After backhaul, DoT seeks TRAI's views on pricing for 800/900/1800 MHz, other spectrum bandsThe government has requested TRAI's recommendations on the reserve price and modalities for auctioning spectrum in several bands, including...
29 May, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
Trai seeks views on backhaul spectrum pricing in relief push for telcos, Vodafone Idea could benefit mostThe telecom regulator, TRAI, is reviewing the pricing and assignment of backhaul airwaves, potentially easing the financial strain on telec...
29 May, 2025, 08.55 AM IST
Spectrum sale: Limited airwaves, huge investments discourage new entrants, say analystsAnalysts point to a lack of spectrum availability in key bands, coupled with high initial investment requirements of $16 billion for 5G air...
11 May, 2024, 12.00 AM IST
TRAI seeks stakeholders' views on assigning E-band, V-band spectrum via auctionsIn the paper, issued Wednesday, the regulator has also sought views on the overall scope of services/usage of E & V band spectrum resources...
27 Sep, 2023, 10.45 PM 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
Cabinet clears 5G spectrum auction, at Trai pricesThe government in a statement on Wednesday said it will auction spectrum for 20 years across nine bands ranging from 600 MHz to 26 GHz at p...
16 Jun, 2022, 07.56 AM IST
Cabinet clears 5G spectrum auction; no price changes, payment terms easedIn a big setback for telcos and won for tech companies, the Cabinet also allowed enterprises to directly obtain spectrum from the DoT for s...
15 Jun, 2022, 02.18 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
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
Charge incremental SUC only on shared airwaves: Telcos to TraiCarriers also urged the authorities to look at the necessity of the SUC charge itself, given that airwaves are bought in auctions, by payin...
11 Jul, 2020, 07.09 AM IST
ITU to debate telcos' usage of 5G bandISRO has backed a proposal from the telecom department to slash transmission capability of mobile base stations operating in the 26 GHz spe...
21 Oct, 2019, 10.05 AM IST
Delay in 5G spectrum auction will raise costs for telcos: TraiAdequate spectrum availability, according to Trai, is critical to realise the potential of 5G in India.
22 Feb, 2019, 10.46 PM IST
Allegations of scam in microwave allocation ‘unfounded’: Manoj SinhaAccess spectrum is typically used to provide mobile phone services to consumers while microwave is used for backhaul, or connecting two tel...
17 Jan, 2019, 10.10 AM 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
Bharti Airtel seeks DoT assurance on court cases before shifting to unified regimeBharti Airtel wants the telecom department to agree to certain conditions before it begins the migration to a unified licence (UL) regime.
15 Nov, 2013, 05.01 AM IST
- Without a wireless backhaul strategy, 3G and 4G operators would be left high and dry
Without a wireless backhaul strategy, 3G and 4G operators would be left high and dry. ET tries to demystify the complex world of mobile bac...
18 Feb, 2012, 05.59 AM IST
- Bharti Airtel calls up China's ZTE for 4G rollout
Bharti Airtel, the country's top mobile phone company by revenues and customers, has dialed China's ZTE to buy fourth generation networks.
03 Oct, 2011, 02.55 AM IST