Articles tagged with: 3G License and Mumbai

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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Reliance Launches 3G Network in Four Indian Cities

­India's Reliance Communications (RCom) has announced the launch of its 3G services, starting with the Top 3 Metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, along with the city of Chandigarh, making it the country's first 3G operator to cover all the Top 3 Metros. The 3G network offers a theoretical peak download speed of up to 28Mbps.  more

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Indian 3G License Bids Pass $3.5 Billion for Nationwide License

Bids in India's long-running 3G license auction continued to rise last week, ended the week with an all-India license reaching Rs 15,814 crore (US$3.51 billion). The auction, which was expected to last maybe a couple of weeks, has now been running for 31 days.  more

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India's 3G License Auction Enters its Second Week

As India's 3G license auction entered its second week, the bidding finished Monday evening with a single license to cover the whole country costing Rs. 60.67 billion (US$1.36 billion). There have now been 46 rounds of bidding over eight days.  more

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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: mtnl, delhi, presence, value-added-services, planning, India


Vodafone Raises Debt for Indian Expansion

Vodafone Essar, the company's Indian subsidiary is reported to have sucessfully raised around Rs 10,000 crore (US$2 billion) in a 5-year debt financing for network expansion and the forthcoming 3G license auction. The loan was arranged by the State Bank of India Capital Markets.  more

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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

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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, mtnl, delhi, 3g-licenses, airport, 3g-network, auction, India


India's New Delhi to Get 3G Services by Year End

India's state owned operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has announced that it will launch a test 3G network by the end of the month in New Delhi - with a commercial launch expected by the end of this year.  more

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