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Anupam Sharma April 28th, 2022 10:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

Satellite Companies Appeal Against Allocation of 28 GHz Spectrum Band for 5G Services

In the new development of events, the space broadband service providers have appealed to the government to prohibit earmarking any airwaves in the 27.5-28.5 GHz frequency range. The airwaves in the 27.5-28.5 GHz frequency range make a huge part of the coveted 28 GHz spectrum band for the 5G mobile services. The service providers have argued that the allotment of these airwaves could kill the country’s budding satellite industry. Let’s... Read More

Anupam Sharma April 22nd, 2022 8:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Private 5G Networks Will Not Hamper Revenues for Telecom Operators, Says BIF

The Broadband India Forum (BIF) in a statement has discredited the rumours suggesting that the telecom sector will witness a loss in revenues and has said that private 5G captive networks will lead to increased productivity for the enterprises and drive better revenues for the telecom service providers. The president of BIF, T V Ramachandran in a letter to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) secretary, K Rajaraman said that telcos will... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 19th, 2022 6:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Believes New Category of Skilled Professionals Required for 5G Deployment

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) believes that there is a gap for new types of skilled professionals who can help with deploying the network inside buildings or over buildings in a timely manner. According to TheHinduBusinessline report, TRAI has proposed a dedicated digital connectivity infrastructure (DCI) - designers, engineers, property managers, and evaluators. The digital ecosystem is only going to become more complex from here, and that is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 18th, 2022 8:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Won’t Side With Reserving mmWave Bands for Satellite Operators Only

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is not going to side with reserving the 28 GHz band only for the satellite communications (satcom) companies. The regulator believes that for the optimum use of airwaves, the mmWave bands must be shared with both the satcom as well as terrestrial network operators. A TRAI official told ET Telecom that International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) and satellite bands can co-exist and it has... Read More

Anupam Sharma April 14th, 2022 9:58 PM 2 COMMENTS

TRAI Won’t Back Out of its Recommendations: Report

The industry regulator, as per a new report, is not going to take a relook at the pricing recommendations for the 5G airwaves. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has rejected the plea from the industry as the secretary V Raghunandan informed that there is no such provision under the TRAI Act. He stated that there is no possibility of any price revision and the current norms as per the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 13th, 2022 3:28 PM 4 COMMENTS

TRAI Has Failed to Understand Paying Capacity of Telcos: CUTS International

In its recommendations for the 5G spectrum auction, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has slashed the reserve price of spectrum by 35%. The recommendations have left many disappointed. Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International, said the TRAI has given some relief to the telecom sector by reducing the reserve price of the airwaves. However, the price reduction wasn’t enough. As per Mehta, the regulatory body has failed... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 13th, 2022 7:06 AM 2 COMMENTS

COAI Unhappy With TRAI Recommendations for 5G Spectrum Auction

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently came out with recommendations for the 5G spectrum auction. While some of the recommendations were good such as the easy payment terms, some didn’t go down well with the telco body, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). COAI believes the price cut recommended by TRAI is not sufficient, and the reserve price is still higher than what it should be. Through extensive... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 12th, 2022 12:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel and Vi Won’t Need to Bid Heavily for C-Band Spectrum

All the private telecom operators in India are going to benefit from the fact that there are fewer players participating in the spectrum auction for the C-band spectrum. In the pre-Jio era, there were many operators fighting for a limited quantum of the spectrum, which resulted in bidding wars. But this time, there are only three private telcos, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), who will be... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 11th, 2022 8:13 PM 12 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction: TRAI Recommends 40% Cut in Spectrum Pricing

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended including airwaves in the following spectrum bands in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction — 526-698 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300- 3670 MHz and 24.25-28.5 GHz. The regulatory body said that all the spectrum unsold in the previous auction will also be made available to the telcos in the 5G auction.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 10th, 2022 2:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

Satcom vs Telecom in India: Whom Should Govt Support? Let’s Talk

The satellite communications (satcom) industry and the telecom industry are at odds about how the government should give spectrum to the communication service providers (CSPs). In 2022, for the first time, the spectrum will also be sought by private satcom players. Thus, the telecom operators aren’t the only ones who will be competing for the scarce airwaves. Satcom companies believe that global practice should be followed, and the spectrum should... Read More

Anupam Sharma April 8th, 2022 8:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Emphasise on Same Service, Same Rules to Thrive

Telecom operators of India have strongly restated the need for the adoption of the same rules and same service for the allocation of spectrum to space broadband providers. They emphasised the fact that any move to award airwaves for free would be arbitrary and it is also necessary for the centre to consider the administrative allocation of the radio waves to the telcos. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI),... Read More

Anupam Sharma April 7th, 2022 8:46 PM 3 COMMENTS

TRAI Removes USSD Fee Related to Mobile Banking and Payments to Boost Digital Economy

In the latest development of events, the telecom sector regulator has eradicated tariffs for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)-based mobile banking and payment services from 50 paise per session earlier. The move comes in despite the concerns posed by telcos in order to boost digital financial inclusion and protect the interests of ordinary feature phone users. The new tariff order from the telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI) is applicable... Read More