Kunal Bajaj

Idea Cellular on Monday announced that its board has approved the merger of Vodafone India and its wholly-owned subsidiary Vodafone Mobile Services Limited with itself in the process creating the country's largest telecom entity.

Is Re 1/call compensation best way to nip call drop menace?

According to the new rules imposed by Trai, telecom operators will have to compensate its users by paying Re 1 for every call dropped from January 1, 2016, and limit it to a maximum of three calls dropped per day

Telcos may soon have to compensate customers for call drops

The regulatory authority had conducted independent audits on call drops in Mumbai and Delhi in the months of June and July and called it unsatisfactory

Decision a step in right direction, but not enough: Experts

Telecom analyst Kunal Bajaj is of the opinion that a reduction of 30 percent is not enough. He clarifies that the notion of a reserve price seems to be very fictitious as it is not the price that the auction is believed to close at. Rather, the reserve price is supposed to be an offer price where the auction is supposed to start.

Telcos in unison against high reserve price: Kunal Bajaj

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, independent telecom analyst Kunal Bajaj says it is inline with expectations. "Telecom operators have come out in unison and basically said that the reserve prices are indeed very high for almost all of the circles," he adds.

Impact to be positive; tough to estimate revenue: Bajaj

Telecom analyst Kunal Bajaj explains to CNBC-TV18 that he expects the impact of the retainment of 2.5 Mhz in the 900 Mhz on refarming to be positive and it would be difficult to estimate the revenues that would accrue to the government.

Uncertainty still exists in telecom sector: Analysys Mason

Telecom tribunal TDSAT today gave a split verdict in the 3G intra-circle roaming case. Kunal Bajaj, Analysys Mason says, it is not a respite because there is continued uncertainty.

Indian telecom policy lacks accountability, say experts

The Indian telecom sector is widely acknowledged as a poster child of the Indian reform story that started 20 years back and has led to some spectacular gains. But the success story has unraveled. Today the sector is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis like never before. Joining me today to discuss this is a panel of experts and lawyers.

Light Radio Cube: The next gen Telecom solution?

CNBC-TV 18's special show, a panel dicussion on the future of wireless, focuses on the key challenges faced by the telecom sector in India and the future for this sector.

New telecom policy should enable consolidation: Experts

Besides damaging confidence in the Congress-led coalition government, the 2G spectrum scam has also worried investors in Asia's third-largest economy. Suresh Mahadevan of UBS Securities and Kunal Bajaj from Analysys Mason shared their concerns with CNBC-TV18 on the issue.

Essar exits Vodafone JV: How does Analysys Mason view it?

Vodafone will take control of Essar's 33% of the Vodafone Essar Limited company, giving it 75% of the Indian operator overall. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Kunal Bajaj, Analysys Mason, speaks about the issue and gives his outlook going forward.