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Tanay Singh Thakur October 16th, 2020 11:31 AM 24 COMMENTS

DoT Pushes for More 5G Spectrum, Asks DoS and Defence Ministry to Vacate Airwaves

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has requested the Department of Space (DoS) and the defence ministry to vacate airwaves in the medium and high range spectrum bands for the 5G services rollout. The three parties met to discuss the spectrum issues under a committee led by the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba. Initially, the 5G spectrum auction was slated to take place in 2020. However, the issues related to the spectrum... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur September 1st, 2020 1:08 PM 37 COMMENTS

AGR Case: SC Asks Telcos to Clear the Dues in Next 10 Years

Hearing for AGR dues case has been going on for a few weeks now. But today, the Supreme Court has announced its verdict on how long the telcos will have to clear the dues. The SC had posed a lot of questions over the course of the hearing. Questions such as how will the telcos guarantee to pay the dues? Telecom companies wanted the spectrum they held to be considered... Read More

Shrijan Soni July 10th, 2020 3:24 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telcos Urge Trai to Charge SUC on Shared Spectrum Bands

Telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, have urged the telecom regulator Trai that additional spectrum usage charge (SUC) of 0.5 % must only be applicable in shared spectrum bands rather than the entire spectrum band. Not only this, but the telcos have asked Trai to consider the necessity of SUC charge as the airwaves are purchased in auction by paying market prices. As reported by ET Telecom,... Read More

Shrijan Soni May 1st, 2020 5:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Finance Ministry Task Force Considers DoT’s 5G Spectrum Price Exorbitant

A task force assembled by Finance Ministry noted that that 5G spectrum pricing set by DoT is too high. Though DoT has fixed the prices of 5G Spectrum as per the norms of Trai, the entire telecom industry is showing their concerns regarding the high pricing of 5G spectrum. Telecom industry is already facing substantial financial distress, and the payment of AGR dues has already burdened telecom operators. Finance Ministry... Read More

Chakri K March 27th, 2020 3:15 PM 6 COMMENTS

Telcos Seek Additional Spectrum from DoT for Handling Increased Data Demand

Telecom operators in the country have approached the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) seeking additional spectrum to handle the growing data needs of consumers. In reply to telcos, the DoT has reportedly asked them to submit additional spectrum allocation request to Wireless Planning Commission (WPC). During the ongoing 21-day lockdown period in India, citizens are supposed to sit at the homes and work. This will result in an upsurge of data... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 23rd, 2019 1:09 PM 46 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea and Other Telcos Unlikely to Show Interest in Upcoming Spectrum Auction: Analysts

The biggest upcoming event in the telecom industry is going to be the auction of the 5G and 4G airwaves which is bound to happen in the next calendar year or to be precise, sometime in the last quarter of the current FY. As per a new ET Telecom report, however, although the 5G spectrum auction is happening as earliest as possible, it is likely to garner a lukewarm response... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 18th, 2019 12:13 PM 11 COMMENTS

5G Trials Will Happen By End of This Fiscal But Auction in Next Year: DoT

The latest technological implementation in the telecom industry right now happens to be the fifth-generation network technology or the 5G network. However, the Indian mobile users might have to wait a little before they get access to 5G network, and the main reason is the delay in the auctions of the 5G spectrum. However, 5G spectrum auction is the next step in the deployment of this technology, before this, the... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 4th, 2019 1:57 PM 14 COMMENTS

4G and 5G Spectrum Auction Might Happen in First Quarter of 2020, Telcos Still Reluctant

The next big thing in the telecom industry when it comes to the growth aspects happens to be the 4G and 5G spectrum auction in the country. There have been a lot of clouds surrounding the matter of spectrum auctions in the country because of the costs involved in the sale of this spectrum. Most telecom operators have said that the spectrum costs remain unbearable and unsustainable. However, there is... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 25th, 2019 6:44 PM 24 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Push 5G Rollout By Five Years as New Quantum Issue Comes Up

There has been a lot of hustle-bustle in the telecom industry as of late, and the epicentre of all these issues seems to be the financially strained situation of the telecom operators. The industry which was once thriving like never before has come to a grim situation given the financial situation of the telecom companies which has worsened ever since the entry of the Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 13th, 2019 6:32 PM 32 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio All Set to Dominate Upcoming Spectrum Auctions as AGR Troubles Increase for Rival Telcos

The news about the telecom industry is reaching the far ends of India because of the grim conditions of the sector. The telecom industry has been neck-deep in financial strain ever since billionaire Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio made its way into the industry and sprawled a two-year-long data tariff war which bruised the telecom operators badly, led to many consolidations and left the industry in debt. With... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 8th, 2019 1:13 PM 15 COMMENTS

Airtel and Vodafone Idea May Get Relief as DoT Plans to Cut Down Spectrum Prices by Half

The telecom industry in India remains buried under a massive debt which now surpasses Rs 8 lakh crore. The concerns in the industry about the financial health of the sector have been rising day by day, and the companies are not the only ones concerned now. The financial situation of the industry is in such a situation that even the government had to do some intervention in this regard. The... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 10th, 2019 6:45 PM 11 COMMENTS

DoT Adamant on Conducting 4G and 5G Spectrum Auction by Year End

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has a huge responsibility on its shoulders of conducting the upcoming auctions for the 4G and 5G airwaves. As per an official of the DoT, the department is trying to arrange the sale of the spectrum in the current calendar year even though the timeline of the auction seems pretty packed. As per an ET Telecom report, the Digital Communications Committee (DCC) will meet next... Read More