Major telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio have started preparations to bring in the latest “massive MIMO” technology into their respective networks. The massive MIMO technology is considering as a key factor in enabling 5G technology which is expected to be rolled out by 2020.
According to the latest reports, brands like Bharti Airtel has already started the first round of deployment in Bangalore and Kolkata with ZTE (Chinese gear Vendor) and will soon expand to other parts too. While, the brands such as Reliance Jio and Vodafone too carried out trials of massive MIMO technology with ZTE recently.
The Indian government has also recognised that bringing 5G to India is a priority. As per the reports, a budget of Rs 500 crore has set aside for research and development of 5G technology by the government.
The Massive MIMO creates 3D beams both on horizontal and vertical planes towards users located within its coverage footprint. This helps in improving coverage and reducing interference across users in different beams, thereby improving signal quality (SINR) by 2-3dB.
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