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BSNL Fails to Secure 3G Roaming Agreements

­Attempts by Indian state-owned telco, BSNL to share its 3G network with the private operators have hit a wall after the operators said it was trying to charge too much for a national roaming agreement.  more

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Fitch: India's 3G Auction Adds to Telecom Sector Credit Woes

Fitch Ratings says that India's just concluded 3G licences and spectrum auction will have a negative impact on the credit metrics of most private telecom operators in the short to medium term. In a report to be published shortly, the agency estimates the high up-front licence and spectrum fees would significantly raise net debt levels for most of the telcos -- and financial leverage can accordingly be expected to deteriorate -- assuming Indian telcos fund their purchases at the auction through debt.  more

Related Tags: bharti-airtel, bnsl, capex, broadband-wireless-access, 3g-licence, wireless, auction, 2g, India


India's MTNL Seeks Assistance to Promote its 3G Network

India's state-owned telco, MTNL has invited bids from companies to take over the management of its 3G network, in an apparent admission that it has failed to promote the service successfully to customers. The network is reputed to have signed up a mere 1,000 subscribers since it launched the 3G service six months ago.  more

Related Tags: mumbai, delhi, presence, value-added-services, planning, India


India's MTNL Expects Up to 300,000 3G Subscribers by Year-End

India's Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) has set a fairly wide target of between 200,000-300,000 3G subscribers by the end of the year, the company's chairman and managing director said at a press conference to launch a new PrePay tariff. So far though, the company has signed up just 400 subscribers to its 3G network.  more

Related Tags: bsnl, delhi, target, auction, video-calls, India


India Expected to Push Ahead with 3G License Auction

India's telecoms minister, A Raja has confirmed that the oft-delayed auction of 3G licenses remains a top priority at the Communications and IT Ministry. He was reconfirmed as the minister in charge following the government's reelection in India's recent elections.  more

Related Tags: bsnl, 3g-licenses, raja, auction, a-raja, department-of-telecoms, India


India's BSNL Planning 3G Launch Across 700 Cities

India's state-owned operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) intends to expand its 3G network to 700 cities across the North and East of the country by June. A second wave of launches in the South of the country will follow in July. Ericsson is BSNL's partner for 3G roll-out in over 400 of these cities.  more

Related Tags: 3g, wimax, isuppli, ict, mtn, ericsson, vas, bsnl, partner, 3g-licenses, jharkhand, kolkata, wave, 3g-network, auction, India


More Delays to India's 3G License Auction

There has been a further delay to India's already oft-delayed 3G license auction, after the Indian Cabinet decided to refer the issue to a Group of Ministers (GoM) to adjudicate on. The Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Finance Ministry have been battling over the reserve price which would apply to the auction.  more

Related Tags: wimax, rural, mtn, department-of-telecom, bsnl, 3g-licenses, auction, India


India's 3G License Auction Confirmed - Starts Jan 16th 2009

India's government has finalised the plans for its 3G and WiMAX auctions - with the 3G auctions starting on January 16th next year. Auctions for WiMAX licenses will commence two days after the 3G licenses are sold.  more

Related Tags: wimax, mvno, mtn, radio-spectrum, bsnl, mumbai, delhi, 3g-licenses, rajasthan, bandwidth, jammu, auction, India


Indian Network "Soft-Launches" 3G Coverage in Delhi

India finally launched a 3G network today as state-controlled operator, Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL) launched a WCDMA network in the capital city, Delhi. The company is only offering a "soft-launch" though, and coverage is limited to the main business and political districts, Connaught Place, Sanchar Bhawan, Rajaji Marg, India Gate, Pragati Maidan, Delhi Gate, and Minto Road.  more

Related Tags: wimax, wcdma, isuppli, mtn, mobile-number-portability, cdma, number-portability, bsnl, mumbai, delhi, 3g-licenses, airport, 3g-network, auction, India


Claims that India May Delay 3G License Auction

There have been unconfirmed reports that India's 3G license auction could be delayed until next year after the government found that it had not cleared the necessary radio spectrum in nine of the country's 22 circles.  more

Related Tags: mtn, reliance-communications, radio-spectrum, bsnl, 3g-licenses, raja, auction, a-raja, India


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