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Topic: 5G

Rushed out to buy a new 5G phone? With consumer use still far from reality, you could have waited

While telcos and service providers have been encouraging consumers to buy 5G phones, the rollout of the technology will prioritise enterprises over consumers.

‘The new oil’: Now home to India’s biggest data centre, UP aims to be a hub for surging industry

Hiranandani Group's Yotta Infrastructure Monday inaugurated the centre, 1st of 3 expected to come up in UP. Yotta will also be investing Rs 39,000 cr in the state over next 5-7 yrs.

5G could lead to a big jump in financial inclusion, but govt must take lead, say experts

While the discourse has only focussed on the incremental improvements that 5G will enable, concerns remain about how the older ecosystem will be able to keep up.

India will be global benchmark in IT, data Bill likely next year, says Union minister Vaishnaw

Government had withdrawn Personal Data Protection Bill during Monsoon session this year.  Protecting users will be at core while drafting new legislation, he asserts.

iPhone to Xiaomi—5G rollout is a long way off in India. But Airtel, Jio won’t tell you that

iPhone and Samsung users aren't alone. On Airtel’s support page for 5G phones, one finds Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, and Realme too, but here's why users can't experience it.

5G launch, festival sales are tempting but buying a smartphone in 2022 is a bad idea

Hold on to your old phones till 2023. It will be the year for smartphones with more dramatic updates.

Want to play dandiya raas, only Hindus may pass & ‘Congress hand’ in Modi’s 5G launch

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

‘New India will not remain a mere consumer of technology’ says PM Modi while launching 5G in India

5G was launched at India Mobile Congress, the country’s flagship telecom event. Telecom giants praised the new tech, announced timelines for implementation as early as March 2023

Time for an upgrade? 5G to hit the markets next month

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

5G is coming to India next month. Should you upgrade?

Airtel and Vodafone networks will be using the existing 4G infrastructure in India to build their 5G network while Reliance will use a sophisticated standalone network.

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Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.