Reliance Jio is the only telecom operator in India which has 700 MHz airwaves post the completion of spectrum auction 2022. This spectrum auction focused on 5G airwaves. Until now, telecom operators had skipped purchasing 700 MHz spectrum because of its steep reserve price. But this time, Jio had an aggressive approach, and it acquired PAN-India 10 MHz of airwaves in the 700 MHz band. Because of this purchase, Jio's... Read More
Airtel, Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) all spent a ton of money on the 5G spectrum auctions. The telcos have made strategic purchases for the kind of money that the analysts didn't predict they would spend. But since the spectrum auctions are over now, there are many things in the clear now. The telcos aren't looking to hold back. Mostly, 5G services would arrive in India by October. Telecom operators... Read More
Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), the holding company of Reliance Jio, India's number telecom operator, has partnered with Optiva, a Canadian provider of business support systems (BSS) software and services to the telecommunications industry. With this partnership, Jio aims to offer 5G solutions to global operators. As per the collaboration, JPL will offer its cloud-native 5G core to telcos globally along with Optiva’s proven and future-ready converged charging engine to accelerate... Read More
Reliance Jio, the number one telecom operator in the country, could launch 5G very soon. The telco has mostly stayed quiet about its 5G plans and trials, unlike its competitors, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel. Akash Ambani, the newly appointed Chairman of Reliance Jio, said, "We will celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with a pan India 5G rollout. Jio is committed to offering world-class, affordable 5G and 5G-enabled services."... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's number one telecom operator, has announced the 5G spectrum it acquired during the 5G spectrum auctions 2022. The telco emerged as the highest bidder for the airwaves by purchasing spectrum worth Rs 88,078 crore from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Jio took airwaves across several bands, including the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 GHz. The mid-band and mmWave bands would enable the... Read More
The 5G spectrum auction 2022, which started in India on July 26, 2022, is finally over on Day 7 of bidding. On Monday, the telcos finally settled in and stopped bidding. The cumulative bids have totalled Rs 1,50,173 crore. The final figures are still being tallied, said a Hindustan Times report. But since the spectrum auctions are over now, the eyes will be on which telco acquired how much spectrum.... Read More
Day 4 of 5G Spectrum Auction 2022 ended with seven clock rounds taking the total clock rounds to 23. We have also seen a demand for 1800 MHz in a few circles that pushed the auction further. Let's dive into the finer details of the 1800 MHz Band in this story and what made telcos bid on airwaves in this band. 1800 MHz Band: The 1800 MHz band is a... Read More
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
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
The big day for the 5G Spectrum Auction is almost here. Spectrum acquisition in new bands, toppings in existing bands and circles depend on the subscriber base, spectrum coming to expiry in the near term, demand and future planning. Here's a circle-wise overview of total spectrum holdings of Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea with wireless subscriber numbers of May 2022 as per TRAI data. Telco with Highest and Lowest Spectrum... Read More
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) last week announced its financial results. Reliance Jio, a telecom company owned by RIL, posted a strong performance in Q1 FY23. This was due to multiple factors. First, let’s take a look at the numbers if you haven’t already. Jio’s revenues went up by 4.7% QoQ because of higher ARPU (average revenue per user) and subscriber addition. Jio’s ARPU stood at Rs 176.7 in Q1 FY23,... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), three prominent telecom operators in India, do not need to worry about higher license fees. Currently, the telcos have to pay out 8% of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) as license fee. The parliament has been informed by the Minister of State (MoS) for communications, Devusinh Chauhan, that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) isn’t thinking about raising the revenue sharing... Read More
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um no no i meant how 3500mhz doesnt penetrate through walls and such
That not gonna happed instead Government should mandate all new phone (Smartphone & Keypad phone) should come with 4G Network…
Target is mid May for 1L sites. I don't have any doubt that it won't be covered. I am keeping…
2G should be shut down immediately by all three operators. BSNL should fast track LTE on 700Mhz and 900Mhz bands…
6G frequency should be around 7-8Ghz and bandwidth should be atleast 500Mhz per operator and sub-Ghz bandwidth should be 30-40Mhz(600/450Mhz).
