India Telecom
For the forthcoming Biggest Wireless Spectrum Auction, Idea Cellular has re-iterated its strategy of “Just in Time” [JIT] procurement which it has mastered and executed well over the past few years. To prove this point, in Q2-2016, Idea has exited 3G Roaming Arrangements in six of the seven circles asContinue Reading
The Government has announced that Spectrum Usage Charge (SUC) will be a weighted average rate of individual rates for different bands, including 3% for spectrum won in the 2016 auction. The change is positive for Bharti, since telcos having 2300MHz that carries just 1% rate will benefit from its inclusionContinue Reading
The Indian Telecom network capacity is a function of multiple parameters like spectrum allocation, number of sites (base stations), number of components on each site (no. of antennae, their frequency range, TRxs, etc). Theoretical calculations also require assumptions on busy hour usage – which may differ for regions and services.Continue Reading
The Government is likely to announce the Largest Telecom Spectrum Auction in the History of India in the next couple of months. Notice Inviting Applications is not out yet and sources in DoT indicate a delay of Month. Of all the spectrums auctioned – 800 Mhz, 900 Mhz, 1800 Mhz,Continue Reading
4G new entrants like Reliance Jio may look at leveraging intranet based data offerings in an attempt to take market share. At present telcos monetize data connectivity and charge for data usage. 4G entrants may disrupt the traditional data business model, leveraging intranet-based data offerings. Despite Expert Recommendations to PlugContinue Reading
TRAI has recommended auctioning 700 MHz spectrum (7 blocks of 5 MHz each) along with spectrum in other bands (800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2300, and 2500). TRAI has recommended auctioning all spectrum available with the DOT and some more. Recommended reserve price for 700 MHz spectrum is US$8.5 bn forContinue Reading
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in a recent consultation paper, sought comments from the industry and other stakeholders on a variety of spectrum-related issues. One of the surprising issues raised in the paper was whether there was a need to modify the current regulations around spectrum caps. CurrentContinue Reading
Idea Cellular has announced purchase of 5MHz paired spectrum in the 1800MHz band in Gujarat and UP (West) circles from Videocon Telecom for INR 33.1bn. This purchase will enable Idea to launch 4G in these 2 circles (currently contribute 14.4% to revenue). Idea is the No. 1 operator by revenueContinue Reading
Idea Cellular’s Mobile data revenues were up 9.3% qoq and 61% yoy in 2QFY16. Share of data in mobile revenues increased by 190bps qoq to 19.6% in 2Q. Data traffic or volume growth was 83% yoy, driven by 118% growth in 3G traffic and 47% growth in 2G [EDGE, GPRS].Continue Reading
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