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Sanjay February 13th, 2014 6:31 PM 49 COMMENTS

2G Spectrum (900Mhz and 1800Mhz) Auction Ends, 9 Circles reported unsold in 1800 MHz

India's 2G spectrum auction today ends with 68 rounds after 10 days, Government is likely to get total Rs.61,150 crore as upfront payment. Eight telecom companies participated in the auction which include largest mobile service provider Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Uninor, Reliance Communications, Tata Docomo and new entrant - 4G operator Reliance Jio Infocomm. The government had set a target of Rs. 40,874 crore for this fiscal year (FY14)... Read More

Sanjay January 15th, 2014 7:57 PM 45 COMMENTS

4G Operator Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular and Uninor Applies to Bid in 1800 and 900Mhz GSM Spectrum Auction

Pan India 4G - LTE service license holder Reliance JIO Infocomm (RJIL), Idea Cellular and Uninor (TeleWings) today submitted their applications for taking part in the 900mhz and 1800mhz GSM spectrum auction scheduled for February 3, 2014. Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communications (Rcom), Aircel and Tata Teleservices (Tata Docomo) already applies for the same as earlier we shared on TelecomTalk. The Auction of Spectrum will be a big bang now... Read More

Sanjay January 15th, 2014 5:31 PM 32 COMMENTS

Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance Communications, Tata Tele and Aircel Apply for 1800 and 900Mhz Spectrum Auction

India's leading mobile service provider Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communications (Rcom), Aircel and Tata Teleservices (Tata Docomo) today submited their applications for taking part in the 900mhz and 1800mhz GSM spectrum auction scheduled for February 3, 2014. According to an official source at DoT, Vodafone has filed the first application, followed by Airtel, Reliance Communications, Tata Tele and Aircel. It raising hopes at Department of Telecom that this round of auction... Read More

Sanjay March 11th, 2013 1:16 PM 20 COMMENTS

India’s 800Mhz CDMA 2G Spectrum Auction Ends, MTS Secured Spectrum in Just 8 Circles

India’s auction of CDMA spectrum (800 Mhz) ended today after 3 rounds, according to preliminary reports by DoT lone bidder Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) which is currently operating CDMA Mobile services under the brand MTS India, bids just for for eight telecom circles, including Delhi and skips or did not bid for Mumbai, Maharashtra - Goa and UP East circle. In the latest 2G spectrum auction for CDMA services, MTS... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 21st, 2013 11:20 PM 12 COMMENTS

Next 4G Spectrum Auction on 700MHz Band Coming by 2014

India's telecom minister Mr. Kapil Sibal has announced that Govt will conduct the auction for 700MHz spectrum by next year. In an event to commission country's first independent lab at Mumbai for measuring specific absorption rate (SAR) for mobile devices Mr. Sibal has told that Govt is going to auction 700MHz band (698-806 MHz) in any case by 2014. It is almost certain that 700MHz band will be used for... Read More

Sanjay November 2nd, 2012 10:51 PM 34 COMMENTS

Videocon Telecommunications Withdraws Bid for CDMA Spectrum

Videocon Telecommunications today withdrawn its bid for the 800 Mhz band - CDMA Spectrum in the upcoming 2G Spectrum Auction of India. On October 29 Videocon has announced as a pre-qualifier in bidding process by Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The last date for withdrawing applications is 5 November. Videocon which has also applied for GSM spectrum, had got the 2G licenses for 21 telecom circles in 2008 which has been... Read More