It said the quantum of spectrum allocation will determine the quality of 5G offerings as scarcity of airwaves increases costs and makes operations inefficient.

Another private operator representative said that two private mobile service providers want the government to ensure price competitiveness among vendors in case equipment from China are barred from the networks

BT MindRush 2021: According to Dr Sangita Reddy, one of the drastic changes that she saw during the COVID-19 outbreak was the low footfall of patients in the hospitals because many people were scared that they would get infected by the virus

Revenue from operations increased 5.3 per cent to Rs 19,475 crore, the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Revenue from operations stood at Rs 18,496 crore in the preceding quarter

5G has been rolled out in several countries but its use cases are still being questioned. The technology can have applications across different sectors but how viable are they commercially? What are the global examples of successful use cases? Watch Dr P D Vaghela, chairman, TRAI, Akhil Gupta, Vice- Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, Shyam Mardikar, President, Reliance Jio and Prashant Singhal, Emerging Markets TMT Sector Leader, EY as they discuss the future of 5G and its viability.Also Read: MindRush 2021: '5G will open up endless probabilities, possibilities, opportunities'

She emphasised on the importance of global collaboration and understanding in dealing with a pandemic

MindRush 2021: Experts agree that biggest impediment for all operators will be spectrum cost and all stakeholders need to work together towards addressing these challenges. The other challenge for telcos is to seamlessly deploy infrastructure support

Fire at Serum Institute: 5 dead, company to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to families Serum Institute of India (SII) Chairman & Managing Director Cyrus Poonawalla on Thursday expressed sorrow on the loss of lives due to the fire that broke out at its under-construction facility in Pune. He said that the company will be offering a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to each of the families of the deceased, in addition to the mandated amount as per the norms. SII is manufacturing the Covishield vacc...

Business Today MindRush 2021: Bharat Biotech's CMD Krishna Ella will discuss the future of healthcare post-COVID with Thyrocare MD A Velumani and Public Health Foundation of India President Srinath Reddy on day one of the event

According to economists at YES Bank, heath and R&D related spending is expected to see a boost to align India with its global peers and to adapt to ongoing changes in global health conditions

A new report by Deloitte titled Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Predictions 2021 says that the fears around 5G are grossly overblown

Oppo launched the Reno 5 Pro 5G and Enco X earlier this week and tomorrow they will be up for grabs in the first sale.

P D Vaghela, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), spoke about the various use cases of the 5G network and how it was the right time for India to deploy it. In a discussion with Rajeev Dubey, Editor, Business Today, Vaghela shared the importance of 5G use cases and its implementation status in India. He also added that the next generation telecom network will open endless possibilities and opportunities for IOT, M2M based applications, delivering high speed. Watch as he talks about the different 5G use cases in detail. Watch More: Experts discuss ways by which govt could spur growth of the economy

STL's consolidated revenue during October-December 2020 grew 9.2 per cent to Rs 1,314.44 crore, compared with Rs 1,202 crore in the year-ago period

PUBG Mobile India teasers were released last year around Diwali but the launch date is still awaited.

The Oppo Reno 5 Pro 5G brings a powerful processor, a big display, and good cameras but are they new when compared to last year's Reno 4 Pro?

The Moto G 5g which was launched in India for Rs 20,900 has received a huge discount during the Flipkart Big Saving Days sale.

Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said his department is working on this issue and it should be clear to any platform, be it Facebook, WhatsApp or any other social media app, that they are free to do business but at the cost of privacy of its users

Three UK is in process of deploying a new 5G radio access network, which already live in 175 towns and cities in the UK. TCS will manage configuration of a new core next generation mobile network and ensure it integrates correctly with the 5G radio access network

Oppo has launched the Reno 5 Pro 5G and the flagship Enco X TWS earbuds in India, kicking off its 2021 journey for the market.