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World’s First “All-Frequency” 6G Chipset Unveiled by Researchers
A group of researchers have published a paper in the Nature journal, highlighting the creation of a 6G chipset that can operate across a wide network spectrum between 0.5GHz and 115GHz. Capable of delivering more than 100Gbps mobile Internet speeds, the mobile platform was built on a new material dubbed thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN).
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Reliance Jio Reportedly Seeks DoT Approval to Use 26GHz Band for Wi-Fi Services
Reliance Jio is said to have sought permission from the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) in a move geared towards the expansion of its Wi-Fi services. According to a report, the mobile operator has requested approval from the telecom watchdog to use a spectrum in the 26GHz band, which is designated for the potential large-scale deployment of 5...
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Tecno Unveils SpectraVision Camera With True-to-Life Colour Reproduction at MWC 2025
Tecno on Monday unveiled its new multispectral imaging sensor dubbed SpectraVision Camera at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The new camera technology is claimed to enhance the colour reproduction by delivering true-to-life colour accuracy, leveraging a real-time colour-rendering sensor. As per the company, it also takes advantag...
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Qualcomm to Showcase 6G Vision, AI-Powered Wireless Advancements at MWC 2025
Qualcomm on Wednesday announced its plans for the development of 6G wireless technology, with several of the innovations set to be showcased at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The company says it will commence standardisation of 6G cellular technology this year by increasing the spectral efficiency and improving coverage across a...
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Spectrum Auctions See Sale Worth Rs 11,340 Crore, Bharti Airtel Top Buyer
Telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal's Airtel on Wednesday emerged as the biggest bidder for radio waves used to transmit mobile phone voice and data signals, cornering about 60 per cent of the Rs 11,341 crore worth of spectrum sold in an auction.
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Spectrum For Mobile Services To Continue Through Auction: Report
The government will continue to auction telecom spectrum, and the administrative allocation route will be used sparingly, only in those cases where it is technically not feasible to do so or for areas that are strategic in nature, sources said.
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COAI Says Delicensing of Spectrum in 6GHz Band Could Hamper 5G, 6G Rollout in India, Cause Loss to Exchequer
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has opposed the delicensing of spectrum in the 6GHz band heeding the demand of Wi-Fi service providers to make the 6GHz band freely available in the country. According to the COAI, aside from the spectrum that was put up during the auction, the 6GHz band is the only additional contiguous spectrum a...
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Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea Said to Seek Allocation of Entire 6 GHz Band Spectrum for 5G, 6G Services
The government should earmark the entire spectrum available in the medium frequency range of 6 gigahertz band for mobile telephony so as to enable them to deliver high-speed data services in the range of 50-100 mbps, telecom industry body COAI said in a letter to the Department of Telecom.
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India Has One of the Fastest 5G Rollouts in the World: Ericsson Chief
India has one of the fastest rollouts in the world of 5G and by 2023-end India will be ahead of most countries, said Ericsson global chief Borje Ekholm. Talking exclusively to ANI, Ekholm said, "I would say that by the end of 2023, it will be clearly ahead of most other countries in the world." Talking about India as a business destination, Ekholm ...
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Reliance Jio Launches 5G Services in 34 More Cities in India, Overall Coverage Reaches 365 Cities
Reliance Jio on Wednesday launched its high-speed 5G services in 34 cities in India, taking the overall coverage to 365 cities. 5G is the fifth-generation mobile network capable of transmitting a large data set at a very rapid speed. The 5G rollout is also expected to bring more development in remote data monitoring in sectors such as mining, wareh...
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Telcos' Body COAI Says Mid-Band 6GHz Spectrum Needed for Mobile Operators, 5G Services
Industry body COAI on Tuesday made an aggressive pitch for setting aside mid band 6GHz spectrum for mobile operators, saying it is critical for proliferation of 5G services, and that delicensing it to a "use for all" will hit the quality and cost of the next-generation services. Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) cautioned that 5G depl...
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Indian Telecom Gear Firms to Run 5G Trial for Railways Between Palwal-Mathura
A group of Indian telecom gear makers have received a mandate from Indian Railways to set up a 5G-based mobile communication network on a trial basis between Palwal and Mathura stations, a senior official of industry body VoICE said on Thursday. The Voice of Indian Communication Technology Enterprises (VoICE) Director General R K Bhatnagar told PTI...
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Mobile Phone Calls Eavesdropped Remotely Using Sensors in Latest Research
Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University have demonstrated a method to detect the vibrations of a mobile phone's earpiece, which can be used to decipher what the person on the other side of the call was saying. The process reported up to 83 percent accuracy.
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Airtel 5G Launched in 8 Cities Today, Said to Be Available at Existing 4G Rates
Bharti Airtel's 5G service will be available in eight cities from Saturday, its chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said at India Mobile Congress. With this, Bharti Airtel has become the first company to launch 5G services in the country.
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Russian Minister Discusses 5G, Telecom Technology, Security with MoS Communications at ITU Meet
Russian minister Bella Cherkesova on Monday expressed interest in deepening the collaboration with India in telecom technology, security, and developing 5G use cases. Cherkesova, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, discussed India's success in spreading the digital infrastructure across the country, parti...
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World’s First “All-Frequency” 6G Chipset Unveiled by Researchers
A group of researchers have published a paper in the Nature journal, highlighting the creation of a 6G chipset that can operate across a wide network spectrum between 0.5GHz and 115GHz. Capable of delivering more than 100Gbps mobile Internet speeds, the mobile platform was built on a new material dubbed thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN).
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Reliance Jio Reportedly Seeks DoT Approval to Use 26GHz Band for Wi-Fi Services
Reliance Jio is said to have sought permission from the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) in a move geared towards the expansion of its Wi-Fi services. According to a report, the mobile operator has requested approval from the telecom watchdog to use a spectrum in the 26GHz band, which is designated for the potential large-scale deployment of 5...
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Tecno Unveils SpectraVision Camera With True-to-Life Colour Reproduction at MWC 2025
Tecno on Monday unveiled its new multispectral imaging sensor dubbed SpectraVision Camera at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The new camera technology is claimed to enhance the colour reproduction by delivering true-to-life colour accuracy, leveraging a real-time colour-rendering sensor. As per the company, it also takes advantag...
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Qualcomm to Showcase 6G Vision, AI-Powered Wireless Advancements at MWC 2025
Qualcomm on Wednesday announced its plans for the development of 6G wireless technology, with several of the innovations set to be showcased at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The company says it will commence standardisation of 6G cellular technology this year by increasing the spectral efficiency and improving coverage across a...
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Spectrum Auctions See Sale Worth Rs 11,340 Crore, Bharti Airtel Top Buyer
Telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal's Airtel on Wednesday emerged as the biggest bidder for radio waves used to transmit mobile phone voice and data signals, cornering about 60 per cent of the Rs 11,341 crore worth of spectrum sold in an auction.
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Spectrum For Mobile Services To Continue Through Auction: Report
The government will continue to auction telecom spectrum, and the administrative allocation route will be used sparingly, only in those cases where it is technically not feasible to do so or for areas that are strategic in nature, sources said.
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COAI Says Delicensing of Spectrum in 6GHz Band Could Hamper 5G, 6G Rollout in India, Cause Loss to Exchequer
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has opposed the delicensing of spectrum in the 6GHz band heeding the demand of Wi-Fi service providers to make the 6GHz band freely available in the country. According to the COAI, aside from the spectrum that was put up during the auction, the 6GHz band is the only additional contiguous spectrum a...
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Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea Said to Seek Allocation of Entire 6 GHz Band Spectrum for 5G, 6G Services
The government should earmark the entire spectrum available in the medium frequency range of 6 gigahertz band for mobile telephony so as to enable them to deliver high-speed data services in the range of 50-100 mbps, telecom industry body COAI said in a letter to the Department of Telecom.
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India Has One of the Fastest 5G Rollouts in the World: Ericsson Chief
India has one of the fastest rollouts in the world of 5G and by 2023-end India will be ahead of most countries, said Ericsson global chief Borje Ekholm. Talking exclusively to ANI, Ekholm said, "I would say that by the end of 2023, it will be clearly ahead of most other countries in the world." Talking about India as a business destination, Ekholm ...
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Reliance Jio Launches 5G Services in 34 More Cities in India, Overall Coverage Reaches 365 Cities
Reliance Jio on Wednesday launched its high-speed 5G services in 34 cities in India, taking the overall coverage to 365 cities. 5G is the fifth-generation mobile network capable of transmitting a large data set at a very rapid speed. The 5G rollout is also expected to bring more development in remote data monitoring in sectors such as mining, wareh...
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Telcos' Body COAI Says Mid-Band 6GHz Spectrum Needed for Mobile Operators, 5G Services
Industry body COAI on Tuesday made an aggressive pitch for setting aside mid band 6GHz spectrum for mobile operators, saying it is critical for proliferation of 5G services, and that delicensing it to a "use for all" will hit the quality and cost of the next-generation services. Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) cautioned that 5G depl...
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Indian Telecom Gear Firms to Run 5G Trial for Railways Between Palwal-Mathura
A group of Indian telecom gear makers have received a mandate from Indian Railways to set up a 5G-based mobile communication network on a trial basis between Palwal and Mathura stations, a senior official of industry body VoICE said on Thursday. The Voice of Indian Communication Technology Enterprises (VoICE) Director General R K Bhatnagar told PTI...
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Mobile Phone Calls Eavesdropped Remotely Using Sensors in Latest Research
Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University have demonstrated a method to detect the vibrations of a mobile phone's earpiece, which can be used to decipher what the person on the other side of the call was saying. The process reported up to 83 percent accuracy.
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Airtel 5G Launched in 8 Cities Today, Said to Be Available at Existing 4G Rates
Bharti Airtel's 5G service will be available in eight cities from Saturday, its chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said at India Mobile Congress. With this, Bharti Airtel has become the first company to launch 5G services in the country.
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Russian Minister Discusses 5G, Telecom Technology, Security with MoS Communications at ITU Meet
Russian minister Bella Cherkesova on Monday expressed interest in deepening the collaboration with India in telecom technology, security, and developing 5G use cases. Cherkesova, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, discussed India's success in spreading the digital infrastructure across the country, parti...
