Spectrum Policy
Indian New SUC Rule — An Incentive to acquire more 5G spectrum
Yesterday the Department of Telecom (DoT) came out with the new SUC (Spectrum Usage Charge Guidelines). As predicted earlier in my...
DoS stance will prevent the rollout of 5G in India
Introduction Possible 5G bands in India are 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz. Out of which, 26 GHz band is the most...
Licensed vs Unlicensed Spectrum: Why 60 GHz is the Best Fit for Unlicensed Use
Radio Spectrum, in general, can be categorised into two types, a) licensed - assigned exclusively to operators for independent usage,...
Valuation of 60 GHz spectrum (V Band)
The day before yesterday I saw an article in the press titled "DoT told not to de-licence E, V bands"....
What is wrong with spectrum prices?
Do you know that prices emanating out of the spectrum auctions in India do not correlate with the revenue potential...
Spectrum Made Easy
Have you ever paused to think why is there such a mad rush to acquire spectrum? In India itself, companies...
History of Spectrum Usage Charge for 3G & BWA Spectrum
The purpose of this note is to lay out the historical facts which culminated in nailing the Spectrum Usage Charge...
Pricing Rationale of 700 MHz band
TRAI on 27th Jan 2016 recommended that the 700 MHz band should be priced at 4 times that of 1800...
Is TRAI’s 700 MHz Price Outcome of an Inadvertent Error?
Yesterday, TRAI came out with the recommendation of reserve prices for various spectrum band (700, 800, 900, 2100, 2300 &...
Should we Auction MW Spectrum?
Introduction Most of the current discussions on spectrum are anchored around normal access spectrum. These are typically frequencies below 3GHz,...