Telecom Spectrum

India plans to get ahead of the curve in 6g telecom technology

The government is ready to put its money where its mouth is. The vision document has suggested a research and development fund of Rs 10,000 crore, led by the government for the next 10 years for 6G an

Centre freeing up more 5G spectrum, auction likely next year: Report

5G spectrum: Centre is looking for ways to shift some broadcasting and satellite players from 3.8 GHz to higher frequency

Top headlines: Byju's raises $250 mn; ACC posts surprise Q2 loss

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Insolvent companies could lose spectrum under the new Telecom Bill

Spectrum assigned to the insolvent company will revert to government control in case it fails to comply with these conditions

5G spectrum auction enters Day 2: Jio may be lead bidder in fifth round

With better than expected Rs 1.45 lakh crore bids coming in on the first day, the auction of 5G spectrum entered the second day on Wednesday with the opening of the fifth round

Top headlines: Adani may join spectrum race, Musk pulls out of Twitter deal

Elon Musk pulls out of Twitter deal, micro-blogging platform vows legal fight

ITC asks Trai to reserve spectrum for enterprises at a 'nominal cost'

ITC has also suggested the spectrum bands which should be reserved for private networks

TMS Ep66: Global chipmakers, back to office plans, US Fed policy, 6G

Will India's $10 billion push woo global chip makers? Has Omicron derailed IT firms' back-to-office plans? US Fed's policy to intensify FPI sell off on Dalal Street? What is 6G tech? All answers here

Have to make telecom spectrum 'affordable', says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Listing out various challenges faced by nations across the world, the minister also drew attention to the impact of 'Big Tech' on democracies and societies

Spectrum costs will drive up debt for some Asia-Pacific telcos: Moody's

Moody's explained that despite an increase in debt, deferred spectrum payments have limited immediate impact on operators' liquidity and cash flow

Telcos need three more bold decisions

Users and service providers are swimming against the tide even after the abolition of retro tax

Rivals turn the heat on Sunil Mittal's stand on satellite spectrum

Mittal had said, with Airtel setting up only two ground stations for uplinking in rural areas, the requirement for spectrum was minimal and different from terrestrial mobile services

Bharti Airtel, RIL up 3% each on signing spectrum transfer deal

Through this agreement, which is subject to statutory approvals, Airtel will receive a consideration of Rs 1,037.6 crore from Jio for the proposed transfer

Bharti Airtel sells spectrum worth Rs 1,497 crore to Reliance Jio

Jio will acquire 3.75 MHz in Andhra Pradesh, 1.25 MHz in Delhi, and 2.5 MHz in Mumbai

Vodafone Idea plans to raise $750 million via convertible debentures

Promoters to dilute stake post conversion

Statsguru: Key takeaways from the 4G telecom spectrum bidding

In a market of 1.3 billion with only about a half having access to mobile broadband, the untapped user base still holds much promise

Wasted spectrum

Telecom auction fails price discovery test

Half of telecom spectrum sold goes to Reliance Jio at Rs 57,122 crore

DoT may garner Rs 20,000 crore as upfront payment in FY21

Telcos attend pre-bid spectrum auction forum; queries by Jan 15, says DoT

Telecom firms like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea on Tuesday participated in pre-bid conference for spectrum auctions

$6 billion telecom bankruptcies left hanging in India as ministries argue

Government branches are delaying bankruptcy settlements in a country whose banks suffer the world's worst bad debt ratios.