He said that Europe should take advantage of having the "the most progressive technology companies in telecommunications in Europe," in a reference to Swedish company Ericsson and its Finnish competitor Nokia, "which are so successful not just in Europe but also globally."
Arora said the company’s specialist engineers work in labs to create end-to-end fifth-generation (5G)-driven solutions that telcos can offer to enterprises for their digital transformation.
As India forges ahead on digital connectivity, the cyber threat landscape is expected to continuously evolve, as per a recent report which placed India on the 80th position as the most targeted country in cybercrime. Another report ranked India at the 5th in the list of most breached countries with 5.3 million leaked accounts in 2023. Globally, a total of 299.8 million accounts were breached.
Girish Bhatia, Senior Director, Sales Engineering, Ciena India, in an interview with ETTelecom at the publication's seventh-edition of 5G|6G Congress 2024 discusses the role of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) in 5G networks, innovations to ensure return on investment (RoI) and improved subscriber experience, Ciena's take on adaptive networks, and more.
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel's net worth has seen significant improvements since the last spectrum auction in August 2022, while Vodafone Idea's negative net worth has widened. The upcoming auction on June 6 will see the three telecom players competing for Rs 96,317.65 crore worth of 5G airwaves. Reliance Jio's net worth as of March 31, 2023, was Rs 2,15,992 crore, Airtel's net worth rose to Rs 86,260 crore by December 31, 2023, and Vodafone Idea's net worth registered a negative of Rs 1,16,886 crore.
He added that Vi’s upcoming investments would focus on both expansion of its 4G services and rollout of 5G with the latest technology, ensuring the telco continues to deliver the service quality that customers expect.
"Our first generative AI went into production in September 2021, when Chat GPT broke the market, we had already worked on generative AI for six months, that's our understanding. Today, we have 104 customer products on which we have a good amount of usage of generative AI in some form GPT 3, GPT 3.5, GPT 4 and other open AI technologies. It increases the productivity of the underpinned by 15-25% or whatever applies to the framework."
“Verizon has completed the first phase of certification to add Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) to its list of supported offerings in private networks that use Verizon’s licensed spectrum,” the company said in a joint statement Thursday.
Broadband technology company Sterlite Technologies on Wednesday reported a consolidated loss of Rs 82 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024, mainly due to a dip in optical networking business. The company had posted a profit of Rs 63 crore a year ago.
India's next 5G spectrum auction, a pivotal event in the telecom sector, commences on June 6. Analysts anticipate Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) to target particular bands in markets where they have renewals, while Reliance Jio's interest is subdued due to its existing 5G airwaves and absence of renewals for six years.
The research firm has forecasted a steady 5-10% growth for the tablet market in 2024, fueled by technological advancements such as faster processors, widespread 5G adoption, and the potential for innovative displays.
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