5g Spectrum Auction

Rs 96,000 crore telecom 5G spectrum auction to start today: Check details

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea are likely to jointly invest Rs 12,500 crore in spectrum purchases, representing around 13% of the total Rs 96,320 crore worth of airwaves on offer

Spectrum auction signal fades: Lowest earnest money deposit since 2013

Mock auction kicks off on Tuesday, real bidding starts June 6

Ericsson India in discussions with Vodafone Idea for potential 5G agreement

Nitin Bansal of Ericsson India said the initiative follows a follow-on offer and is expected to initiate a network expansion project within the next two to three months

June spectrum auction: Jio likely to spend Rs 12,000 cr, Airtel Rs 8,000 cr

Jio is expected to take the lead in the auction once again, with plans to bolster its spectrum portfolio, particularly in the 800 MHz band across certain circles

Govt application in SC 'doesn't seek' to change spectrum auction order

It has not sought permission for administratively allocating spectrum, say sources

Opening up several high band spectrum not enough for 5G, say telcos

Telecom service providers have pushed instead for opening up the 6 gigahertz band for auctions

Trai begins consultation on pricing, terms for new spectrum bands

Telecom regulator TRAI on Thursday sought stakeholder views on the auction of new three spectrum bands-- 3737.5 GHz, 37.540 GHz and 42.543.5 GHz for mobile services, as it released a consultation paper to discuss issues related to pricing, validity and payment terms of these radiowaves. This is the first time three spectrum bands in 37-37.5 Ghz, 37.5-40 Ghz and 42.5-43.5 Ghz are being proposed for the auction. The proposal will make available 4,000 Mhz spectrum for 5G services in the future. These blocks are different from the bands -- 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz, 2,500 MHz, 3,300 MHz, and 26 GHz which that be put on the block in the upcoming spectrum auctions scheduled for June 6. "The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Consultation Paper on 'Auction of Spectrum in 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz and 42.5-43.5 GHz bands Identified for IMT," an official release said. TRAI, in the consultation paper, has sought industry's opinion on vari

Spectrum auction to be a muted affair as telcos already hold key bands

Loss of appetite: The spectrum auction this year could be a muted affair, with telcos' hunger for airwaves ebbing away after the feasts of 2010 and 2022

Telecom Bill to fast track allocation of spectrum in various sectors

19 sectors listed in Bill for allocation route, national frequency allocation plan to be revamped

VI pays 50% of spectrum usage, licence charges; struggles to raise funds

Vodafone Idea has found it difficult to raise funds in the past two years which has hurt its ability to expand its 4G network and begin the 5G rollout

Ericsson to scale up production capacity of 5G equipment in India

Ericsson's multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna-integrated radios AIR 3219 and AIR 3268 will be produced in India initially to support the 5G deployments

5G-adoption readiness in India twice that of the UK and the US: Report

According to the report, 59 per cent of all smartphone users in India intend to upgrade to 5G in the next 12 months and are also willing to pay a 45 per cent premium for a plan

RIL 45th Annual General Meeting 2022: What to expect; where to watch

In its 2021 AGM, RIL announced the launch of JioPhone Next and the entry of the company into the green energy sector with a budget of Rs 75,000 crore

Telecom fims, govt in talks over harmonisation of 5G spectrum: Report

The spectrum harmonisation process, critical for 5G services, brings together a bunch of radio wave holdings within a band into one contiguous block with the consensus of all telecom service providers

Airtel gears up for 5G roll-out this month; partners with Ericsson, Nokia

Company ropes in three telecom gear makers to set up 5G networks

5G: How much money did the govt collect in previous auction rounds?

In the 2022 5G Spectrum auction, Reliance Jio emerged as the top buyer in the auction of airwaves, spending over Rs 88,000 crore, more than half the total bidding amount of Rs 1.5 trillion

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5G spectrum auction ends; RIL emerges top bidder at Rs 88K crore

The amount earned is far higher than what the government had anticipated and the most compared to the seven auctions since 2010

5G spectrum sale: Govt nets over Rs 1.5 trn; Jio top bidder

The mop-up from the 5G spectrum is almost double at Rs 77,815 cr worth 4G airwaves sold last year and triple of Rs 50,968 cr garnered from a 3G auction in 2010

Latest LIVE: 5G spectrum auction concludes; airwaves sale at Rs 150,173 cr

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