Reliance Jio seeks DoT approval to widen E-band spectrum useThe DoT had last year given E-band spectrum to telcos administratively for backhaul use only to smoothen 5G roll out. The telecom market le...
12 Sep, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
Trai to seek views on allocating E,V spectrum bandsOfficials aware of the details told ET that Trai is likely to treat E and V bands separately as they have slightly different characteristic...
28 Aug, 2023, 09.11 AM IST
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
Jio, Voda Idea, Adani have not taken E-band for backhaulAs per industry executives, one reason for most companies not seeking the E band is that the government has decided to, for now, allot the ...
24 Aug, 2022, 04.34 PM 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
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
Auctioning E, V band spectrum will deny consumers broadband connectivity benefits: BIF to Govt"Any auctioning of E and V bands would deny...consumers and the nation at large with the benefits of broadband connectivity and economic gr...
30 Sep, 2020, 05.56 PM IST
Airtel, Vodafone Idea urge government to release spectrum in E & V BandsBharti Airtel’s CTO Randeep Sekhon also said that spectrum in E band and V band will be key to 5G backhaul in India. The government should ...
21 Sep, 2020, 12.09 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 unlikely to auction spectrum in E & V BandsThe DoT may look at a method of allocating the airwaves in these bands for a fixed fee, following the recommendations of the Telecom Regula...
27 Apr, 2018, 11.53 PM IST
Department of Telecom mulls allotment of backhaul spectrum through auctionData through E (71-76 Gigahertz frequency and 81-86 Ghz) and V (57-64 Ghz frequency range) band can be transmitted with a speed of around 1...
17 Dec, 2017, 12.56 PM IST
DoT plans to allot E, V band spectrum through auctionFor spectrum in V-band, the regulator has recommended that it should be charged at Rs 1,000 per annum per slot of 50 MHz each.
17 Dec, 2017, 12.53 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