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India’s Airtel to remove ZTE, Huawei from 4G network to be a ‘clean telco’
Bharti Airtel has reportedly begun its ‘clean telco’ journey in India gradually reducing exposure to Chinese telecom vendors Huawei and ZTE. Read more…
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India delays 4G auctions despite Jio’s push for an immediate sale
India is set to defer 4G spectrum auctions to the first quarter of 2021 despite an aggressive push from Reliance Jio for an urgent sale. Read more…
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2G still relevant: India’s regulator backs Airtel and Vodafone Idea
India’s telecom regulator has backed the country’s older service providers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea saying that legacy 2G technology. Read more…
Off the Wire
Singapore 4G beats 5G download speed and video experience of others
Report reveals that even with 4G Mobile Networks, Singapore provides better mobile network experience than countries with 5G. Read more…
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Nokia wins big in India – bags $1bn 4G deal from Airtel
Nokia has won a major multi-year network expansion contract from Bharti Airtel in India that will further consolidate its presence. Read more…
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Hutch Lanka has 90% of population covered by 4G, plans 5G
Sri Lanka’s Hutch Telecommunications Lanka (Hutch) has completed its island-wide deployment of 4G services, blanketing 90% of the population. Read more…
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Smart sees massive rise in LTE data use on network upgrades
PLDT’s mobile arm Smart Communications has reported a sharp spike in 4G LTE data customers on the back of its aggressive network upgrade program. Read more…
Features
Singapore approaches 90% 4G availability
Analysis of 4G availability in Singapore has shown an upward trend in the past 12 months for all three national operators, especially Starhub. Read more…
Views
5G won’t beat the 4G experience with patchy coverage
Commercial 5G is faster than 4G. but real question is: can it beat the 4G experience? And the answer to that is: “I hope you’re sitting down.” Read more…
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Early performance of 5G is clearly inferior to 4G
Early performance of 5G is clearly inferior to 4G on speed, latency and jitter now Verizon has a nasty chicken and egg situation. Read more…