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Shrijan Soni May 7th, 2021 10:00 AM 2 COMMENTS

Everything You Need to Know About Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum

Spectrum is one of the powerful resources that is shaping the tech industry. Since 5G is on the shore, it has become more important than ever for countries to allocate spectrum effectively and efficiently. In case you are not aware, spectrum is a range of radio waves that are used for communication purposes. In general, the spectrum is divided into two categories which are licensed and unlicensed spectrum. Follow the... Read More

Shloke Sarkar April 28th, 2021 9:28 PM 7 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Cautions Users From Falling Prey to Cyber Crimes

With the advancement of technology, we have also seen a rise in the number of crimes committed using this very thing. It seems that the instances of cybercrime have risen quite a bit, as Bharti Airtel’s CEO, Gopal Vittal, has mentioned that users need to be wary of cyber crimes and be safe. In an open letter meant for the telco’s 307 million subscribers, Mr Vittal explained how Bharti Airtel... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 19th, 2021 12:35 PM 16 COMMENTS

COAI Might Push to Lower Reserve Price of 700 MHz Spectrum

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) might soon ask the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on behalf of the telcos to push the sector regulator for bringing down the reserve price of the frequencies in the 700 MHz spectrum band. According to an ET Telecom report, all the private operators are likely to write to the telecom department for asking the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to lower the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 11th, 2021 4:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

Understanding Spectrum, Frequency Bands and Why Telecom Operators Need It

If you are aware of the key terms used within the telecom industry, you would have heard the word ‘spectrum’. Many people, when they hear that a particular telco is bidding for a spectrum band, think that it is a tangible asset which the company can take back to its office. But that’s not the case. No company can store the purchased spectrum safely or protect it from being stolen... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 17th, 2021 2:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Airwaves Too Expensive, DoT May Go After Trai for Price Reduction

The pricing of 5G airwaves has been termed as ‘unaffordable’ by telcos in the past. To ensure a smooth 5G roll out across the nation, the floor prices set by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) need to be reduced. According to a Livemint report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is likely to have a chat about the same with the regulator. In the recently concluded spectrum auctions for... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 2nd, 2021 4:17 PM 69 COMMENTS

Spectrum Auction 2021 : Airtel Band Wise Purchase Data, Full Details

The spectrum auctions 2021 concluded recently with Airtel spending Rs 18,699 crores for acquiring 355.45 MHz of spectrum across 2300 MHz, mid-band, and Sub GHz band. The telco is looking to enhance its network quality and has said that it will be able to cover 90 million more users across the rural areas of India with the new spectrum. We have broken down the spectrum purchases of Airtel across different... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 2nd, 2021 3:06 PM 52 COMMENTS

Airtel Spent Rs 18,699 Crores in Spectrum Auction, Acquired 355.45 MHz Spectrum

Bharti Airtel spent a total of Rs 18,699 crores in the recently concluded 4G spectrum auctions. The auctions were conducted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), under which the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, and 2500 MHz spectrum bands were up for bidding. Airtel acquired 355.45 MHz of spectrum across Sub GHz, mid, and the 2300 MHz bands against the total spending of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 30th, 2021 1:57 PM 21 COMMENTS

Spectrum Offering Increased by DoT in Certain Circles, Details

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is now offering more spectrum of certain bands in select circles. It recently amended its Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the spectrum auctions slated to be held on March 1, 2021. The telecom department has increased the airwaves offered in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz band. This has been done for select telecom circles only. The additional airwaves might have come from the excess... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 22nd, 2021 12:57 PM 1 COMMENTS

Spectrum Idle with Government Should be Put to Better Use

4G spectrum auctions will take place from March 1, 2021, in India. Telcos have had to wait 5 years for the auction. The last spectrum auction took place in October 2016. This is why the government is now looking for a better way to allocate spectrum to operators other than just relying on auctions. Auctions rarely see a huge percentage of the spectrum being sold. This results in a lot... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 1st, 2020 2:13 PM 21 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Need to Clear AGR Dues Before Transferring Rights of Spectrum Use

The government of India is all set to oppose transfer of the right to use spectrum of bankrupt operators like Reliance Communications and Aircel unless their statutory dues are cleared. The apex court during the hearing of AGR dues matter had also asked whether operators under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) can sell its spectrum to another telecom company. The answer to that question isn’t clear yet. However, ET Telecom... Read More

Bala Yogesh September 30th, 2020 12:19 PM 47 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Asks DoT to Soon Hold Spectrum Auctions

Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India, has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to soon hold the next round of spectrum auctions. According to the Mint, Reliance Jio in a letter to the DoT, highlighted that the delay in spectrum auction will result in a huge loss to the government revenues. Crucially, the operator also said that the holding of the spectrum auctions at the earliest will result... Read More

Chakri K January 14th, 2019 1:26 PM 14 COMMENTS

DoT Allocated Microwave Spectrum to Reliance Jio as per Norms in 2015

The department of telecom allocated microwave spectrum to Reliance Jio in 2015 and then to Sistema Shyam Teleservices without auction provisionally and in compliance with rules, highly placed government sources said to PTI in response to CAG allegations of wrongdoing. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report tabled in Parliament last week said microwave access (MWA) spectrum was allocated to a telecom operator in 2015 on first-come-first-served (FCFS)... Read More