Indian 5G Spectrum Auction: DoT Elated with Response, Jio Pulls All Stops with $10.1 Bil+, Airtel Push

Indian 5G Spectrum Auction: DoT Elated with Response, Jio Pulls All Stops with $10.1 Bil+, Airtel Push

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[audio m4a="https://tonsetelecom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Episode-7_tonse5Gplus_jul28.m4a"][/audio] [caption id="attachment_1129" align="alignnone" width="300"] Tonse Pai[/caption] The Indian 5G Spectrum Auction is live as we release this episode. Bids for 72GHz of spectrum across various bands from 700MHz, through mid-band (C band) including High band (26GHz) across multiple LSA, were available. Govt mightily pleased with the results so far, as on day 1 itself they received commitments of over Rs. 1.49 lakh Cr (roughly $18.1bil), and at this point on day 3 bidding is still in progress. Jio Platforms Limited (of Reliance Industries) is going all out in bidding for best-suited bands - 700MHz, 3.3-3.6GHz, and 26GHz, and select bands in between making sure its pan-India 5G dream becomes a reality. Jio also released its quarterly earnings report which looks very good with robust subscriber growth, with its…
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L&T Jumps Into Enterprise 5G, Rakuten says Enterprise Entry Point for Big Tech, Airtel on Ind 4.0

L&T Jumps Into Enterprise 5G, Rakuten says Enterprise Entry Point for Big Tech, Airtel on Ind 4.0

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[playlist ids="1143"] Following Adani Group Group's interest in the 5G Spectrum Auction, Larsen & Toubro announced interest in acquiring spectrum for deployment on the Mysore campus. Also, Larsen & Toubro would be trialing multiple use cases in #industry4.0 and deploying them for the parent campus and other group companies. Rakuten 's Tareq Amin, CEO stated that he believes Big Tech's entry point to the Enterprise 5G will be the Open RAN model and not the way traditional telcos did telco. Clearly, Rakuten will adopt this approach via a vibrant ecosystem with SI partners like TCS, Tech Mahindra, Cap Gemini, and others.  But do they have all the elements of the solution right now? Probably not. Is this a place for innovation and new solution definitions? Absolutely! The models trialed in India may well end up being carried…
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