Wi-Fi: The Next Giant Leap For India

Proliferation of Wi-Fi hotspots will not only help realise the Digital Bharat dream but also boost rural economy and drive the AatmaNirbhar Bharat mission

Making Industry 4.0 happen

Wired networks are expensive and lack the flexibility, while Wi-Fi has its own limitations. The solution lies in 4.9G and LTE based private wireless network

Telcos have got a new competitive edge

Rebuilding the network using cloud-native approach through disaggregation is the best solution for operators willing to build future-ready infrastructure

New consumption models increased Enterprise Agreement sales by 100%

The pandemic has been one of the most disruptive yet transformational events for businesses across the globe. At Cisco, the focus has been to help customers, partners, and the industry stay up and running during this time. As companies start operating in the next normal, Cisco is enabling businesses to become more resilient and agile as they accelerate their digital transformation. Cisco India and SAARC’s Managing Director for Commercial Sales Sudhir Nayar explains how the company is transforming its business model, pivoting a majority of its portfolio to be delivered as a service to help future-proof businesses in the new world. Excerpts:

Not yet a perfect sweet spot

Private LTE may be everything-rolled-into-one – low latency, higher security, seamless connectivity, and wider coverage – but there are creases that still need to be ironed out

Fibreization will pave way for widespread rural broadband

A believer in innovation and customer-first approach, he has been focussing on developing next-gen solutions to address the evolving network and communication opportunities. He has also played a crucial role in establishing STL’s presence in over 100 countries, executing joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and greenfield projects across Brazil, China and Italy. STL’s Connectivity Solutions CEO Ankit Agarwal in an interview with Anusha Ashwin talks about the trends, the company’s longterm vision, 5G and make in India. Excerpts:

Telcos are rethinking strategies around using the public cloud

He has over 21 years experience in delivering value to clients in the enterprise space helping them transform businesses through use of technology. VMware India Senior Director - Enterprise and Government Sales Gaurav Agarwal speaks with Anusha Ashwin to share insights on the impact of COVID-19 on the telecom sector, particularly the network security, network management policy for the new normal, the evolving cloud infrastructure and the emerging 5G technology. Excerpts:

Hot and hybrid

Idle resources, visibility, hidden costs, security loose-ends and complications of provisioning – can the hybrid cloud addresses such on-ground issues?

Enabling technology advancements beyond 2021

Sectors that are going to see high adoption of 5G include public sector, industrial automation, healthcare, education, and media and entertainment

“Telecom will disrupt and transform the economy”

Telecom will transform industries by creating a connected ecosystem and enabling digital enterprises and digital commerce. It will also help reboot the economy for faster growth

The bedrock of digital economy

The first-ever virtual Telecom Leadership Forum saw the industry experts deliberate on the technology trends, 5G’s impact on society, local manufacturing, and the issues reshaping the ecosystem

Get ready to change the rules of the game

While innovation at the grassroot level can be the real game changer for India, the country needs to promote the ecosystem that can support this

IT PAYS TO INVEST IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The spill over socio-economic benefits will far exceed the direct impact and rise exponentially for the wellbeing and growth of the humankind

Playing the 5G balancing act

While adoption of 5G is inevitable, the intricate relation between human, machine, and data can only be determined by how we control and use it

Get, set, better connect

India needs better connectivity and proliferation to achieve the digital dream and Wi-Fi 6E may be one of the best solutions in hand

A race for collaboration and competition

Will they steal each other’s pudding or will they add a cherry? A multi-faceted panel sniffs out the equation between hyperscalers and telcos

Build good cars; do not worry about the road

Experts at the V&D panel deliberate on how India should loosen its purse string to build adequate infrastructure for the new digital economy

5G is all about use-cases

Industry experts and leaders unravel the enablers and possibilities of the upcoming telecom standard and what it has in store for business and India

5G And Beyond: The Digital Future

Discussion around higher speed and performance of 5G over its predecessors tend to miss the forest for the trees. Studies reveal greater RoI over short term from private networks

5G Is Peanut Butter, Unless…

Every good thing has a hidden side, one that surfaces slowly and, often, when you least expect it. Be cautious when pushing the button on your big 5G project

We seek to become the AWS for B2B and B2C communication

Infobip operates a full-stack Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) with private cloud infrastructure and zero-hop connectivity to telecoms globally. As the company Managing Director Harsha Solanki has quadrupled the turnover of the enterprise in the last four years and is working towards building Infobip as an engineering mitochondrion with its benchmarkdefining CPaaS infrastructure and an innovation-centric perspective. In an interaction with Shubhendu Parth, she talks about the business communication trends, the evolving CPaaS market, and how organizations are adopting omnichannel solution to strengthen customer engagement in the New Normal. Excerpts:

The (relay) race is on for the CSPs

Communications service providers can learn from the best practices of successful relay race teams to capture a significant piece of 5G market opportunity

INDIA'S TOP OTT PLATFORMS

The first-ever comprehensive research in India by Voice&Data-Mozark-CMR ranks the country’s OTT platforms on their functional experience and emotional quotient

“The 5G to 6G shift will happen in steps”

As per NTT’s 2020 Global Managed Services Report, organizations indicated that MSPs will provide maximum value during the next 3-5 years through their security capabilities (44%), financial stability, trust and reputation (43%), and automation (43%). Murtaza Bhatia, National Manager – Vertical Solutions, NTT Ltd. India, in an interaction with Pratima Harigunani gives a quick peek into what transpires as the global behemoth undergoes a big internal redesign. He also points out the state of cloud, low-power innovations, photonics, industry collaboration and 5G from a practical and poised lens.

Indian telcos want to live an edge-y life

Online gaming, connected vehicles, and remote working environments require an unprecedented level of low-latency networks

Give contact center service providers their due

Time is ripe for the DoT to define clear guidelines for the third-party contact centers in India. Any further delay will impact services in several vital sectors

Driving the home network connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E is likely to hit its stride in 2022-23 timeframe as the spectrum is released around the globe and clients and applications start to arrive

Better safe, than sorry

Real-time app monitoring solutions help enterprises get a single consolidated view of actionable security intelligence and fight against hackers

Amazon Unveils Mobile-Only Video Plan For India

Amazon has announced that it has tied up with Airtel to roll-out a mobile-only plan for India. The Prime Video Mobile Edition is a single-user plan created especially for India, the company said in a release.

Five Data-Centric Trends To Watch Out For In 2021

The beginning of a new decade promises to be the time to consolidate and build on the gains of widespread digital transformation we witnessed in 2020