It is the mid-band spectrum that is going to make the most impact for 5G on a large scale. The mid-band spectrum in the 3.3 GHz to 3.67 GHz range saw strong bidding on the first two days of the auction. Telcos can use this frequency range to offer 5G with both proper coverage and proper speeds. According to ICICI Securities, Reliance Jio has likely increased the bid quantity to... Read More
The spectrum auction has been extended to Day 3, which will be tomorrow - Thursday. It started on Tuesday (July 26, 2022) and now will see bidders coming into action for the third day. It is interesting to think about the spectrum auction right now as there were many who thought that the telcos wouldn't spend much money because the spectrum pricing is quite expensive. However, what has happened is... Read More
India will soon get to see the 5G launch in the coming months. The same will be the case for many other countries around the world. Several countries have already launched 5G commercial 5G networks. Dell' Oro Group has said that the demand for microwave transmission equipment would stir up as the 5G rollout keeps happening across the world. Up until now, 5G was launched in areas with proper fiberisation... Read More
5G spectrum auction 2022 is already underway. One day in four rounds, telcos made huge spending to the tune of Rs 145 billion. This means that most of the purchases were made by the telcos on Tuesday. Now, it is expected that the auction will be over soon. On day 1, it was a new record set by the telcos when over Rs 145 billion worth of spectrum was purchased.... Read More
The second day of bidding for the 5G spectrum in India should have already started at the time you read this. Let's recap what happened on the first day. As per ICICI Securities, Jio pushed for the 700 MHz spectrum. For the unaware, the 700 MHz spectrum can be very useful for providing enhanced network coverage to consumers. Reliance Jio put in the highest bid, worth Rs 801 billion, said... Read More
Many countries have already launched 5G, and many are working towards the goal of launching it in the second half of 2022 or early 2023. With time, a majority of nations would have live 5G networks. One of the best ways to deliver 5G to consumers is through 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) CPE (Consumer Premises Equipment). In 2022, as more and more parts of the world have 5G now,... Read More
The 5G spectrum auction went live on Tuesday as scheduled. Four bidders participated, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Adani Data Networks. All the companies have put in bids so far. Complete four rounds of spectrum auction are over during the first day. The fifth round will start on Wednesday, i.e., July 27, 2022. The exact details of the bids aren't out yet, but multiple online reports and... Read More
Apart from the IPL (Indian Premier League), one more area where the Ambanis are expected to bid heavily is the spectrum auction for offering 5G mobile services. The good thing for Jio, owned by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), is that they have the money to pull off big purchases. While they have submitted a huge EMD (Earnest Money Deposit) compared to their competitor, the question is, will they follow up... Read More
The D-Day is finally here! India is getting its first ever 5G spectrum auction today. Airwaves in 10 different frequency bands will be available for the operators to bid for. Adani Group is also here for the spectrum bidding, and while many expected the Adani Group to raise the bidding war, it is not going to happen. The Adani Group submitted an EMD (Earnest Money Deposit) of Rs 100 crore... Read More
Mavenir, a global developer and supplier of could-native software, said that it is not competing with anyone in India. In an interview with TelecomTalk, Mavenir said that it supports the multi-faceted policies of the Indian government and agrees that the Indian market is perfect for doing business right now. Sanjay Raina, Vice President, Sales India & South Asia, Mavenir, said, “The policy is multi-faceted if you see. One facet is... Read More
5G is the next generation network technology which is going to revolutionise the way people and machines communicate. But with 5G, many things in the infrastructure level and the telecom ecosystem will have to change in India to support high-bandwidth and low-latency networks. Since the 5G spectrum auction is so close (scheduled for July 26), TelecomTalk reached out to industry experts and analysts to understand their views on 5G and... Read More
Quite a while back, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had said that it would be conducting pilot 5G small cell tests in multiple parts of the country. The aim of these tests was to determine how the city infrastructure can be used to deliver 5G to consumers by the TSPs (Telecom Service Providers). TRAI recently said that 5G small cells had been tested by the TSPs under the... Read More
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