New Delhi: The Standing Committee on Information Technology pulled up the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for delay in the launch of 5G services when several countries have commercially rolled out the next-generation technology. The telecom ministry has already announced the auction of spectrum worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore from March...
India will have 35 crore 5G connections by 2026
By 2026, there will be 3.5 billion 5G connections worldwide, while their number in India will be around 35 crore. This has been said by leading telecom company Ericsson in a report. Nitin Bansal, head of Ericsson's network solutions (South East Asia, Oceania and India), says that if the spectrum...
China’s entry into 5G – Yes or not, government yet to decide
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has said on Friday that the government is indecisive on whether Chinese telecom companies will be a part of the 5G trials in India. However, he also recognized that the penetration of the Chinese country in the existing network is too huge. Bhalla however...
5G adoption a booster for smartphone application processor market
Mumbai: The smartphone application processor (AP) market that declined 26 per cent in the second quarter this year is set to be on a growth trajectory from 2021 onwards as 5G adoption reaches emerging markets, according to a new report. A mobile application processor is a system on a chip...
5G smartphones to capture 50% of global market by 2023: IDC
Riding on a strong 5G push, the global smartphone market will return to a full recovery by 2022 and 5G smartphones are expected to capture 50 per cent of the global market by 2023, according to a new IDC report. 5G remains a priority for all smartphone OEMs despite the...
The first 5G handset in India can cost Rs 50,000
Kolkata: "India's first 5G handset" offered by Chinese smartphone maker Realme will cost around Rs 50,000. An official of the company gave this information. He claimed that Realme is set to become the first brand to offer 5G smartphones in India after coming into existence in 2018. He said that...