Telecom industry divided on backhaul spectrumAs per officials aware of the details, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been conducting informal meetings with the telc...
01 Jun, 2023, 09.04 AM IST
Got the letter: Mittal; get ready for launch, minister tells TelcosSeparately, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the winners of 5G airwaves had been issu ed spectrum allocation letters and called on op...
19 Aug, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
No fuss, no power corridors, just ease of doing business: Sunil Mittal's letter on 5G allocationOnly Airtel has chosen the option to pay more upfront amount while the remaining three firms – Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Adani Data N...
18 Aug, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Vodafone Idea positive on 5G sans pricey 700 MHz bandIt believes the telco’s 3.3 GHz holdings in its priority circles are good enough to provide a quality 5G experience for several years, anal...
06 Aug, 2022, 12.23 AM IST
Telcos to get key E-band wavesThe telcos - that will need to pay a spectrum usage charge on these airwaves - will bid at an auction or any other method of allocation tha...
27 Jul, 2022, 12.34 AM IST
DoT OKs interim allotment of E band spectrum to telcos for backhaulThe telcos - who will need to pay a spectrum usage charge on these airwaves - will need to take part in an auction or any other method of a...
26 Jul, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Tech cos oppose DCC call on E band allotment to telcosLast week, the DCC, the highest decision-making body of the DoT, accepted Trai’s recommendations on base prices of 5G airwaves. Among other...
04 May, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
DoT for changes in law to allocate E, V-band spectrumTelecom secretary K Rajaraman also told ET that Vodafone Idea's (Vi) application for swapping the accrued interest on its deferred dues for...
29 Mar, 2022, 08.11 AM IST
Airtel MD wants E-Band airwaves bundled, allotted with 5G spectrum; calls for 700 MHz to be made freeBharti Airtel MD Gopal Vittal said, "One of the ideas I would like to propose is to actually take a particular spectrum band, let’s say 700...
24 Feb, 2022, 12.00 PM IST
DoT Explores ‘fair’ alternative to spectrum auctionDoT believes clarity on the broader spectrum allocation issue will encompass E and V bands. Telcos want these to be auctioned, thus keeping...
22 Jan, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
Tech companies call for delicensing of E & V spectrum bands, junk telcos' claimsThe Broadband India Forum has just shot off a letter to telecom secretary Anshu Prakash, saying any move to stop delicensing of E & V spect...
13 Oct, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
COAI seeks urgent allocation of E and V band spectrum via auction to access providersIn a letter to Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) on Monday called for alloca...
28 Sep, 2020, 11.42 PM IST
Telecom companies seek PMO intervention to stop delicensing airwaves in E & V BandsCOAI, which represents telecom biggies Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio Infocomm, in letter to the PMO suggest...
10 Jul, 2018, 08.32 AM IST
Top telcos urge PMO, DoT to auction E, V band spectrumThe latest round of letters appears part of a coordinated attempt by licenced telcos and internet service providers to build pressure in th...
09 Jul, 2018, 06.48 PM IST
DoT likely to skip auctions for backhaul spectrumBut allotting these airwaves without auctions could turn out to be politically tricky for the BJP-led govt as it could raise accusations of...
12 Jun, 2018, 10.56 PM IST
DoT to seek legal view if E, V bands not auctionedTrai chairman RS Sharma said that the auction of these bands was just not feasible since they were not used for carrying signals to mobile ...
30 Apr, 2018, 11.36 PM IST
Telecom companies support Vodafone's call for refarming in 900 MHz bandIncumbent mobile phone companies have come out in support of Vodafone for adopting frequencies currently used by CDMA operators.
16 Aug, 2013, 04.00 AM IST