Articles tagged with: 3G License and Vodafone

Indian Government Blocks 3G Roaming Agreements Between Operators

­India's Department of Telecom has ruled that the 3G roaming agreements signed between the major operators are illegal and told the networks to cease them.  more

Related Tags: bharti-airtel, idea-cellular, 3g-roaming, 2g, India


Indian Networks Sign 3G Roaming Deal

­Three of India's largest mobile networks have reportedly signed a broad roaming agreement covering their 3G networks. The three networks, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel will allow their customers to roam on each others networks where they do not hold licenses.  more

Related Tags: idea-cellular, bharti-airtel, national-roaming, auction, India


Three UK Might Have to Sell to a Larger Rival to Survive

­Hutchison 3G UK (Three), the country's smallest of five mobile networks has warned that it may have to merge with another network operator if it is unable to secure sufficient radio spectrum in next year's 4G license auction.  more

Related Tags: hutchison-3g-uk, digital-dividend, ofcom, 4g, auction, t-mobile, o2, orange, everything-everywhere, gsm900, 4g-license, UK


Vodafone Wins 3G License in Albania

Albania's telecoms regulator has awarded the country's first 3G license to Vodafone, after it outbidding Turkish-owned rival Eagle Mobile. Vodafone offered EUR31.4 million (US$43.8 million) for its license, which will be formally granted next week following an allowance for an appeal by the losing bidder.  more

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O2 Loses UK Appeal Over GSM Spectrum Reuse for 3G Services

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that the telecoms regulator was right in not granting an automatic right to offer 3G services over the 900Mhz spectrum to the two incumbent license holders, O2 and Vodafone.  more

Related Tags: ofcom, 900mhz, o2, competition-appeal-tribunal, 2g, UK


Legal Action Could Delay UK's LTE Spectrum Auction

The threat of legal action could delay the UK's planned radio spectrum auction next year which is aiming to release capacity for LTE networks, reports the Financial Times. The possibility of legal action come from two of the country's mobile networks, Vodafone and O2 and the dominant landline operator, BT.  more

Related Tags: o2, lte, ofcom, radio-spectrum, auction, UK


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

Related Tags: , 3g, ict, tim, mumbai, tax, hutchison, essar, vodafone-essar, court, auction, India


Bharti Airtel Plans $5 Billion CAPEX for 2009-10

Bharti Airtel is planning to spend around US$5 billion on its network infrastructure over the next financial year - in addition to any costs from acquiring a 3G license in the oft-delayed 3G auction due imminently.  more

Related Tags: ict, itu, capex, bharti, tower, bharti-infratel, airtel, auction, India


Turkey Awards 3G Licenses

Turkey has awarded three 3G licenses to the incumbent operators following an auction to battle over the spectrum allocation. Turkcell won the largest block (A License) with a bid of ¢â€š¬358 million ($462 million), followed by Vodafone and Avea with bids of ¢â€š¬250 million (US$323 million) and ¢â€š¬214 million (US$276 million) respectively.  more

Related Tags: avea, mobile-number-portability, turkcell, number-portability, 3g-licenses, 3g-network, auction, Turkey


Vodafone Seeks Delay in India's 3G License Auction

Even mighty Vodafone seems to be feeling the credit crunch, and has written to the Indian government seeking a delay to the 3G license auction - citing difficulties in raising the necessary funds. The auction is expected to be held before the end of this year, although recent reports have suggested the government may have to delay the auction due to radio spectrum issues.  more

Related Tags: department-of-telecom, radio-spectrum, 3g-licenses, auction, India


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