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October 6th, 2016 10:17 PM 32 COMMENTS

Airtel adds 173.8 MHz to its spectrum kitty across 1800/2100/2300 MHz bands to become Pan India 2G/3G/4G operator

Bharti Airtel the largest operator by subscriber base has managed to add a total of 173.8 MHz to its overall spectrum holding at a cost of Rs. 14,244 crore. With this purchase, Airtel now becomes the first operator to possess Pan India 2G/3G/4G spectrum. Through strategic buying, in the latest auction, Airtel has built new 4G/3G capabilities in 7 circles. The Company has spent Rs. 10,340 cr towards enhancing data capacities in... Read More

October 6th, 2016 9:57 PM 58 COMMENTS

Spectrum auction ends after 5 days- Idea cellular buys 349.2 MHz spectrum for Rs. 12,798 crore

So after 5 days and 31 rounds of bidding, India's biggest ever spectrum auction has finally concluded. Though the Department of telecom is yet to disclose the provisional list of winners and the details of who won what in which circle, the very initial information that we have received reveals that Idea cellular has emerged stronger by 349.20 MHz which it won in the auction at a price of Rs.... Read More

October 6th, 2016 12:27 PM 11 COMMENTS

Day 4: Vodafone commits maximum bids, pips Jio, Airtel

Vodafone India has committed bids worth Rs 17,500 crore, the highest in the auction till now, pipping Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio , which committed bids worth 16,500 crore at the end of fourth day of bidding, Business Standard reported. The report said that Idea Cellular committed bids worth Rs 15,500 crore, followed by market leader Bharti Airtel at Rs 13,500 crore and Tata Teleservices at Rs 7,000 crore. Tata Teleservices... Read More

October 5th, 2016 10:01 PM 29 COMMENTS

Day 4 of Spectrum auction 2016- Bidding activity losing steam with no fresh bids in 2100/2300 MHz bands

Today the auction completed its 4th day with 6 successful clock rounds taking the total to 23 rounds of bidding in the auction process this far. Even today the premium 700 MHz and 900 MHz bands maintained their virgin status. Most of the activity revolved around the 850 MHz and 1800 MHz bands with demand exceeding supply only in Rajasthan and UP east circles in the two bands respectively. The... Read More

October 4th, 2016 10:21 PM 75 COMMENTS

Day 3 of spectrum auction 2016- Focus shifting from 1800 MHz to 2300/2500 MHz bands

Today the spectrum auction completed the third day with 6 successful rounds of bidding taking the total to 17 rounds. Even today there was no demand for 700 MHz and 900 MHz bands. Most of the action revolved around 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands since they are lower priced and have a good device ecosystem for 4G deployment. The 850 MHz band saw decent bidding activity, there was fresh... Read More

October 3rd, 2016 10:17 PM 78 COMMENTS

Day 2 of spectrum auction 2016- Overall demand dwindles, Mumbai still strong on 1800 MHz

The second day of bidding at the spectrum auction came to a close today after 6 successful clock rounds taking the total to 11 rounds of bidding. Even today the premium 700 MHz and 900 MHz bands did not find any takers. The 850 MHz band today saw limited demand and only Gujarat circle saw fresh demand since the close of bidding on the first day. In no circle did... Read More

September 24th, 2016 9:52 AM 56 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Jio can bid for spectrum in any band in any circle in October auction

The department of telecommunications on Friday published the list of final bidders who are eligible for bidding for spectrum in the auctions commencing 1st of October 2016. The mega auction will see the government put for sale over 2350 MHz of spectrum across the 700/850/900/1800/2100/2300/2500 MHz bands. None of the 7 operators who had submitted applications withdrew it (Last date for withdrawing applications was 22nd Sept). The mock auctions will... Read More

August 31st, 2016 2:49 AM 17 COMMENTS

Mega spectrum auction to begin from October 1: DoT

The Indian telecom department (DoT) has deferred the upcoming mega spectrum auctions by two days to October 1, heeding to the telecom industry's demand to delay it by a few days to coincide with the navratras, a period considered auspicious by Hindus. The telecom department, in a revised Notice Inviting Application for spectrum auction, said, "For start of the auction 29th September READ start of the auction 1st October." The... Read More

August 9th, 2016 3:40 PM 73 COMMENTS

In depth analysis: Spectrum auction October 2016

As we shared earlier today, the DoT has released the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA), the legally-binding document for the spectrum auctions, outlining full details of how the government plans to sell airwaves to private telecom operators, including the eligibility requirements and the minimum earnest money which operators will have to deposit if they wish to participate in the auctions. The focus of this article is to give an in-depth view... Read More

August 9th, 2016 6:47 AM 11 COMMENTS

DoT releases NIA, to kick off mega spectrum auction from Sep 29

The biggest ever auction of 2G, 3G and 4G spectrum will begin from September 29, following the release of the Notice Inviting Application (NIA) by the country’s telecom department (DoT) on Monday. NIA is a legally-binding document for the auctions that outlines all details of how the government plans to sell spectrum to telcos. It also specifies the eligibility requirements and the minimum earnest money which operators will have to... Read More

June 9th, 2015 5:45 PM 5 COMMENTS

Speedy closure for spectrum allocation processes: Report

Telecom operators who won the spectrum allocation auction in recent March 2015 are likely to receive the spectrum soon, reports Economic Times. Last week, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued letter of intent (LoI) to players like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio Infocomm, who won the auction in March. This fast pace action seen in closing allocations is viewed as Modi government’s efforts to become... Read More

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