900 Mhz

As spectrum auction ends, govt makes Rs 65,789 crore

While this is lower than what the government had garnered last year, this is higher than most analysts‘ expectations of Rs 30,000-40,000 crore.

Govt closes day 4 spectrum auction with Rs 63,500 cr

While aggressive bidding continues for 1800 MHz spectrum for Mumbai and east Uttar Pradesh circles, the premium segments - 700 and 900 MHz- are yet to find any takers.

RCom extends mobile business combination talks with Aircel

Telecom operator Reliance Communications (RCom) today said it has extended the exclusivity period with shareholders of Aircel for potential combination of mobile businesses of two companies.

Spectrum auction reaches last leg, activity seen in 800 Mhz

The 900 Mhz band was seeing interest from companies like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communication, whose licences have been coming up for renewal.

Well-placed to renew existing spectrum in 900 MHz: Idea

On cash availability, Himanshu Kapania, MD of Idea Cellular says the company is well-placed to renew existing spectrums in 900 MHz band. In its Q3 results, the company reported cash profit of around Rs 2,000 plus crore. Next year it expects to generate Rs 10,000 crore cash profit.

Spectrum auction to start from February 25

The next round of spectrum auction for 2G and 3G networks will be held from February 25, through which the government targets to garner at least Rs 64,840 crore. A notification was issued by the Department of Telecom in this regard on Friday.

Spectrum Vs subscribers: The true value

Delinking of spectrum from licenses and spectrum trading will ensure future M&A may be more about acquisition of subscribers and not spectrum.

Bharti, Idea up post 2G spectrum bid; brokerages cut target

Shares of Bharti Airtel jumped 5 percent while Idea Cellular soared 6 percent as Reliance Jio did not win the 900 mhz spectrum as feared. Barclays says lack of aggressive policy from Reliance-Jio is a positive for the existing incumbents.

Spectrum auction: Key takeaways of Day 7

The auction started with expectations of rational bidding, however, after 42 rounds, the price quoted for 900 MHz band has been running into Rs 3,668.15 crore.

Spectrum auction: Day 5 bids take off from Rs 52,689 cr

At the end of fourth day, telecom companies had jointly made bids worth about Rs 52,689 crore.

Third time lucky: Why spectrum sale is working this time

Unlike the previous two rounds, 2G spectrum has been bid for aggressively this time. What was different?

2G auction: Bids worth over Rs 44,600cr received so far

Delhi and Mumbai circles remained the most wanted in the 900 Mhz spectrum band.

Airtel seeks reduction in bank guarantees for auction

Airtel, which submitted the highest amount in bank guarantees, sought the reduction today, the last day for withdrawing applications to participate in the auction.

India Ratings ups outlook on telecom sector to stable

The rating agency expects the telecom sector to witness polarised operational improvements in the new fiscal. It said the pre-tax margins of top three telcos together expanded by 391 basis points in the first six months of the current fiscal, while weaker telcos are still incurring pre-tax losses.