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Reiterates that the rates of telecommunication services are decided by market forces within the regulatory framework notified by independent regulator
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The 5G services was launched in India in October last year. The services were initially started with Airtel in eight cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, and Bengaluru.
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In a regulatory filing, Vodafone Idea said the payment is in accordance with the terms of Notice Inviting Applications dated June 15, 2022.
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The Chief Secretary said with more than four crore mobile connections in the State, the tele-density (107%) was one of the highest in the country
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Apart from the metro rail, people can also avail of 5G services at the Secunderabad and Kacheguda railway stations and Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS).
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However, 5G services are available in select cities only. You will be able to use 5G only if you live in the cities where Airtel and Jio 5G services are live.
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While many more smartphone users are likely to come onboard if the shift to 5G addresses issues like call drop/connect, network availability and low speed, another 43 per cent indicated they are willing to pay up to 10 per cent extra tariff
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Customers who have 5G smartphones can access the Airtel 5G Plus services on their existing data plans until the rollout is more widespread.
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The invited customers in these four cities will get unlimited 5G data with up to 1 Gbps+ speeds.
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Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the commercial rollout of 5G services in India at the India Mobile Congress 2022. Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Jamnagar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune will be among the first cities to get 5G services. A telecom company official said it would take about […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched 5G services in the country, saying it was a "historic day for 21st century India" and added that the technology will revolutionise the country's telecom sector.
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The new technology will provide seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency and highly reliable communications.
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Even before its introduction in Parliament, the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022, replacing the colonial-era Act, has raised concerns over intrusive regulatory regime, data security and privacy. For a country that hopes to create a vibrant digital economy, formulating a law that would require every app developer on the internet to obtain a government licence […]
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New Delhi: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel will start rolling out 5G services later this month as it signed requisite agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung. At the recently held much-awaited spectrum auction for 5G services by the Department of Telecom, Airtel bid for and acquired 19867.8 MHZ spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, […]
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New Delhi: As the race to launch 5G services for millions of smartphone and internet users take steam, Reliance Jio may launch its 5G services on August 15. Earlier this week, Akash Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm, said that they will celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with a pan-India 5G rollout. “Jio is committed to offering […]
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The imminent rollout of 5G services will give a major fillip to digital connectivity and boost new-age businesses but an unreasonably high reserve price set by the government could be a dampening factor. It seems that the Centre is driven by the impulse of revenue maximisation in the 5G airwaves auction, to be held in […]
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Telecom department’s proposal to conduct a spectrum auction through which spectrum will be assigned to the successful bidders for providing 5G services to public and enterprises. A total of 72097.85 MHz of spectrum with a validity period of 20 years will be put to auction to […]
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Hyderabad: From 1G network to 2G to 3G and present 4G network, mobile wireless networks are rapidly evolving with the advent of new technologies. Now, the next-generation mobile wireless, 5G, network is making inroads into telecommunications. While several countries have already started rolling out 5G services, India is expected to switch over to it by […]
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New Delhi: Major telecom operators, including Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea, have established 5G trials sites in Hyderabad, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jamnagar, Ahmadabad, Chennai,Lucknow, Pune and Gandhi Nagar cities. Indigenous 5G testbed project, funded by the telecom department, has reached the final stages and the project is likely to be completed by […]
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The telco has acquired 355.45 MHz spectrum across Sub GHz, mid band and 2300 MHz bands, giving it "most formidable" spectrum holding in the country, Airtel said in a statement.