India is likely to allow all players[domestic + foreign] to bid for 3G spectrum, if auctioned. There is just enough spectrum to accommodate 4 operators for every circle. It has always been said that BSNL will get a back door assured entry provided they match the bidder. So the rest of the world will now compete for 3 positions 🙂
Coming back to the present spectrum, 2G, the officials have said that there will be no auction and the ones in the queue will be accommodated. 2 out of 300 applicants 🙂 Existing operators will get spectrum based on the old model – linked to the number of subscribers. In the light of these developments, Competition Commission has approached Telecom Authorities, Planning Comission, etc to auction the 2G spectrum in a suitable way thus making it a transparent deal. I am wondering where is the Telecom Watchdog now ? It was just chasing the Vodafone India [erstwhile Hutch dog] 😉
As spectrum is already a scarce resource, we have no other option but to innovate. Mr. Maran lead the initiative for establishing telecom research institutes but I guess after his departure its just a piece of paper ? However, in one of the research notes I read about this little known company, Vavasi Telegence, which has applied for PAN India Unified Access License to provide telecom services using TD-SCDMA – a Chinese Technology. This technology is equivalent to 3G and operates in a different spectrum band which is not used by others. India should take this as a lesson from her neighbor and should try to develop new technology for Telecom services suitable for its citizens.
Tags: Telecom India, Mobile India, TD-SCDMA, 3G
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