Jio

Jio working with Nokia to provide affordable 4G services

Reliance Jio is working with featurephone makers including Transsion’s Itel, Lava, and Nokia to make their versions of affordable Jio Bharat 4G devices, in a bid to push around 250 million 2G users to go 4G and beyond, a top company executive said. The telco is also set to announce an enhanced version of its Rs 999-priced 4G phone with suppor...


Airtel, Vi sell stake in wi-fi infra firm Firefly

Airtel, Vi sell stake in wi-fi infra firm Firefly

London-based Digital Infrastructure Accelerator (DIA), along with a Middle East-based fund, is buying a 100 percent stake in Airtel-Vodafone’s wifi joint venture Firefly Networks.

After the acquisition, according to a report in the Economic Times, the new owners will invest up to $10...


Nokia

Nokia forecasts surge in telecom gear demand in 2024-2025

While Indian telecom operators have completed the rollout of the 5G network across the country, Nokia sees demand for equipment to be substantial in 2024-25, a senior company official said. The proliferation of fixed wireless access networks will usher the Indian telecom sector into the second phase of 5G ...