5g Spectrum

India's biggest spectrum auction begins; 5G airwaves worth Rs 4.3 lakh crore on offer

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio, Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and a unit of billionaire Gautam Adani's flagship Adani Enterprises are in the race to bid for 5G spectrum.

Union Budget 2022: Spectrum auctions to be conducted in 2022 to facilitate roll-out of 5G services, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman said the telecommunications sector in general and 5G, in particular, can enable growth and offer job opportunities

How 5G is crucial as a force multiplier in modernisation of India, $30 bn opportunity for IT firms

In India, aspiring towards high-technology defence manufacturing, EVs, semiconductors, advanced robotics, drones, 5G cannot wait. It could well find prominent mention in the Union Budget on 1 February

DoT's suggestion to give telcos 20 years for AGR payment to help resurrect financially stressed sector: COAI

The DoT has raised total demand of around Rs 53,000 core for AGR liability of VIL which included interest, penalty and interest on delay in payment of the amount

Budget 2020: Govt should revisit spectrum charges, other levies; offer amnesty schemes to telecom firms to enable 5G launch

Some incumbent players have begun reconsidering their future investment plans for 5G and national broadband, which are slated to form the fulcrum of the government’s ambitious Digital Communications Policy.

5G spectrum: Govt has no plans to reduce price; industry bodies, telecom operators seek revision in proposed base rates

A telecom player interested in buying spectrum for 5G service in 3300-3400 Mhz and 3425-3600 Mhz band will need to shell out at least Rs 9,840 crore as per TRAI's proposal.

5G technology provides opportunity for India industry to shine in global markets: Economic Survey

The government has plans to make India 5G ready by 2020 and conduct spectrum auction for providing radiowaves for 5G this year.

Govt's proposed base price for 5G spectrum is too high, will affect 5G adoption: COAI

The proposed auction price will be a "serious impediment" to the uptake of 5G in India, said Rajan Mathews,

Price of 5G spectrum in India 30-40% higher than global rates: Telecom industry body COAI

A day after the government announced its intention to hold spectrum auctions in the current year, industry body COAI said that the recommended base price of 5G radiowaves is nearly 30-40 percent higher than the rates in markets like South Korea and the US

Vodafone Idea not in favour of 5G spectrum auction before 2020, says CTO Vishant Vora

Vora said that the full integration of the two telecom networks - Idea Cellular and Vodafone India - post the mega-merger last year is "on track"