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 … Read More
In separate written submissions to the telecom regulator’s consultation paper on spectrum auction, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular said that there’s no need now for holding spectrum auctions or even its consultation process in the current scenario where the industry is seeing declining profits and revenue due to intense competition. … Read More
Indian’s telecom regulator is reportedly mulling over removing the 50% limit on spectrum holdings within a particular band, a move that would allow more bidders for a band at the next auction, effectively helping the government boost revenue. However, the biggest beneficiary of this move, if takes place, would be … Read More
Indian telecom operators, at the moment, are in deeper troubles and the pressure mounting on them to rival with the new telecom operator Reliance Jio. Now, it is said that top telcos Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, and Reliance Communications have approached the Department of Telecommunication seeking for the removal of … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recently released the Consultation Paper of ‘Auction of Spectrum in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300-3400 MHz and 3400-3600 MHz bands.’ The regulator previously asked the industry stakeholders to write the comments on the … Read More
The Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) is reportedly not looking to hold the next round of spectrum auction this financial year, keeping the financial stress in the telecom sector at the moment. A report from PTI says that “inter-ministerial group (IMG), looking at measures to mitigate financial stress in the telecom … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently released a consultation paper on a mega auction of spectrum in various bands, inviting opinion on issues like timing of next spectrum auction, quantum of spectrum to be put to auction, reserve prices for the spectrum, block sizes in various bands, … Read More
Indian telecom operators are on the verge of acquiring additional 4G spectrum in the country to meet the spiced up popularity for mobile internet. After the entrance of Reliance Jio to India, things have changed, and the consumers have become more data friendly when compared to their dependency on voice … Read More
So, the 5G era is all set to start in India. The Indian Government is all ready to conduct a 5G spectrum auction this year itself. Also, the 700 MHz band, which went unsold in the last auction might well be up for sale again. According to a report from TOI, … Read More
The recently concluded largest ever auction has redrawn the mobile spectrum map of India. The latest auction has paved way for the entry of a new 3G operator in at least 6 circles, also there has been enough capacity created for a new 4G entrant in all 22 circles. Accordingly, … Read More
So the largest ever spectrum auction which had been the talk of the town concluded on Thursday, with the government being assured Rs.65,789 crore in revenue. Of the 2,355 megahertz (MHz) of spectrum put up for sale across seven bands, only 965 MHz or around 40% got sold. The much awaited … Read More
In the recently concluded auction Vodafone India has managed to acquire a total of 365.2 MHz of spectrum including of 2 x 82.6 MHz FDD and 200 MHz TDD spectrum across 1800/2100/2500 MHz bands. The new spectrum significantly enhances the coverage, capacity and speed of Vodafone India’s 4G data services in its … Read More
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