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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: 5G services

Huawei continues 5G push in India with Covid-focused tech, despite anti-China sentiment

Huawei showcased its 5G tech use in healthcare at a recent webinar organised by COAI. The move came even as many call for it to be disallowed in 5G trials.

Coordinated disinformation campaign behind conspiracy theory linking 5G to coronavirus

Researchers have found large number of online accounts displaying ‘inauthentic activity’, including hallmarks of a state-backed campaign against 5G.

‘Concerned’ Army red-flags possibility of China’s Huawei 5G services entering India

Army officers say there is a risk that China will get access to India's military communication with 5G network. Concerns expressed by Navy & IAF too.

Free WiFi to villages connected by BharatNet till March 2020, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

The union minister said the govt was targeting connecting 2.5 lakh gram panchayats to the BharatNet optical fibre network.

China looks to beat the world to 5G, and Aung San Suu Kyi won’t be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize

China denies Trump's accusations of hacking Clinton's email, Vladimir Putin softens pension policy in Russia.

India unveils plan to roll-out 5G services by 2022 to catch up with S. Korea, Japan & China

5G services will be driven by demand and the telecom industry needs to take note of this says Telecom secretary Aruna Sundarajan. 

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?