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| NEW DELHI: Communications minister Kapil Sibal is expected to launch Bharti Airtel's broadband wireless access (BWA) services based on 4G technology in Kolkata on Tuesday. "We are expecting communications minister Kapil Sibal tomorrow," a senior company executive said. A successor to the 3G and 2G families, 4G is expected to be five times quicker than 3G services. It would offer services such as high-definition mobile TV and video conferencing. Airtel has selected Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE to manage its services in Kolkata. The firm bagged BWA spectrum in four circles -- Kolkata, Maharastra, Punjab and Karnataka -- for Rs.3,314.36 crore in 2010 along with other players including Reliance Infotel (earlier known as Infotel Broadband Services), Qualcomm, Tikona, Aircel and Augere. While Infotel became the only player to win a pan-India licence, Qualcomm bagged licences in four circles, Tikona in five circles, Aircel in eight circles and Augere in one circle. The auction fetched the exchequer over Rs.38,500 crore. With this launch, Airtel will become the first player to launch the 4G service in India. The company said that launch of the service in other circles will happen soon. The other players are yet to announce plans to roll-out 4G services. |
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Originally Posted by Bluengel180
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This Dont see the point of this launch. Unlike the 3G launch where we already had 3G capable devices.Is there a single 4G capable device in the country? a 4G phone or 4G modems?Who is going to test/try out this new network and how? the least Airtel could have done was to simultaneously launch a number of 4G devices to go along with their new network. |
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Originally Posted by Bluengel180
(Post 2741113)
.Is there a single 4G capable device in the country? a 4G phone or 4G modems? |
| NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced that it has launched fourth generation mobile services in Kolkata and claimed that this initiative had also resulted in India becoming one of the first countries in the world to commercially deploy this cutting-edge technology. Airtel's 4G (TD-LTE) network was launched by telecom minister Kapil Sibal. The launch will trigger a new phase of accelerated equitable and inclusive economic growth through proliferation of broadband services as envisioned by the draft National Telecom Policy, the company said. "Today's launch is a major milestone for India and Airtel. Over the past 15 years Airtel has been at the forefront of India's telecom revolution and has set the technology trends in India by aligning with the global standards. We are delighted to now provide leadership in setting the technology standard for 4G services in India by introducing the cutting edge TD-LTE," Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said.. We are confident that others will follow in this direction and participate in our pioneering effort of making TD-LTE the defacto 4G standard in India. I would like to thank all our stakeholders in helping us fulfill the Government's vision of Broadband on Demand, outlined by the Hon'ble Telecom Minister. I would also like to thank the Government of West Bengal for their support and cooperation that has made this launch possible and once again reiterate our commitment to participate in the development of the state," Mittal said. "High speed wireless broadband has the potential to transform India, provide a robust platform for building the country's digital economy and truly empower people. With one of the largest pools of young population in the world, India will see massive growth in consumption of data and content over mobile devices and proliferation of mobile commerce. I look forward to Airtel playing a pivotal role in shaping this exciting future for India," Mittal added. In 2010, Airtel had successfully bid for BWA license spectrum in Kolkata, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) circles. It is currently working towards rolling out state-of-the-art networks in circles other than Kolkata. |
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Originally Posted by AbhiJ
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If I take a 4g connection in my Samsung Galaxy i9100 (not 4g compatible, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps) will I get true 3g speeds at least? |
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Originally Posted by Durango Dude
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This was just like the 'unleaded petrol only' car introduction in the mid 90's the cars came first and then the fuel; so for some period of time people had to hunt for bunks dispensing the fuel or use the leaded one and ruin their cat con. As such the wireless dongles need 'altitude' or antennae to work, hope they don't promise 20Mbps whereas the 'ground' reality is something like 20 Kbps. |
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Originally Posted by Invinsible
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It Could work with devices that comes with HSDPA+. . |
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