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Telecom Department permits 5G Technology and Spectrum Trials

The Department of Telecommunications recently allowed mobile operators to conduct 5G trials. The Chinese companies, however, have been kept out of the trials. About the Spectrum Trials The...

May 5, 2021

TRAI alters Mobile Number Portability Rules

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India made changes to the Mobile Number Portability Rules. The ‘MNP’ rules govern the process of mobile number portability, which is a tool...

December 4, 2019

South Korea to launch world’s first national 5G networks

South Korea will launch the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks on 5th April 2019. Hyper-wired South Korea has a reputation for technical prowess, and Seoul has made...

April 3, 2019

Shangai becomes 1st district with 5G coverage

Shanghai has claimed to have the world’s first district with 5G coverage and a broadband gigabit network. It has conducted trial runs of the 5G network. The trial...

April 2, 2019

SignalChip launchs India’s first indigenous semiconductor chips for 4G/LTE and 5G NR modems

Bengaluru-based Semiconductor Company “SignalChip” has launched India’s first indigenous semiconductor chips for 4G /LTE and 5G NR modems in New Delhi. The SCBM34XX and SCRF34XX/45XX series of chips,...

February 27, 2019

India is now second-largest mobile phone producer in world

India is now the second-largest mobile phone producer in the world after China, as per information shared by Indian Cellular Association (ICA) with the Government of India (GoI)....

April 3, 2018

Mumbai metro to launch India’s first mobile ticketing system

Mumbai Metro One will launch the India’s first Mobile Ticketing System ‘OnGo’ which will help commuters pass the Automated Fare Collection (AFC) gates using their mobile phones. The...

July 28, 2017

Issues Around Dropped Calls

A tech friendly prime minister curses his government for the irritation caused by the call drops. The concerned minister asks the telecom regulator to issue guidelines to make...

October 5, 2015

M-money transfer

The Department of Posts will soon implement a mobile-based money remittance service in various parts of the country. It has selected 4 circles in which the services will...

August 6, 2012

National Telecom Policy 2012 gets Cabinet approval

The fresh National Telecom Policy (NTP), 2012 got approval from the Union Cabinet.  NTP 2012 aims at: Abolishing roaming charges on mobile phones Allow users to hold the...

June 2, 2012

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