5G auction resumes on Day 5, bidding battle for UP-E in 1800 MHz continuesDay four was driven entirely by the fight for the 1800 MHz spectrum in UP (East) that ensured the action would move into day five. The four...
30 Jul, 2022, 10.29 AM IST
Spectrum auction to witness heavy demand for 4G bandsExperts expect the Indian unit of UK’s Vodafone Group Plc to maximise spectrum purchases in the 1800 MHz band to have enough to launch 4G i...
22 Aug, 2016, 10.06 AM IST
Vodafone 4G expansion can be speeded up by spectrum harmonisation: Naveen Chopra, COOChopra feels early harmonisation of spectrum would 'help Vodafone expand its 4G coverage to many other circles'.
26 Jan, 2016, 03.21 AM IST
Airtel, Vodafone and other telcos urge Trai to speed up harmonisation of 4G spectrum before auctionHarmonisation involves consolidating airwaves in the 1800 MHz band to create ‘continuous’ blocks of spectrum that can be used to provide 4G...
25 Dec, 2015, 05.23 AM IST
DoT speeds up spectrum harmonisation of 1800 Mhz airwavesThe telecom department (DoT), following a nudge from the finance ministry, is speeding up harmonisation of airwaves in the 1800 Mhz band.
01 Dec, 2015, 04.25 AM IST
High Court seeks govt reply on RCOM plea to auction more 1800 Mhz spectrumThe bench issued a notice to DoT and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and listed the matter for further hearing on February 27.
23 Feb, 2015, 09.00 PM IST
Telecom regulator TRAI reiterates its proposals on spectrum auctionThe regulator said there is no change in the reserve prices for spectrum in 900 Mhz and 1800 Mhz bands from what were recommended earlier.
24 Nov, 2014, 09.09 PM IST
Keep 900 MHz base price same as 800 MHz band: GSM operatorsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had recommended a pan-India reserve price of Rs 2,685 crore per megahertz for 800 MHz band.
22 Sep, 2014, 06.20 PM IST
GSM operators to coax the Department of Telecommunications to release 1800 MHZ spectrumAt present, only eight contiguous blocks of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band are available in a total four out of India’s 22 circles.
29 Jul, 2014, 04.27 AM IST
TRAI used a different way for CDMA spectrum base price: AUSPITelecom industry body AUSPI has criticised TRAI saying the sector regulator adopted different approaches for determining base prices of CDM...
13 Mar, 2014, 11.10 PM IST
Vodafone, Airtel win spectrum; Govt gets Rs 61,162 croreMukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm choose spectrum only in the later band in 14 out of 22 circles.
13 Feb, 2014, 09.07 PM IST
Sistema to oppose Trai move to raise CDMA airwave pricesSistema Shyam, which is the Indian unit of Russian conglomerate Sistema, is among the few telcos offering pure-play CDMA services under the...
12 Feb, 2014, 09.11 AM IST
Spectrum auction takes off from Rs 56,554 crore on 7th daySpectrum auction today entered the 43rd round of bidding on seventh day after starting off from Rs 56,554 crore in terms of value.
10 Feb, 2014, 10.49 AM IST
Spectrum auction: COAI seeks 50% reduction in 1800 MHz base price for 4 circlesGSM industry body COAI today sought 50 per cent reduction in the reserve price of 1800 MHz spectrum band in Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Ka...
30 Jan, 2013, 05.46 PM IST
Government looks at Rs 39,895 crore from spectrum auctionThe government is learnt to be preparing fresh plans to auction telecom spectrum that can fetch around Rs 39,895 crore.
20 Dec, 2012, 09.17 PM IST
2G spectrum was auctioned in all service areas: GovernmentSupreme Court in February cancelled 122 telecom licences that were allocated in 2008 in the regime of then telecom minister A Raja.
05 Dec, 2012, 06.37 PM IST
- Spectrum War Round II: GSM, CDMA providers fight over eGSM band
In India, however, this band was earmarked for CDMA-based mobile services though it was never allotted to CDMA operators. Sleek mobiles I M...
14 Mar, 2008, 06.02 AM IST