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09 Dec

Vi announces its partnership with Nokia

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Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has announced that it used Nokia’s 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and 5G core to successfully demonstrate secure network slicing. The trial was conducted in Gandhinagar in the state of Gujarat in western India where Vi is conducting 5G trials on Govt. allocated 5G spectrum. Deployment of network slicing will enable Vi to quickly add new revenue streams while delivering innovative 5G use cases to the users and to enterprises. Two network slices were created as part of the demonstration. Network slicing allows service providers to create multiple virtual networks over the same physical network. These…

12 Nov

Vi Partners Nokia to Trial 5G

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Vodafone Idea (VIL) along with its technology partner, Nokia, has announced that it has successfully conducted a 5G trial in a rural area. The trial utilized 5G in the 3.5GHz spectrum band allocated by the Govt. for 5G trials, to provide rural broadband connectivity in Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Using Nokia’s solution, Vi successfully trialed providing 5G connectivity across an area covering 17.1 km while delivering speeds of more than 100Mbps. This 5G trial by Vi along with Nokia, supports the Indian government’s Digital India vision of providing reliable and high-speed connectivity in rural areas. Jagbir Singh, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone…