3G in India

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NEW DELHI: Five telecom service operators, led by market leaders Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications, have submitted their applications for
the radio frequency spectrum for third generation telephony, officials said on Thursday.

The government has also received applications for broadband services from QuLCOMM, Tata Communications, Tikona and Vodafone. The other three firms that have applied for 3G spectrum are Tata Teleservices, Britain-based Vodafone and Etisalat from the Gulf.

"We have submitted the application for 3G with department of telecommunications (DoT). It is for pan-India spectrum," a spokesperson from Airtel told IANS. "We cannot comment whether we will be submitting application for broadband wireless spectrum or not."


Five companies apply for 3G spectrum- Telecom-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

 

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MUMBAI: Videocon Industries Ltd has placed a bid for third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum in India, coming up in April for auction, a top official
said on Friday. "We have already placed a bid for 3G spectrum, except Mumbai and Delhi...," Chairman Venugopal N Dhoot said.

The company, which already has second-generation (2G) radio wave licences, is also looking at roping in foreign partners for its 3G fray, he said. The firm is in talks with European and U.S. companies for partnering its 3G operations in the country.

Videocon bids for 3G airwaves; eyes overseas partners- Telecom-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

 

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Videocon moves is really Game changer , dhoot is knowing for his best practice Of money

 

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dude , now time has come for Indian Telecom Industry for Phase 2

 

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NEW DELHI: The telecom ministry has cleared all nine telecom companies to participate in third generation (3G) airwaves sale process scheduled to begin on April 9. It has also approved the 11 firms that submitted bids for broadband wireless spectrum (BWA) auctions that will begin after completion of 3G sale process.

According to the telecom department, all six of India’s largest private telecom companies — Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices and Aircel — have bid for 3G spectrum in all 22 circles.

These six companies have also bid for BWA airwaves on pan-India basis. Three other service providers — Etisalat, S Tel and Videocon — will take part in the 3G sale process, but in select circles. These three operators have also not bid for BWA airwaves, the telecom department said.

It also said Qualcomm and Mahendra Nahata-promoted HFCL have placed pan-India bids for broadband wireless spectrum, but Augure, Tikona and Spice will not bid for these airwaves in all circles.

The 3G airwaves will help telecom companies offer high-end services such as ultra fast internet and video conferencing on mobiles. BWA airwaves will allow them to provide wireless internet services.

Nine telcos get nod to participate in 3G bids-Telecom-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

 

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Good news.

 

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Hah ! Finally .. !

 

[RockingIndian]

The first ever auction of spectrum in India would start on April 9.

The 3G auction process may take couple of weeks to complete.

The process would take place simultaneously in all 22 circles and stop only when the highest bids have been detected.

The auction for the BWA spectrum would be conducted two days after close of the 3G auction.

For details see: 3G, bwa auction: no scope for unrealistic bids

 

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NEW DELHI: The third day of spectrum auction for 3G telephony saw the all-India licence bid touching Rs 4,324 crore at the end of 16 rounds,
ensuring that the government would get a minimum of Rs 17,636 crore.

With Monday’s closing, the bid has gone up nearly 24% more than the base price of Rs 3,500 crore and 5.85% higher than Rs 4,085 crore in the last round on Saturday.

The Rs 416.43-crore bid for Delhi was the highest among all metros. The bid for Gujarat at Rs 416.42 crore almost matched the one for Delhi, according to details available with the department of telecom (DoT).

The bid for Gujarat also saw the highest increase of Rs 20.82 crore from the last round of auction on Saturday.

Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra saw bids rising to Rs 404.54 crore, while that for Karnataka was Rs 396.58 crore ahead of Mumbai at Rs 392.66 crore.

The bid for Rajasthan was Rs 159.47 crore, Uttar Pradesh (East) Rs 157.66 crore, Kolkata and Kerala Rs 150.16 crore each, Madhya Pradesh Rs 149.02 crore, Haryana Rs 140.09 crore and Punjab Rs 123.63 crore.

There were negative demands in nine circles — West Bengal, HP, Bihar, Orissa, Assam, North East, J&K and Haryana. Excess demands were seen for eight circles with the maximum being for Uttar Pradesh (East). These circles did not see any increase in their bid price since Friday.


Pan-India 3G spectrum attracts Rs 4,324-cr bid-Telecom-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

 

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Govt concludes 22 rounds of 3G spectrum auction-Telecom-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times