What is Narrow Band IoT Network?

On December 10, 2020, BSNL in partnership with the Skylo announced the world’s first satellite based Narrow Band Internet of Things network in India. This is to bring a breakthrough in satellite based narrowband internet of things technology. It will also help in in achieving the targets of Digital India mission helping farmers, fishermen, meaning, ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: 2G • 3G • 5G • 5G NR • Digital India • GPRS • GSM • Internet of things (IOT) • Make in India

IIT-Delhi installs India’s first 5G radio laboratory

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has installed the Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology lab at the Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management campus, which is likely to reduce effects of exposure and radiation compared to the 3G/4G systems. This will be the first-of-its-kind 5G radio laboratory in India that will be inaugurated ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Topics: 3G • 4G • 5G • Internet of things • MIMO • Mobile telecommunications • Software-defined radio • Technology • Technology forecasting • Telecommunications • Videotelephony

EGoM decides to allocate 700 MHz spectrum for offering 4G

An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) settled to assign 700 Mhz spectrum for offering 4G telecom services. This especial band is believed to be very effective and could bring in the government revenues more than it got via auctioning of 3G spectrum in 2011. Spectrum in 700 Mhz band calls for likely half the investment ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012

Topics: 3G • 4G • 4G connectivity in Australia • Auction theory • EE Limited • Mobile telecommunications • Radio spectrum • Software-defined radio • Spectrum auction • Technology • Telecommunications • Videotelephony

World’s 1st CDMA EV-DO Rev.B Ph II network launch in India by MTS

The world s first CDMA EV-DO Rev.B Phase II network, designed to provide an exciting buffer free media streaming experience for the customers, will soon be launched in India by Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that nationally operates its telecom services under the MTS brand. The network will be launched in Jaipur in a few ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011

Topics: 3G • 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 • CDMA2000 • Code division multiple access • Evolution-Data Optimized • Internet protocols • Media access control • Mobile telecommunications • Network protocols • Radio resource management • Telecommunications • Videotelephony