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
I was always of the Opinion that the BJP Government headed by Narendra Modi meant strict Governance & Business. However, the Telecom Spectrum Auction Design appears to be flawed and now I’m beginning to wonder if the Honorable Supreme Court Justice sensed the flaw and potential vested interests and passedContinue Reading
Evey body was caught with a surprise when DoT revealed the earnest money deposits for the 2015 Mega Spectrum Auction as Reliance Jio turned out to be the highest depositor. Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio Infocomm already has a) Pan India 4G-BWA Spectrum in 2300 MHz band of 20 MhzContinue Reading
The Department of Telecom (DoT) conducted a pre‐bid conference for addressing the queries and concerns of the stakeholders for the upcoming 800, 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz mega spectrum auction in Feb 2015. One of the major points of discussion was the block size of 5 MHz for 900 MHzContinue Reading
The Narendra Modi led BJP Government has moved swiftly to conduct the Largest Telecom Spectrum Auction across four bands 800MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz in India beginning Feb-25-2015. After a series of Scams during the Corrupt Congress regime and a headless move to impose retrospective tax on Vodafone with constitutionalContinue Reading
In our view, operators will look to expand their 3G footprint wherever possible in the forthcoming 900MHz Spectrum Auction. The key factor here would be to check if the operator already holds 3G spectrum in the 2100Mhz band. If so, their incentive to bid for 900Mhz could be lower. TheContinue Reading
Every time spectrum comes for auction in India, uncertainty increases for operators. The spectrum auction earlier this year saw an unexpected contest for 1,800 spectrum as the entry of pure 4G players required incumbent operators to add 4G spectrum selectively. Since then, the most interesting trend has been robust dataContinue Reading
One of the best recommendations of TRAI ahead of the 2015 Telecom Spectrum Auction is to take back Spectrum to the tune of 1.2MHz in 900MHz band from BSNL on a PAN India Basis which could be used by other operators for 3G services. In return, BSNL should be givenContinue Reading
TRAI has released recommendations/ suggestions for next round of spectrum auctions expected to be conducted in Q1CY15. Key highlight of the recommendation paper is that the authority expects government to make available additional 900MHz and 3G spectrum from government agencies, and have a roadmap for spectrum supply in 700 /Continue Reading
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