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Airtel, Vodafone Idea may need to spend 5-10% more on network gear if Huawei, ZTE left out

The government had said on Wednesday that it would shortly declare a list of “trusted sources” for acquiring gear for telecom networks and ...

Nokia hires former Ericsson exec to lead new strategy

Chief Executive Officer Pekka Lundmark announced a new structure for Nokia in October which from Jan. 1 will have 11 members in the leaders...

Ericsson files patent royalty lawsuit against Samsung in U.S.

Delayed royalty payments from unlicensed periods and potential costs of litigation may impact Ericsson's operating income by 1 billion Swed...

IMC 2020: Time to move to 5G commercial deployments, not trials, says Nokia

"We talk about 5G trials in the Indian ecosystem and there now the commercial technology is tested and has been rolling out, and there is n...

IMC 2020: Industry 4.0 is picking pace in India even with 4G, say experts panel

“There is already enough compelling reason to invest now in Industry 4.0 and the use cases that are emerging,” he said at a panel discussio...

IMC 2020: Govt must incentivise investments in telecom infra, make spectrum affordable, says Ericsson's Nunzio Mirtillo

“Networks are as important to a country as roads, electricity and airports. I strongly encourage India to privatise actions and incentivise...

5G lab trials: Telcos seek removal of gear & vendor restrictions

People familiar with the matter said that the latest letter is aimed mainly at pushing the government to clarify its official stance over t...

5G connection to reach 3.5 billion globally, 350 million in India by 2026: Report

Global 4G population coverage will be over 80% at the end of 2020 and is forecast to reach about 95% in 2026. 4G networks are also evolving...

Nokia, Ericsson want PLI scheme to cover past investment too

The European telecom gear vendors also want India to focus on bringing the component ecosystem under the new scheme, which aims at giving s...

India needs to go straight into commercial deployment of 5G, says Ericsson India head

"Another expectation is that we should also try to attract the component ecosystem under this scheme to not just support the core telecom s...

Ericsson takes issue with Swedish ban on Huawei: FT

Swedish telecoms regulator PTS earlier this month halted 5G spectrum auctions after a court suspended parts of its decision that had exclud...

COAI raises 2G service concerns over environmental clearance, Airtel says non-issue

The response follows the COAI’s November 11 letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that 2G and 3G services could be adversely...

Airtel may Replace ZTE with Nokia as 4G Vendor in Punjab

The move is in line with the Sunil Mittal-led telco’s strategy to cut dependence on Chinese vendors amid alleged cyber-snooping issues, whi...

Telcos differ on adoption of India-centric 5G norms; Bharti Airtel, Vi caution of gaps in standards

TSDSI’s 5G standard, among other things, calls for deployment of 5G services in the 3.4 GHz band and suggests mobile towers be spaced 12 km...

5G rollout: India yet to take final call on allowing Chinese vendors, says Niti Aayog CEO

There is growing reluctance by a number of countries to allow Chinese firms like Huawei to roll out 5G services in their territories. The U...

Airtel extends pact with Ericsson for deployment of 5G-ready radio network

"Bharti Airtel...and Ericsson have strengthened their long-standing partnership with a renewed multi-year contract to supply and deploy 5G-...

Nokia, Ericsson promise to make 5G gear here: Airtel

Bharti Airtel also works with Chinese gear vendors Huawei and ZTE in India for select circles. However, both Chinese vendors import their g...