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Tharun G November 7th, 2014 1:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

DOT panel to follow Febuary 2014 model for upcoming auction

Department of Telecommunications (DOT) panel has decided to follow same method used in last February auction for determining the base price of the spectrum for next round of auction. Earlier Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had recommended a base price 10% higher than what it had received in the last auction. DOT formed a committee to study TRAI's recommendations on valuation of spectrum being put up for sale. Committee expressed the view that same... Read More

Srikapardhi November 6th, 2014 4:37 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom industry needs more spectrum: Airtel

Indian telecom industry wants more spectrum and the Narendra Modi government should make it available said Sunil Mittal, Bharti group Chairman on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit. The event was organised by the World Economic Forum in New Delhi. "We want from the government more spectrum. Every country has the same amount of spectrum and it is not that India has less... It needs to be vacated from... Read More

Vikas Pakhe November 6th, 2014 4:05 AM 6 COMMENTS

Delhi: Idea Cellular against extension of licenses for Airtel and Vodafone

Idea Cellular has opposed the extension of licenses for Bharti Airtel and Vodafone in the Delhi circle. Earlier, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone had asked DoT an extension in license for 6 more months after November citing the delay in spectrum allocation which has led to a delay in re-configuring the network in the new spectrum. "Any delay in spectrum allocation beyond 30.11.2014, would result in delay in the launch of... Read More

Tharun G November 5th, 2014 4:17 PM 24 COMMENTS

DOT rejects proposal for E-GSM on 800 MHz CDMA band, What it means to CDMA and GSM Operators?

Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has rejected the proposal of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to create extended-GSM by splitting the 800 MHz CDMA spectrum. DOT will decide the price of the 800 MHz band in the next telecom commission meeting scheduled on November 7. TRAI's proposal to create e-GSM band was strongly opposed by the CDMA and dual technology operators, but was heavily backed by GSM players. Lets take a... Read More

Tharun G November 1st, 2014 5:38 PM 2 COMMENTS

Telecom Commission to meet on November 7th to discuss on next spectrum auction

Telecom Commission will meet on November 7th to discuss the upcoming spectrum auction. The commission will also discuss on National Optical Fibre Network project and indoor wireless telephony. Government is planning to auction a total of 104 units of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band and 184 units in the 900 MHz band, next February. Most of this spectrum is held by Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications and... Read More

Tharun G October 31st, 2014 6:23 PM 3 COMMENTS

Operators request to postpone the next spectrum auction

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Reliance have sent a joint letter to the Telecommunication Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to postpone the next spectrum auction till sufficient spectrum across bands are available for sale. Bharti Airtel currently holds 900 MHz in 13 non-metro circles. Vodafone and Idea have 900 Mhz spectrum in 9 non-metro service areas. All the 9 non-metro spectrums of India and six spectrums each of Airtel... Read More

Sanjay June 8th, 2009 2:21 PM 1 COMMENTS

DEFENCE MINISTRY AGREES TO RELEASE 45 MHz OF SPECTRUM

After the successful launch of next generation 3G mobile service in India by state operators MTNL and BSNL, the customers of the private operators are very eager for 3G services by their own operator. A critical battle has been won for the Indian telecommunications industry as the defense ministry has agreed to release 45 mega hertz (MHz) of spectrum, the radio frequency on which mobile phone signals travel. Out of... Read More