Urban areas in Odisha to get 5G, 1,814 villages to get 4G by Dec

Feb 09, 2023

5G connectivity was launched on January 5 in Odisha with services in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar through 510 BTSs (base terminal stations).

Govt directs telecom providers to not install 5G base stations near airports

Dec 01, 2022

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed Telcos not to install any 5G sites in the 3,300-3,670 MHz band in the area of 2100 meters...

20,980 base stations installed for 5G, about 2,500 being set up per week, Government tells Rajya Sabha

Dec 19, 2022

In a written reply to question by BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi on 5G towers, the government said the TSPs are...

China rolls out 5G base stations in Xinjiang, experts say it will boost surveillance

Oct 16, 2022

Washington [US], October 16 : China recently launched thousands of 5G base stations throughout its Xinjiang region, raising concerns the technology will be for...

Govt directs telcos for mitigation measures for C-band 5G spectrum near airports, provides buffer zone sketch

Nov 30, 2022

According to a letter from the Department of Telecommunications to telecom operators, the area 2,100 metres from both ends of runway and 910 m...

IAF MI-17 helicopters helidrop polling personnel and EVM ahead of Maharashtra elections

Nov 17, 2024

Electronic Voting Machines and polling personnel were dropped at 14 base camps at the police stations for further onward movement.