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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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Samsung Questions India's $520 Million Tax Order, Points Finger At Reliance
Samsung has asked an Indian tribunal to quash a $520 million tax demand for allegedly misclassifying imports of networking gear, arguing officials were aware of the practice as India's Reliance imported the same component in a similar manner.
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Alcatel to Launch Premium Smartphone Range in India; Will Focus on Local Manufacturing
Alcatel is all set to make a comeback in the Indian market. The French brand, operated independently by TCL Communication under trademark licensing from Nokia, has been inactive in the Indian smartphone arena for the last couple of years. It is confirmed to release a range of new premium smartphones in the country. These devices will be manufactur...
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Redmi A4 5G Does Not Support Airtel’s 5G Network, Compatible With Jio 5G
Redmi A4 5G was launched in India earlier this week as the latest affordable 5G offering from the Xiaomi sub-brand. As the new phone is gearing up to go on sale starting next week, its listing on the company website reveals that it does not support Airtel 5G in India. Unlike recent 5G offerings, the Redmi A4 5G is only compatible with SA (standalon...
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Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025) Tablet With 8.8-Inch Screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC Launched: Price, Specifications
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025) has been launched in China. The tablet comes with an 8.8-inch display with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, up to 16GB of RAM, and features a cooling unit with a 10,004mm² vapour chamber. The tablet has a dedicated gaming engine which is geared towards reducing touch latency as well as network latency.
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Nokia Taps AI Boom With $2.3 Billion Infinera Purchase
Nokia is on track to gain from the billions of dollars in investment pouring into data centres to cater to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), as part of the Finnish company's bid to buy U.S. optical networking gear maker Infinera in a $2.3 billion deal. The acquisition of Infinera will help it to leapfrog Ciena and become the second largest ...
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Vivo X Fold 3 Series, Vivo X100 Series Confirmed to Support 5.5G Networks
Vivo is gearing up to roll out 5.5G (5G-Advanced or 5GA) upgrades via OTA (Over-the-Air) updates to its flagship smartphones soon. The newly launched Vivo X Fold 3, Vivo X Fold 3 Pro and the Vivo X100 series are confirmed to receive 5.5G connectivity initially alongside a few iQoo smartphones. The announcement comes soon after China Mobile announce...
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Hamas' Secret Tunnels: Israel's Tall Challenge In Ground Offensive Plan
As Israel gears up for an all-out ground offensive in Gaza Strip, one of the biggest challenges they face is Hamas' extensive tunnel network under Gaza
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Reliance Jio to Sign $1.7 Billion Deal With Nokia for Purchase of 5G Network Equipment: Report
Reliance Jio Infocomm is reportedly gearing up to sign a contract worth $1.7 billion (roughly Rs. 14,016 crore) with Nokia this week to purchase 5G network equipment. The contract could be signed as early as Thursday in Helsinki, Finland. HSBC, JP Morgan and Citigroup are reportedly backing Jio's 5G-related purchases.
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Mastercard to Explore Tokenised Bank Deposit Services as It Gears to Dig Deeper into Crypto
Mastercard is gearing up to launch its ‘Multi-Token Network (MTN)’ in its beta version in the UK in the coming months. With the MTN, Mastercard is exploring if the unit of money in an individual’s bank account could be transformed into a digital saving on the blockchain. This could open more use cases of digital money, the company believes.
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Huawei Ban in EU Opposed by China, ZTE Demands Equal Treatment
China firmly opposes some EU countries' ban on Huawei and said the European Commission has no legal basis nor factual evidence to prohibit the Chinese telecom giant, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. ZTE, also singled out by EU industry chief Thierry Breton as a high-risk vendor, criticised the move to ban its equipment in the...
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Cisco To Manufacture In India, CEO Says Pace Of Digitisation "Incredible"
US network gear maker Cisco today announced manufacturing plans for Tamil Nadu, India, as its chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins asserted that the company is bullish about India market and its prospects.
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Jio 5G Services Rolled Out in Odisha; Bhubaneswar, Cuttack First to Get Support for Jio's 5G Network
Jio on Thursday announced the launch of its 5G services in Odisha. The country's largest telecom operator will offer 5G services in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and said that it's network will expand rapidly across the state, covering the cities of Rourkela, Berhampur, Puri, Sambalpur, and Balasore by February.
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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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Huawei's Revenue Falls Down 2.2 Percent This Year Amid US Sanctions
Chinese tech giant Huawei’s revenue rose in the latest quarter as infrastructure sales helped to offset damage to its smartphone business under the US sanctions, according to figures released Thursday. However, the revenue in the first nine months of 2022 declined 2.2 percent from a year earlier to CNY 445.8 billion (nearly Rs. 5,07,400 crore),...
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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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Samsung Questions India's $520 Million Tax Order, Points Finger At Reliance
Samsung has asked an Indian tribunal to quash a $520 million tax demand for allegedly misclassifying imports of networking gear, arguing officials were aware of the practice as India's Reliance imported the same component in a similar manner.
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Alcatel to Launch Premium Smartphone Range in India; Will Focus on Local Manufacturing
Alcatel is all set to make a comeback in the Indian market. The French brand, operated independently by TCL Communication under trademark licensing from Nokia, has been inactive in the Indian smartphone arena for the last couple of years. It is confirmed to release a range of new premium smartphones in the country. These devices will be manufactur...
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Redmi A4 5G Does Not Support Airtel’s 5G Network, Compatible With Jio 5G
Redmi A4 5G was launched in India earlier this week as the latest affordable 5G offering from the Xiaomi sub-brand. As the new phone is gearing up to go on sale starting next week, its listing on the company website reveals that it does not support Airtel 5G in India. Unlike recent 5G offerings, the Redmi A4 5G is only compatible with SA (standalon...
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Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025) Tablet With 8.8-Inch Screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC Launched: Price, Specifications
Lenovo Legion Y700 (2025) has been launched in China. The tablet comes with an 8.8-inch display with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, up to 16GB of RAM, and features a cooling unit with a 10,004mm² vapour chamber. The tablet has a dedicated gaming engine which is geared towards reducing touch latency as well as network latency.
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Nokia Taps AI Boom With $2.3 Billion Infinera Purchase
Nokia is on track to gain from the billions of dollars in investment pouring into data centres to cater to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), as part of the Finnish company's bid to buy U.S. optical networking gear maker Infinera in a $2.3 billion deal. The acquisition of Infinera will help it to leapfrog Ciena and become the second largest ...
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Vivo X Fold 3 Series, Vivo X100 Series Confirmed to Support 5.5G Networks
Vivo is gearing up to roll out 5.5G (5G-Advanced or 5GA) upgrades via OTA (Over-the-Air) updates to its flagship smartphones soon. The newly launched Vivo X Fold 3, Vivo X Fold 3 Pro and the Vivo X100 series are confirmed to receive 5.5G connectivity initially alongside a few iQoo smartphones. The announcement comes soon after China Mobile announce...
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Hamas' Secret Tunnels: Israel's Tall Challenge In Ground Offensive Plan
As Israel gears up for an all-out ground offensive in Gaza Strip, one of the biggest challenges they face is Hamas' extensive tunnel network under Gaza
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Reliance Jio to Sign $1.7 Billion Deal With Nokia for Purchase of 5G Network Equipment: Report
Reliance Jio Infocomm is reportedly gearing up to sign a contract worth $1.7 billion (roughly Rs. 14,016 crore) with Nokia this week to purchase 5G network equipment. The contract could be signed as early as Thursday in Helsinki, Finland. HSBC, JP Morgan and Citigroup are reportedly backing Jio's 5G-related purchases.
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Mastercard to Explore Tokenised Bank Deposit Services as It Gears to Dig Deeper into Crypto
Mastercard is gearing up to launch its ‘Multi-Token Network (MTN)’ in its beta version in the UK in the coming months. With the MTN, Mastercard is exploring if the unit of money in an individual’s bank account could be transformed into a digital saving on the blockchain. This could open more use cases of digital money, the company believes.
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Huawei Ban in EU Opposed by China, ZTE Demands Equal Treatment
China firmly opposes some EU countries' ban on Huawei and said the European Commission has no legal basis nor factual evidence to prohibit the Chinese telecom giant, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. ZTE, also singled out by EU industry chief Thierry Breton as a high-risk vendor, criticised the move to ban its equipment in the...
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Cisco To Manufacture In India, CEO Says Pace Of Digitisation "Incredible"
US network gear maker Cisco today announced manufacturing plans for Tamil Nadu, India, as its chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins asserted that the company is bullish about India market and its prospects.
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Jio 5G Services Rolled Out in Odisha; Bhubaneswar, Cuttack First to Get Support for Jio's 5G Network
Jio on Thursday announced the launch of its 5G services in Odisha. The country's largest telecom operator will offer 5G services in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and said that it's network will expand rapidly across the state, covering the cities of Rourkela, Berhampur, Puri, Sambalpur, and Balasore by February.
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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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Huawei's Revenue Falls Down 2.2 Percent This Year Amid US Sanctions
Chinese tech giant Huawei’s revenue rose in the latest quarter as infrastructure sales helped to offset damage to its smartphone business under the US sanctions, according to figures released Thursday. However, the revenue in the first nine months of 2022 declined 2.2 percent from a year earlier to CNY 445.8 billion (nearly Rs. 5,07,400 crore),...
