ET Graphics: A look at telecom industry's top carriers ahead of India's second 5G spectrum saleIndia’s second 5G spectrum sale starts on Tuesday, featuring bids from top carriers Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi). Th...
25 Jun, 2024, 01.07 AM IST
Spectrum auction starts May 20, 5G airwaves worth Rs 96,317.65 crore on saleIndia's next spectrum auction, scheduled for May 20, will offer airwaves in eight bands worth Rs 96,317.65 crore. The auction includes 5G f...
09 Mar, 2024, 09.31 AM IST
Telcos seek more airwaves for smooth 5G services, 6G rolloutThe best suited spectrum for 5G and 6G is mid-band, and if the requirement can be met through c-band (3.3-4.2 GHz), which is part of mid-ba...
24 Nov, 2023, 05.58 PM IST
5G: Jio submits earnest money of ₹14,000 crore, Airtel ₹5,500 croreVi could buy 5G airwaves worth around Rs 20,000 crore while Adani can buy less than Rs 1,000 crore worth of airwaves.
19 Jul, 2022, 07.51 AM IST
Blow to telcos: Reserve price of 5G airwaves left unchangedTelecom companies had asked for a 90% cut in the reserve price of airwaves from the 2018 levels. Trai in its recommendations in April had c...
15 Jun, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
No direct 5G spectrum allocation to corporates, can take part in 5G auctions: MinistryThe communications ministry has also left it to the Cabinet to take the final calls on the reserve prices of 5G spectrum and on whether suc...
11 May, 2022, 11.59 PM IST
Top DoT body accepts Trai's 5G base price suggestionsThe Digital Communications Commission (DCC), an inter-ministerial panel with the telecom secretary as its chairman, also decided not to all...
30 Apr, 2022, 09.01 AM IST
Trai slashes base price of 33-36 GHz bands, 700 MHz bandsThe pricing recommendations were for spectrum with a 20 year tenure. "The reserve price of spectrum allocation in case of 30 years should b...
12 Apr, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
COAI urges DoT to slash 5G base prices by 60-70%The government is expected to auction 5G airwaves in April-May 2022, but prices have remained a contentious point.
28 Nov, 2021, 12.17 PM IST
Mega spectrum auction likely to net only Rs 40,000 crore, say analystsOn Friday, Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the highest decision-making body in the telecom department, cleared the country’s large...
23 Dec, 2019, 06.33 AM IST
Next spectrum auction likely in April-June 2020The sector regulator has suggested a base price for 5G airwaves of Rs 492 per MHz and has proposed a minimum sale of 20 MHz blocks. That wo...
04 Dec, 2019, 07.05 AM IST
5G spectrum sale may be deferred to early 2020Pending appointment of auctioneer and work on draft documents said to be key reasons
27 Aug, 2019, 06.55 AM IST
Airtel bullish on firm tariffs as telecom sector returns to stabilityAirtel called for lower 5G airwave prices in the upcoming auctions, which Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO for India and South Asia, again termed a...
01 Jun, 2019, 07.12 AM IST
DoT likely to seek law ministry opinion on a flat spectrum usage charge levyThe auction of both 4G and 5G airwaves is slated for 2019. This means DoT could be revisiting the contentious issue of levying a flat SUC.
12 Nov, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
Trai cuts base price for 700 Mhz by 43%; pegs 5G spectrum price at Rs 492 crore a unitThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has also recommended a starting price of Rs 492 crore a unit for 5G airwaves in the 3300-3...
02 Aug, 2018, 07.11 AM IST
IMC 2017: Spectrum auction unlikely this fiscal, says DoT officialTelecom Minister Manoj Sinha, however, had recently dismissed the IMG’s views that linked the next sale with harmonisation of spectrum in t...
27 Sep, 2017, 12.54 PM IST
Government readies for next round of spectrum sale, asks Trai to suggest price for 5G airwaves5G airwaves are expected to be used for a host of services, like machine-to-machine communication, Internet of Things and even connected sm...
21 Apr, 2017, 07.34 AM IST