We highlighted the most important voices of Various Telecom Operators in response to the consultation paper of TRAI on Spectrum pricing. COAI mainly represented by Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellulr has clarified on the myths of Reliance Communications fearing that its entire CDMA spectrum will be re-farmed. COAI said that,Continue Reading
The day when I discussed about Uncertainties surrounding Reliance Jio Infocomm, warring Ambani brothers embraced each others in Arms and announced the Inter-City OFC Sharing Deal and kept options for other passive infrastructure sharing. However, that does not end the problems of Reliance Jio Infocomm as it’ll require seamless voiceContinue Reading
Few Days ago, when I wrote about 80% of Indian Mobile Telephony being supported by Microwave backhaul and just 20% of Optical Fiber backhaul, I had told will come back with the deployments of microwave elements in Indian Sky.Continue Reading
The Indian Government’s Telecom Ministry headed by Mr. Kapil Sibal has reportedly refused, to extend Telecom licences that expire in Nov 2014. Those seeking extension include Airtel (in Delhi & Kolkata circles), and Vodafone (in Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata circles). Their license extension implies the use of Spectrum that theyContinue Reading
The Multi-Billion Dollar Scam Scarred Congress Government and its Lawyer turned Politician, Minister of Communications, Kapil Sibal is in Trouble again. Mr. Sibal will enter books of Modern History covering the Massive Corruption for his famous Zero Loss Theory in 2G Spectrum Scam. Mr. Sibal is in trouble yet againContinue Reading
The Indian Government [Read Politicians and Bureaucrats] despite being recommended several times to come up with a Blueprint / Roadmap for the Indian Telecommunications sector lack the will to do it, and the reasons are obvious, to please some businessmen within the Oligarchic setup and of course get their cutContinue Reading
Finally, Incumbent Operators led by Airtel, Idea and Vodafone have laid to rest the conflict of 1800MHz Spectrum with new operators and Dual technology Operators [ RCom and Tata DoCoMo]. Mr. Sudhir Gupta, Principal Adviser for Spectrum, TRAI clarified on the 1800MHz Spectrum which was bone of contention. Mr GuptaContinue Reading
Idea Cellular the Pure Play Wireless Telecommunications service provider in India is inching closer to 1800MHz PAN India Spectrum as the Auctions began this morning. Why Kumar Birla Pomoted Idea Will Bid Aggressively in Spectrum Auction ? Idea Cellular is promoted by Aditya Birla Group. A.V.Birla’s Management DNA is veryContinue Reading
The Indian Government levied Additional Spectrum Fees for Wireless Carriers in India using 1800MHz band to provide GSM based mobile Services. Decision on 800MHz band used for CDMA Services will be taken separately. The Scam scarred Government has tried to strike a fine balance with incumbent operators Airtel, Vodafone, IdeaContinue Reading
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