio and Airtel expanding 5G to New Cities
Reliance Jio recently announced that it would send out invites to Chennai users to experience 5G. Earlier, Jio had announced the 5G services for users in four cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Varanasi.

Jio’s 5G network in delhi provides 600 mbps median download speed | Ookla

Jio gets ready to roll-out 5G, with purchase of Rs 88,078 crore spectrum
As per Ookla, a global leader in network intelligence, Jio in Delhi was able to deliver a median download speed of 598.58 Mbps speed, which is almost 600 Mbps.

Indian Aviation Regulatory Body raises concern with 5G in C-Band

Indian Aviation Regulatory Body raises concern with 5G in C-Band
While India's telecom department is all set for 5G rollout, the country's aviation security regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has raised concerns over the apparent interference of 5G C-Band spectrum with radio altimeters in airplanes.

Airtel’s 5G and Edge compute to drive enterprise transformation

Airtel 5G and edge compute to drive enterprise transformation
Airtel platform backed by IBM Cloud Satellite will power Maruti Suzuki’s initiatives to streamline plant productivity and quality operations

Adani Group to offer 5G services in six circles and use spectrum for data centers

Adani Group to offer 5G services in six circles and use spectrum for data centers
Adani Data Networks Ltd, the Adani Group subsidiary, will start with 5G services in six service areas and use the spectrum for data center businesses.

Reliance Jio low-cost 5G Phone might be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SoC

Reliance Jio low-cost 5G Phone might be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon
Reliance Jio is likely going to launch an affordable 5G smartphone to prepare the Indian market to consume its 5G services. The 5G smartphone from Jio might cost less than Rs 12,000 in India.

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

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