Day: February 28, 2024

Telecom Industry

Telcos Encounter Challenges in Adopting Open RAN, Highlighting Cost and Performance Concerns

February 28, 2024
Airtel
AT&T
Ericsson
O-RAN
Vodafone Idea
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This assumes significance in the sense that open RAN technology which was expected to reduce the cost for network deployment by about 30% for telcos, instead has shown an over two times increase in the cost compared to current traditional RAN solutions, executives said. RAN constitutes a major portion of the capital expenditure (CapEx) of […]

Broadband

ACT Fibernet to Deploy 500 Hotspots in Chennai

February 28, 2024
ACT Fibernet
WiFi
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Chennai is poised to become a connected city with Bengaluru-based ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd) gearing up to deploy 500 hotspots across the city, with plans to scale up to nearly 3,000 within the next 18-24 months, according to a company official. The service was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin at […]