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 Big 3 of Indian Telecom – Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular abide by the tested strategy of maintaining / increasing the 900 MHz portfolio along with increasing 3G/4G FDD footprint. Incumbents A-Vo-Id Group put their strategy as to what their Revenue Model Says – Voice to 3G Mobile DataContinue Reading
Ongoing spectrum auctions are seeing a good contest for 800 spectrum band (83% premium to the reserve price). I had earlier explained on why it makes strategic sense for Reliance Jio to acquire 800Mhz Spectrum and also added that incumbents could add in one or two circle.Continue 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 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
The Indian Telecom Regulator TRAI, in a bold move has recommended auctioning 15-20 MHz (3-4 blocks of 5 MHz each) of 2100 band spectrum [3G Spectrum] in the upcoming auctions along with 900 and 1800 spectrum. TRAI expressed strong disagreement with not auctioning 2100 spectrum at all or auctioning aContinue Reading
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