October 25th, 2023 7:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Argentina Concludes 3.5 GHz 5G Spectrum Auction, Raising USD 875 Million

Argentina's National Communications Entity (ENACOM) concluded a successful auction of 5G spectrum frequency bands on Tuesday, October 24. This auction from the sale of three 3.5 GHz spectrum lots has resulted in a total of USD 875.091 million, which will be deposited into the National Treasury. The 5G auction, held at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK), garnered attention as three leading companies participated and secured portions of the valuable spectrum.... Read More

August 17th, 2022 11:44 AM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel Pays Rs 8312.4 Crore as Upfront Spectrum Payment for 4 Years to DoT

Bharti Airtel has just announced that it paid Rs 8312.4 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as the spectrum payment for the recently concluded 5G auctions. To recall, Airtel purchased spectrum worth Rs 43,084 crore in several frequency bands. The telco has paid an additional amount as an upfront payment to the DoT. The amount is for the next four years. This shows the great cash flow position Airtel... Read More

August 2nd, 2022 7:20 AM 7 COMMENTS

India 5G Spectrum Auction 2022: Spectrum Acquisitions of Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea Tabulated

India 5G Spectrum Auction 2022 finally concluded after a total of 40 clock rounds on August 1 with a total bid amount of Rs 1,50,173 crore. About 71% (51,236.2 MHz) of the total spectrum that was bid out has been sold. If you are following the series closely, we have already covered the spectrum understanding and related stories precisely this year. Now that the results are out, we know you... Read More

August 1st, 2022 7:27 PM 54 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Sold During the Auction Enough for Covering India with 5G

Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the 5G spectrum auction 2022 saw over 71% of the spectrum getting sold. This is a remarkable figure and mostly achieved because of the big contributions from Reliance Jio. Spectrum worth Rs 1,50,173 crore was sold during the auctions. A total of 51.236 GHz of the 72.098 GHz of available airwaves were chosen by the four bidders. As per an ET Telecom report, Union... Read More

August 1st, 2022 6:52 PM 11 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Acquires Mid-Band and mmWave 5G Spectrum in Priority Circles

The 5G spectrum auctions are finally over now. Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has announced that it has acquired 5G airwaves in the mid-band (3.3-3.67 GHz) and mmWave (26 GHz) band across its priority circles. Vodafone Idea didn't announce the amount it had to spend for acquiring these airwaves, but the telco has shared a detailed table for its spectrum holdings post the 5G spectrum... Read More

August 1st, 2022 12:18 AM 3 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction 2022 Day 6 Concluded: Check Total Bids so far

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released a report for Day 6 of bidding for the airwaves in the spectrum auction 2022. 5G spectrum is necessary for the telcos to rollout 5G services in India later this year. The auction, which began on July 26, 2022, has now reached its seventh day of bidding. Telcos will meet again today to bid for airwaves. A total of 37 clock rounds have been... Read More

July 29th, 2022 8:35 PM 17 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction 2022 Day 4: Bids Rise to Rs 1,49,855 Crore after 23 Rounds

5G Spectrum Auctions will continue for a straight fifth day on July 30, 2022. Today was the fourth day, where after 23 rounds of bidding, the telcos have spent a total of Rs 1,49,855 crore. On day 3, the cumulative bid amount was Rs 1,49,623 crore. The telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, as per Livemint, said that a total of 23 rounds of bidding had been completed at the end of... Read More

July 29th, 2022 12:27 AM 2 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction 2022 Day 3: See What has Happened After 16 Rounds of Bidding

5G spectrum auction 2022's day 3 is finally over. The telcos have been bidding for airwaves for three days now, and over 16 rounds of bidding have been completed. The heaviest bids were received on Day 1 of the spectrum auction. On days 2 and 3, the amount of money flowing to the government slowed down a little. After three days of bidding on the 5G spectrum auction 2022, the... Read More

July 27th, 2022 11:15 AM 8 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction 2022 Day 1 Saw Jio Pushing for 700 MHz Spectrum

The second day of bidding for the 5G spectrum in India should have already started at the time you read this. Let's recap what happened on the first day. As per ICICI Securities, Jio pushed for the 700 MHz spectrum. For the unaware, the 700 MHz spectrum can be very useful for providing enhanced network coverage to consumers. Reliance Jio put in the highest bid, worth Rs 801 billion, said... Read More

July 26th, 2022 7:37 PM 16 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Auction Day 1 Results: Four Rounds of Bidding Over

The 5G spectrum auction went live on Tuesday as scheduled. Four bidders participated, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Adani Data Networks. All the companies have put in bids so far. Complete four rounds of spectrum auction are over during the first day. The fifth round will start on Wednesday, i.e., July 27, 2022. The exact details of the bids aren't out yet, but multiple online reports and... Read More

July 26th, 2022 5:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum is Still Costly in India, Will Telcos Spend Huge Money

Apart from the IPL (Indian Premier League), one more area where the Ambanis are expected to bid heavily is the spectrum auction for offering 5G mobile services. The good thing for Jio, owned by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), is that they have the money to pull off big purchases. While they have submitted a huge EMD (Earnest Money Deposit) compared to their competitor, the question is, will they follow up... Read More

June 25th, 2022 8:33 PM 2 COMMENTS

5G Will Boost Connection Density Per Square Kilometre

India is soon going to see its dream of 5G networks launching come true. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had set the ball rolling a few days back by releasing the Notice Inviting Application (NIA) for the 5G spectrum auction. As soon as the telcos get the spectrum from the DoT, they will get right into the race for launching the first commercial 5G network in India. Ahead of the... Read More

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