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...

India’s broadband wireless access (BWA) auction of licences to operate in the 2.3 GHz band ended this morning having raised a total of $8.23 billion for government coffers. Read more...

After 183 rounds of bidding over 34 days, India’s 3G auction has come to a close having raised $14.6 billion for government coffers but failing to produce a single nationwide license holder. Read more...

As their share prices go through the floor, India’s largest mobile operators are furious about a new government proposal to charge what amounts to a retrospective, one-off fee for “excess” 2G spectrum. Read more...

Takings from India’s 3G and BWA auctions look set to substantially overshoot the government’s targets despite the nearly three-year delay in getting the process underway and the lack of new foreign bidders. Read more...

This time it seems almost certain the Indian 3G and BWA auctions are finally going ahead following numerous postponements over the past two years, with the government having released a list of qualified bidders. Read more...

While India continues to postpone its 3G auction, the story in neighbouring countries is quite different with several being years ahead and the rest on track for 3G this year. Read more...

In a move which has astonished everybody and angered the country’s already frustrated mobile operators, the Indian government has postponed the February 3G auction until the autumn. Read more...