SPECTRUM BAND

Telecom services to improve but tariffs may rise after auctions: Analysts

Analysts say that while a tariff hike is good news for the sector, especially Vodafone Idea, the stressed telco is expected to face further...

Spectrum auction ends with Rs 77,815 crore bids; Jio top buyer with Rs 57,122 crore

Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash said 855.60 MHz of spectrum was bought for Rs 77,814.80 cr in the two-day auction. Reliance Jio bought Rs 5...

Jio buys spectrum for Rs 57, 123 crore; ups spectrum holding by 55%

The operator which had earlier announced that it is 5G ready said it newly bought spectrum can be used for 5G services as well.

ITU-APT Foundation India asks DoT to free 60 Ghz band, partly licence 70 Ghz band

Spectrum in E and V bands has many utilities as it can act both as a high capacity access spectrum for voice and data services as well as b...

700 MHz band can be sold in next auction, will refer back to Trai for pricing relook: Telecom secy

“The fact that in 700 MHz no bid has come is something we will see. But there is also a distinct possibility that now with 5G technology th...

Airtel, Vi, RIL shares gain on Day 2 of spectrum auction

Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said on Monday that if 700 Mhz and 2500 Mhz bands are excluded, the Day 1 bidding represent...

Govt has generated over Rs 77,000 crore from auction vs Rs 45,000 expected: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India is auctioning over 2,308 MHz across the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands. Experts had predi...

Telecom spectrum auction starts today. Here is what to expect

It would be interesting to see how much bandwidth the government would be able to sell, given the existing debt burden of over Rs 8 lakh cr...

Telcos seek adequate and affordable 5G spectrum supply across bands

Speaking at ET Telecom 5G Congress, 2021 held virtually on Thursday, the executives urged the government to hasten 5G field trials to pave ...

5G deployment in mmWave band to deliver $150 billion of additional GDP for India: London-based GSMA

"We estimate that millimeter wave enabled 5G will deliver $150 billion in additional GDP for India," Laurent Bodusseau, senior director - S...

India needs to immediately allocate spectrum in mid and mmwave band for 5G: Ericsson India MD

“...we have an existing spectrum that can be used to improve the performance of 5g. But for 5G, we also need to have the spectrum in the mi...

Big 3 telcos to conserve cash to buy 3.3-3-6 GHz spectrum in likely near-term 5G auction: Analysts

Analysts estimate 275 units of airwaves in the 3.3-3.6 Ghz bands to be available in a near-term 5G auction and expect the government to cut...

Higher earnest money to allow Reliance Jio, Airtel to bid for all 4G bands

Vodafone Idea (Vi), financially the weakest of the three private telcos, is said to have put in less than Rs 500 crore, which would enable ...

Airtel ready to offer 5G with 4G bands, needs mid-band for true 5G speeds, says CEO Vittal

Airtel said that its 5G is capable of delivering 10x speeds, 10x latency and 100x concurrency when compared to existing technologies. Speci...

Telcos likely to bid for 20-30% of six 4G bands, skip 700 MHz

Credit Suisse further expects Reliance Jio to purchase additional spectrum beyond expiring airwaves as it will look to augment its network ...

Telecom majors to push DoT to release new 5G spectrum band

The NFAP is a central policy roadmap that defines future spectrum usage by all bodies in the country, including DoT, the Department of Spac...

Spectrum bands for 5G to be announced soon: DoT official

"Because of traditional users- Department of Space, Defence and the broadcasting ministry, they have already some services in these (spectr...