Arbitrary, regressive and inconsistent were some of the more polite things Indian and foreign telecoms executives had to say about the Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) proposals on re-auctioning confiscated 2G licences, refarming 2G spectrum for 3G and 4G and auctioning the 700 MHz band. Read more...

A week after the Indian Supreme Court revoked 122 telecommunications licences issued in 2008, a clearer picture is starting to emerge of what this will mean not just to the six operators involved but also to the mobile industry in the country as a whole. Read more...

The momentum propelling TD-LTE towards full commercial launch in the world’s two largest mobile markets continues to build as chipmakers and equipment vendors climb on board the China Mobile-powered bandwagon. Read more...

India’s long-awaited new telecoms policy has been published in draft form, but paints a broad picture of the government’s intentions rather than filling in the details. Read more...

India’s long-awaited new telecoms policy has been published in draft form, but paints a broad picture of the government’s intentions rather than filling in the details. Read more...

A draft national telecoms policy aimed at liberalising the Indian spectrum allocation and licensing process by making it wholly market driven has been drawn up by the country’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and leaked to the local media, although it has not yet been officially published yet. Read more...

A draft national telecoms policy aimed at liberalising the Indian spectrum allocation and licensing process by making it wholly market driven has been drawn up by the country’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and leaked to the local media, although it has not yet been officially published yet. Read more...

With India’s spectrum scandals accentuating the problems of its much-criticised system for allocating 2G spectrum, the government is trying to draw a line in the sand with a set of new policies aimed at producing a market-driven, transparent telecoms sector. Read more...

Ask the average citizen – or politician for that matter – in most countries what they understand by radio spectrum and the chances are you either won’t get an answer or it will be the wrong one. Not so in India, however, where allegedly massive scams involving the allocation of… Read more...

The Indian BWA and 3G auctions of the past few weeks have thrown up a number of surprises, ranging from the amount of money bid to the identities of some of the winners. The results have also underlined the need for consolidation in the market. Read more...