China’s Ministry of Industries and Information Technology (MIIT) plans to allocate a total of 500MHz of spectrum for 5G. Although this is only similar in total spectrum size to the current 2G/3G/4G allocation for the three Chinese telcos, which is 507MHz, the major difference is that the 5G spectrum beingContinue Reading

The Executive strategy team at Idea Cellular acquired capacity bands, citing two reasons: 1. They wanted to be competitive in their leadership circles and offer best services. 2. In the non-leadership circles, they were able to acquire spectrum by spending a modest Rs. 5-7bn, which enables them a good hedgeContinue Reading

India’s and possibly World’s Biggest Telecom Spectrum Auction will go live on Oct 1st, 2016 amidst tepid demand from existing Indian operators. Global Telcos give it a miss due to fresh memories of Spectrum Scam and constantly changing policies with motive of massive corruption. The spectrum bands put to auctionContinue Reading