Idea Cellular has announced purchase of 5MHz paired spectrum in the 1800MHz band in Gujarat and UP (West) circles from Videocon Telecom for INR 33.1bn. This purchase will enable Idea to launch 4G in these 2 circles (currently contribute 14.4% to revenue). Idea is the No. 1 operator by revenueContinue Reading
Ahead of the release of the Government Policy on Telecom Spectrum Sharing, M&A, etc we’d like to highlight the War of Words between the TRAI and the DoT in this context since 2010. A gentle reminder would be that the interest of the Nation comes last and the agenda drivenContinue Reading
The Results of 1800MHz Spectrum Auction 2012 are as I had expected – Failure in Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka etc. Other important highlights of the Auction are as follows, Of the 18 circles that saw bids, the winning price did not exceed the reserve price for 17 circles, means Demand wasContinue 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
One of the surprise bidders at this exuberant price of Spectrum is Videocon Telecommunications. Videocon on its website lists as a $5Bn conglomerate but if you see the market capitalization of its flagship Videocon Industries, it is mere $1Bn and add another $1Bn for its unlisted energy ventures, that’s it.Continue Reading
Once upon a time Indian Telecom / Wireless space was one of the most lucrative market that even companies in Real Estate, Industrial Metals to IT – such as Parsvnath, Allianz Infratech, Tuplip IT, JSW, Sterlite, etc dreamt of becoming Bharti Airtel. However, with A. Raja engineering a massive multi-billionContinue Reading
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