by Richard Handford
Bharti Airtel has sold unused 800 MHz spectrum in three licence areas to competitor Reliance Jio. Read more...
by Richard Handford
India’s first spectrum auction in five years went much like the last one, with frequencies either sold at the reserve price or not sold at all. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Indian operator Vodafone Idea (VIL) is to phase out 3G while maintaining its 2G service, despite a competitor's call for all 2G users to be upgraded. Read more...
by Richard Handford
A senior official with Indian telecoms regulator Trai told the online audience at PolicyTracker’s latest webinar that the country is considering further liberalisation of its spectrum sharing rules. Read more...
by Richard Handford
South Korea has become the latest country, following recent decisions in the US and Brazil, to open 5925—7125 MHz for unlicensed services. Read more...
by Richard Handford
India's government is to hand 4G spectrum to BSNL and MTNL to help them compete with privately-owned mobile operators. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
India's space agency failed to get its sought-after strict limits on mmWave 5G at WRC-19, but it may get its way in its home country. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The country’s railway operator wants frequencies in the 700 MHz band for no charge, an optimistic request in a country where spectrum is often sold for eye-watering amounts. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Indian regulator Trai’s refusal to reconsider the starting prices for the upcoming major auction of 4G and 5G spectrum has left the country's government considering a number of options for how to proceed. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Rajan Mathews, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), has told PolicyTracker that the national regulator’s reserve prices for an upcoming multiband spectrum auction are “presently unviable”. Read more...