by Richard Handford
The benefits for state-owned BSNL are clear but the Indian government’s motives in assigning the spectrum are more complicated. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) says the proposed Spectrum Studies Council would study coexistence and identify new bands as the country looks to free up more spectrum for IMT. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Reliance Jio is at odds with India's three other mobile network operators (MNOs) on whether the country should permit more spectrum sharing. Read more...
by Richard Handford
TRAI has proposed measures in a consultation paper that would introduce much more frequency sharing into the world’s second-largest mobile market. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The key trends in ITU region 3 included MNOs having doubts over mmWave spectrum, the rise of private 5G networks and the apparent inability of many regulators to release more spectrum for mobile broadband. 1) The region's largest spectrum auction during 2022: India’s 5G contest raised $19 billion, a record… Read more...
by Richard Handford
The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022 seeks to remove ambiguity about when the government can award spectrum through auctions or an administrative process. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Spectrum management is one of the areas that will be addressed by the proposed legislation, says the Indian government. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The Indian government raised a total of nearly Rs150,000 crore ($19 billion) in its most lucrative ever spectrum contest. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The country's cabinet has decided to support the direct assignment of spectrum to enterprises, effectively overruling a previous decision by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Read more...
by Richard Handford
The Indian government has approved an auction of 72 GHz of 5G spectrum across ten bands with a target date of 26 July for the contest to start. Read more...