With the extension of free trial to Mar 2017 and recent announcement of incremental investment of Rs300 bn in the telecom venture, Jio is clearly not pulling any punches. This forces incumbent telcos to speed up 4G rollouts as sunsets on 2G networks which are a drag on the preciousContinue 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
The Government approved spectrum-sharing guidelines as positive for the incumbents. Operators however, would need to find a balance between the costs of sharing (0.5% increase in spectrum usage charges) with the benefits of spectrum sharing (a cost-efficient mechanism to enhance network capacity and quality). Disallowing spectrum leasing is a negativeContinue Reading
Mr Rajan Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI)told in an Analyst meet that telecom companies paid for the spectrum was definitely on the higher side by all estimates. However, after the recent auctions in multiple bands, clarity has emerged on the long‐term scenario, (2) the auction willContinue Reading
The Indian Telecom Regulator’s Spectrum sharing guidelines, if accepted by the DoT, is positive for the incumbent operators. If used effectively, spectrum sharing can serve as a cost-efficient mechanism to enhance mobile network capacity and quality. For example, 5 MHz of paired spectrum (in GSM) can be used to carryContinue Reading
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