Sistema Allocated Additional CDMA Radio Spectrum in India

Russia's Sistema has announced that it has received radio frequencies in eight additional Indian circles. India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allocated the 800 MHz radio frequencies to Sistema's subsidiary, Shyam Telelink, in eight Indian circles, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Together with radio frequencies already obtained in Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and the North-East, Sistema will be able to start building a full scale CDMA network in 12 Indian circles, which will cover over half of the territory of India.

On January 10, 2008, Shyam Telelink was awarded guarantee letters for the provision of unified telecommunication licenses to provide fixed-line and cellular services in 21 Indian circles. These licenses will allow Shyam Telelink to build mobile networks and provide fixed-line and mobile services. The company now holds licenses, including those already obtained in Rajasthan, to provide pan-Indian telecommunication services.

Posted to the site on 15th April 2008