To 3G Or Not 3G?

by | posted: November 12, 2010
10 years ago, UK raised $34 billion for the sale of 5 3G licenses. Yes – 10 years ago. In 2010, India raised Rs.67,710 crore (approx $15 billion) by auctioning 3G spectrum in 22 circles. In the months,...
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Day 6: Broadband Wireless spectrum bids touch Rs.7221 cr

by | posted: June 1, 2010
The BWA auction is turning out to be as exciting, rapid and most importantly profitable as the 3G auction. For a quick round up of day 6 here are the important figures. The pan-India price has surged...
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Day 1 – Broadband Wireless Bids Reach Rs.2,353 crore

by | posted: May 25, 2010
The auction for broadband wireless access (BWA) began yesterday with the bids moving up by 34.4% on day 1 itself. The base price of the BWA auction was at Rs.1,750 crore which moved up to Rs 2,353 crore....
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3G To Be Very Expensive Sirji!

by | posted: May 17, 2010
Well if you thought the auction of 3G would bring in cheap and super fast internet browsing in the years to come then you can be very disappointed. This is because the manner in which 3G auctions is played...
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Mobile Round Up: 3G Hits 3 Billion, Aircel – Facebook, Jet Airways Goes Mobile

by | posted: May 11, 2010
3G Hits 3 Billion We have already told you about the huge amount of money that the Govt. will be making from the 3G Auctions. Now with 148 rounds of bidding completed, the bids for a single set of 3G mobile...
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Mumbai Overtakes Delhi In 3G Auction Race

by | posted: April 27, 2010
The bids seem to be going higher and higher each day as the 3G aution unfolds in the country. At the end of day 14 Mumbai had overtaken Delhi with the bids reaching a total of  Rs 1,252 crore for Mumbai...
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3G Bidding Reach Dizzy Heights – Delhi – Mumbai In The Fray

by | posted: April 26, 2010
Saturday took the 3G bidding to a dizzy height. The bidding reached Rs 7,900 crore at the end of bidding on Saturday which is more than double the initial base price of Rs 3,500 crore which was set at...
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3G Auctions – Day 7 Report: Delhi Hot Favorite Among Bidders

by | posted: April 19, 2010
As predicted correctly by various market analysts that the 3G bidding which failed to start as expected but has caught pace gradually. At the end of the 7th day of the 3G Spectrum auctions, the overall...
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Telecom RoundUp: MTNL Doubles Broadband Speeds, Law Ministry’s Green Signal To 3G Auction, Bharti-Zain Deal: $9B,

by | posted: February 17, 2010
MTNL Doubles Broadband Speeds State run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has given it’s customers another reason to be happy. It has increased the download speed in it’s unlimited broadband...
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Telecom Roundup: Essar Eyes African Telecom, 3G Auction Postponed

by | posted: February 2, 2010
Essar Eyes African Telecom It seems that Africa has become a de facto ground for any Indian Telecom company that is planning to invest abroad and why should it not be? African nations are undergoing a...
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Mobile Roundup: 4G Won’t Hamper 3G Bidding, Cupid Strikes iPhone, Comics on Reliance Mobiles

by | posted: January 27, 2010
4G Won’t Hamper 3G Bidding We have already talked about 3G bidding here on WAT Blog. Now there has been a lot of buzz created by 4G and people are worried whether the news of 4G coming to India might...
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Mobile RoundUp: Virgin Launches GSM, Vanity Numbers Get Expensive & 3G Auction On Feb 25

by | posted: January 25, 2010
Virgin launches GSM Service Virgin Mobile finally forayed into the GSM sector with the launch of its GSM services in with Southern circles to start with (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Tamil Nadu...
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Operators To Fork Out 3G License Fees Before Spectrum Allocation: DoT

by | posted: December 29, 2009
It looks like the picture of 2008 mayhem is still afresh in the minds of bureaucratic leaders. Department of Telecom (DoT) has hinted that telco’s winning 3G licenses will need to submit license...
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3G Auction In Jan 2010 – 4 Slots – Allocation In August

by | posted: December 22, 2009
3G Auctions have become a butt of quite a few jokes in the telecom industry circles. One could actually make one of those ads where two young men talk about 3G launching every week and they keep doing...
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3G Auction Possible On January 14 – The Despair Continues!

by | posted: October 26, 2009
At the 3G India 5th International Conference held in Mumbai, gags were cracked about the 3G auction delays and business drivers for 3G in India were also discussed. Later the Department of Telecom (DoT)...
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3G Auction Delayed – The Wait Keeps Getting Longer!

by | posted: October 5, 2009
The much awaited 3G auction continues becoming one of the most pestering fairy tales ever. The defence ministry has apparently delayed the 3G auction stating that they would be releasing the committed...
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