5g Spectrum Auctions

Vi (Vodafone Idea) CEO Akshaya Moondra has reportedly revealed that the company will be rolling out 5G services in India within a 6-7 month period. He also highlighted that the plans are contingent on monetisation clarity and finalising its external funding. Vi has also failed to meet the minimum rollout obligations placed by the DoT after the 5G s...

Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea has sought 30 days more time to pay around Rs. 1,680 crore for spectrum auction instalment due on Thursday, a senior company official said on Wednesday. The company has proposed to pay the amount with interest.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has opposed the delicensing of spectrum in the 6GHz band heeding the demand of Wi-Fi service providers to make the 6GHz band freely available in the country. According to the COAI, aside from the spectrum that was put up during the auction, the 6GHz band is the only additional contiguous spectrum a...

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to approach the sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) this week for the auction of a set of spectrum bands as well as radio waves held by permits that are due to expire in 2024, an official source said. DoT is expected to hold the auction in the March quarter of the current fiscal.

India's biggest ever auction of telecom spectrum held recently had received a record Rs1.5 lakh crore of bids, with Mukesh Ambani's Jio cornering nearly half of all the airwaves sold with a Rs 88,078 crore bid.

Russian minister Bella Cherkesova on Monday expressed interest in deepening the collaboration with India in telecom technology, security, and developing 5G use cases. Cherkesova, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, discussed India's success in spreading the digital infrastructure across the country, parti...

India 5G rollout is about to begin and reports have suggested that 13 Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jamnagar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune will get the high-speed Internet services in the first phase.

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday that he had requested telecom operators in the country to prepare for the rollout of 5G services. India's biggest ever auction of telecom spectrum recently concluded, with the Department of Telecom received a record Rs 1.5 lakh crore worth of bids.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is said to have received an upfront payment of Rs. 17,876 crore from telecom operators and Adani Data Networks, ahead of the rollout of 5G services in the country. Operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have paid their dues based on the bids placed at the recently concluded 5G spectrum auction.

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has paid Rs 8,312.4 crore to the Department of Telecom towards dues for spectrum acquired in the recently concluded 5G auctions, the company said on Wednesday.

Vodafone Idea MD Ravinder Takkar said on Thursday that he expects 5G to be priced at a premium with more data bundled with plans compared to 4G services at present. Takkar made the statement during an earnings call, and said the operator has spent a significant amount in acquiring spectrum in the recently-held auctions which calls for a need to cha...

5G Spectrum Auctions: 5G is almost here. Heres everything that happened in Indias most awaited 5G spectrum auction in ten points.

Within days of bidding for spectrum in auctions, Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced it has signed 5G network agreements with gear makers Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to commence deployment this month.

The auction for 5G spectrum in India has recently concluded after witnessing sales of a record Rs 1.5 crore worth of airwaves. This was India's biggest spectrum auction so far where bidders shelled out more than they had expected to dominate the telecom sector.

5G spectrum auction completed on Monday with over Rs 1.50 lakh crore in bids by India’s leading telcos — Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks. The country is likely to launch the fifth generation (5G) telecom services by October. Meanwhile, till August 10, all formalities including approving and allocating the spec...

Vi (Vodafone Idea) CEO Akshaya Moondra has reportedly revealed that the company will be rolling out 5G services in India within a 6-7 month period. He also highlighted that the plans are contingent on monetisation clarity and finalising its external funding. Vi has also failed to meet the minimum rollout obligations placed by the DoT after the 5G s...

Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea has sought 30 days more time to pay around Rs. 1,680 crore for spectrum auction instalment due on Thursday, a senior company official said on Wednesday. The company has proposed to pay the amount with interest.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has opposed the delicensing of spectrum in the 6GHz band heeding the demand of Wi-Fi service providers to make the 6GHz band freely available in the country. According to the COAI, aside from the spectrum that was put up during the auction, the 6GHz band is the only additional contiguous spectrum a...

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to approach the sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) this week for the auction of a set of spectrum bands as well as radio waves held by permits that are due to expire in 2024, an official source said. DoT is expected to hold the auction in the March quarter of the current fiscal.

India's biggest ever auction of telecom spectrum held recently had received a record Rs1.5 lakh crore of bids, with Mukesh Ambani's Jio cornering nearly half of all the airwaves sold with a Rs 88,078 crore bid.

Russian minister Bella Cherkesova on Monday expressed interest in deepening the collaboration with India in telecom technology, security, and developing 5G use cases. Cherkesova, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, discussed India's success in spreading the digital infrastructure across the country, parti...

India 5G rollout is about to begin and reports have suggested that 13 Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jamnagar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune will get the high-speed Internet services in the first phase.

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday that he had requested telecom operators in the country to prepare for the rollout of 5G services. India's biggest ever auction of telecom spectrum recently concluded, with the Department of Telecom received a record Rs 1.5 lakh crore worth of bids.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is said to have received an upfront payment of Rs. 17,876 crore from telecom operators and Adani Data Networks, ahead of the rollout of 5G services in the country. Operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have paid their dues based on the bids placed at the recently concluded 5G spectrum auction.

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has paid Rs 8,312.4 crore to the Department of Telecom towards dues for spectrum acquired in the recently concluded 5G auctions, the company said on Wednesday.

Vodafone Idea MD Ravinder Takkar said on Thursday that he expects 5G to be priced at a premium with more data bundled with plans compared to 4G services at present. Takkar made the statement during an earnings call, and said the operator has spent a significant amount in acquiring spectrum in the recently-held auctions which calls for a need to cha...

5G Spectrum Auctions: 5G is almost here. Heres everything that happened in Indias most awaited 5G spectrum auction in ten points.

Within days of bidding for spectrum in auctions, Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced it has signed 5G network agreements with gear makers Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to commence deployment this month.

The auction for 5G spectrum in India has recently concluded after witnessing sales of a record Rs 1.5 crore worth of airwaves. This was India's biggest spectrum auction so far where bidders shelled out more than they had expected to dominate the telecom sector.

5G spectrum auction completed on Monday with over Rs 1.50 lakh crore in bids by India’s leading telcos — Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks. The country is likely to launch the fifth generation (5G) telecom services by October. Meanwhile, till August 10, all formalities including approving and allocating the spec...