Daily Digest Of Tech Policy News And Updates (May 7, 2021)
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Bringing you quick updates on the tech space, policy-making and digital rights from India and across the globe.
Zomato in talks to invest in Grofers
Food delivery app Zomato, which has just filed for an initial public offering, is in talks to invest around $100 million in Grofers, reported the Economic Times. Zomato has ambitions in the grocery segment and wants to partner with an existing company rather than build something of its own, a source told the publication. SoftBank Vision Fund (SVF), which is the largest shareholder in Grofers with an about 50% stake, was earlier steering conversations around its initial public offering via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
Bangalore: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (India), as part of their continuous efforts to evangelise technology adoption in India has collaborated with ETSI and Telecommunications Standards Development Society of India (TSDSI) in
DoT announces approval of 5G trials in India for Airtel, Vi, Jio, MTNL; Chinese vendors excluded
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Telecom operators will soon be able to carry out trials for the fifth generation (5G) of cellular networks, the government said on Tuesday in a press release. The telecom companies who applied for trial licenses are Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and MTNL. Most of these telcos have tied up with telecom gear manufacturers and technology providers; these manufacturers and providers are Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and C-DOT, the government said. C-DOT is the Centre for Development of Telematics, and is wholly owned by the government.
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PUNE, India, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ ReportsnReports added The Shared & Unlicensed Spectrum LTE/5G Network Ecosystem: 2021 - 2030 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts Report to its online research library.
As the 5G era advances, the cellular communications industry is undergoing a revolutionary paradigm shift, driven by technological innovations, liberal regulatory policies and disruptive business models. One important aspect of this radical transformation is the growing adoption of shared and unlicensed spectrum – frequencies that are not exclusively licensed to a single mobile operator.
Telecommunications regulatory authorities across the globe have launched innovative frameworks to facilitate the coordinated sharing of licensed spectrum, most notably the United States three-tiered CBRS scheme for dynamic sharing of 3.5 GHz spectrum, Germany s 3.7-3.8 GHz licenses for private 5G networks, the United Kingdom s shared
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The European Union is looking to work with the Indian government to create open and transparent security standards for 5G technology rollouts across Europe and India, as concerns grow about the dominance of Chinese telecom giants.
A report by Bloomberg quoted European Commission (EC) EVP Margrethe Vestager saying that the EU has intentions to collaborate with India on creating global standards for security and transparency in 5G rollouts.