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India aims for legal clarity over auctions
Sep 27, 2022
by Richard Handford

The draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022 seeks to remove ambiguity about when the government can award spectrum through auctions or an administrative process. Read more...

India consults on new telecoms law
Aug 30, 2022
by Richard Handford

Spectrum management is one of the areas that will be addressed by the proposed legislation, says the Indian government. Read more...

India stages record-breaking auction
Aug 03, 2022
by Richard Handford

The Indian government raised a total of nearly Rs150,000 crore ($19 billion) in its most lucrative ever spectrum contest. Read more...

India changes tack on private 5G networks
Jun 29, 2022
by Richard Handford

The country's cabinet has decided to support the direct assignment of spectrum to enterprises, effectively overruling a previous decision by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Read more...

India to launch 5G mega auction before the end of July
Jun 24, 2022
by Richard Handford

The Indian government has approved an auction of 72 GHz of 5G spectrum across ten bands with a target date of 26 July for the contest to start. Read more...

Indian government is lukewarm on 5G private networks
May 20, 2022
by Richard Handford

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) says a recommendation by the regulator, TRAI, that enterprises acquire their own spectrum for private networks “requires further study” and "may be considered at a later stage". Read more...

India plans major new spectrum law
May 11, 2022
by Richard Handford

The Indian government is working on what could be the most significant change to spectrum legislation in the country in more than twenty years. Read more...

India to offer as much as 104,000 MHz in huge 5G auction
May 09, 2022
by Richard Handford

TRAI, the country’s regulator, is to auction frequencies across 10 bands in what will be the largest spectrum sell-off in the country’s history. Read more...

Indian regulator proposes lower reserve prices ahead of 5G auction
Apr 19, 2022
by Richard Handford

India’s regulator TRAI has recommended significant cuts to the reserve price of spectrum that will be sold in an auction later this year, but it's not enough for the country's mobile network operators (MNOs). Read more...

APT approves new 600 MHz band plan
Apr 12, 2022
by Richard Handford

The India-backed plan, which opens up 2 x 40 MHz of low-band spectrum for 4G and 5G, has the potential for wider adoption across Asia. Read more...