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Exclusive-Ericsson gets new 5G contract from India's Bharti Airtel, sources say Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson has received a new multi-billion dollar contract for selling 5G equipment from India's Bharti Airtel, two sources familiar with the matter said. This comes after Ericsson got part of a $3.6 billion contract last month for selling 5G equipment to India's Vodafone Idea. It shared the contract with Nokia and Samsung. The new contracts are expected to boost Ericsson's revenue next year after seeing a big fall in contracts from India in the fir...
Exclusive-Ericsson gets new 5G contract from India's Bharti Airtel, sources say
Exclusive-Ericsson gets new 5G contract from India's Bharti Airtel, sources say
Source: Reuters
2024-10-14 04:00:57 pm
Nokia to help Vodafone Idea bolster its 4G and 5G network in India Global technology company Nokia on Saturday announced it has been awarded a three-year deal by Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) to deploy 4G and 5G equipment in India.   The companies will deploy 5G network across major cities. The agreement includes the modernisation and expansion of VIL’s 4G network of which Nokia is already a major supplier. The deployment is expected to deliver premium connectivity to 200 million VIL customers. “5G will bring seamless high-speed conne...
Nokia to help Vodafone Idea bolster its 4G and 5G network in India
Nokia to help Vodafone Idea bolster its 4G and 5G network in India
Source: IANS
2024-09-28 03:08:59 pm
India's Vodafone Idea to issue shares worth $294 million to Nokia, Ericsson to pay dues Vodafone Idea said on Thursday it will issue shares worth 24.58 billion rupees ($294.3 million) to two key network equipment vendors as part of the debt-laden telecom operator's bid to clear its dues. India's smallest telecom firm by subscribers will issue preferential shares worth 15.20 billion rupees to Nokia Solutions and 9.38 billion rupees to Ericsson India, it said in a statement. These will be issued at 14.8 rupees per share, a near 8% discount to the stock's Thursday...
India's Vodafone Idea to issue shares worth $294 million to Nokia, Ericsson to pay dues
India's Vodafone Idea to issue shares worth $294 million to Nokia, Ericsson to pay dues
Source: Reuters
2024-06-13 05:58:28 pm
Ericsson, IIT Kanpur`s tech incubator F.I.R.S.T to drive financial solution innovations Telecommunications giant Ericsson and the Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology (F.I.R.S.T), the technology business incubator at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Wednesday announced a two-year strategic partnership to drive innovation in Mobile Financial Services (MFS) and Fintech solutions. The collaboration will identify emerging technologies, trends, and market insights to address real customer needs. "This collaboration reinforces E...
Ericsson, IIT Kanpur`s tech incubator F.I.R.S.T to drive financial solution innovations
Ericsson, IIT Kanpur`s tech incubator F.I.R.S.T to drive financial solution innovations
Source: IANS
2024-04-24 02:33:29 pm
Samsung to join alliance to lead AI-powered 6G network tech Samsung Electronics on Monday said that it participated in the US chip giant Nvidia-led alliance in a bid to lead the next-generation 6G network technologies powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The South Korean tech giant said it is a founding member of the AI-RAN Alliance, launched during this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC), along with semiconductor, telecommunications and software big names including Nvidia, Arm, SoftBank, Ericsson, Nokia and Microsoft. The MWC 2024 kicke...
Samsung to join alliance to lead AI-powered 6G network tech
Samsung to join alliance to lead AI-powered 6G network tech
Source: IANS
2024-02-26 01:52:31 pm
Airtel with Ericsson demonstrates mmWave 5G functionality on its network Bharti Airtel in partnership with Ericsson on Wednesday said they have successfully demonstrated mmWave (millimetre wave) 5G functionality on the Airtel network. Peak speeds of 4.7Gbps were achieved during the testing, demonstrating the applicability of mmWave for high network capacity requirements. "Using FWA customer premises equipment (CPE) supported with 5G mmWave will not only help in delivering greater speeds but will also enable us to cover the large number of users that are...
Airtel with Ericsson demonstrates mmWave 5G functionality on its network
Airtel with Ericsson demonstrates mmWave 5G functionality on its network
Source: IANS
2024-02-21 04:11:46 pm
5G mobile subscriptions in India to reach 130 mn in 2023 5G subscriptions in India are expected to reach 130 million in 2023, and are estimated to grow to 860 million by 2029, a new report showed on Thursday. 5G subscriptions are estimated to account for 68 per cent of mobile subscriptions in India by the end of 2029, according to the report by Ericsson. "Our global deployment experience and technology leadership has enabled us to support India in its 5G journey. Mobile networks continue to play a pivotal role in driving social and econo...
5G mobile subscriptions in India to reach 130 mn in 2023
5G mobile subscriptions in India to reach 130 mn in 2023
Source: IANS
2023-11-30 02:59:09 pm
Ericsson introduces `India 6G` programme at Chennai R&D centre Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson on Saturday announced the launch of its ‘India 6G’ programme with the formation of a 6G research team at its Chennai R&D centre, as the government aims to make the country a leader in 6G technology after a successful 5G roll-out. The ‘India 6G’ team has senior research leaders and a team of experienced researchers across radio, networks, AI and Cloud to help develop fundamental solutions for the future of telecommunicati...
Ericsson introduces `India 6G` programme at Chennai R&D centre
Ericsson introduces `India 6G` programme at Chennai R&D centre
Source: IANS
2023-10-29 09:36:11 am
Airtel in partnership with Ericsson tests India`s 1st RedCap technology Bharti Airtel in partnership with Ericsson on Thursday successfully tested Ericsson's pre-commercial Reduced Capability (RedCap) software on the Airtel 5G network.Carried out in collaboration with chip-maker Qualcomm using its 5G RedCap test module, the testing on the 5G TDD network represents the first implementation and validation of RedCap in India.Ericsson RedCap is a new radio access network (RAN) software solution that creates new 5G use cases and enables more 5G connections from device...
Airtel in partnership with Ericsson tests India`s 1st RedCap technology
Airtel in partnership with Ericsson tests India`s 1st RedCap technology
Source: IANS
2023-10-20 09:34:00 am