A Deep Dive into the History of Indian Telecom Licensing: Lessons and Failures (Part 8)
Introduction The 3G auction, initially announced by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in 2008, was meant to usher in a ...
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India & US 6G Alliance
A couple of days back ATIS’ Next G Alliance and India’s Bharat 6GAlliance Announced a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration opportunities on 6G wireless technologies. ...
Why is auctioning satellite spectrum based on a % of AGR a suboptimal auction design?
The auctioning of satellite spectrum is a topic of debate that is being passionately discussed among all stakeholders. One of ...
Celestial Insights into Satellite Internet Technology
In India, there is an ongoing debate regarding the regulation of satellite-based internet services. Therefore, I find it valuable to ...
Satellite Spectrum – Administrative Assignment is in the true spirit of the SC Judgment
The day before yesterday the TRAI concluded the open house on the assignment of spectrum for space-based communication services. It ...
The Battle of Linear TV — OTT vs DTH
The newspapers are flooded with stories about the DTH players (Airtel & Tata) complaining to TRAI about the plans of ...
Satellite Spectrum Assignment — The TRAI’s Dilemma
If constant regulatory supervision is needed for satellite spectrum sharing, treating it as 'exclusive' and auctioning it like terrestrial services ...
Satellite Spectrum — Auction or Not
In the past few months, I have written many articles on the satellite spectrum — how it is different from its ...
Satellite Spectrum — Auction vs Administrative Assignment (Pros & Cons)
On 24th Sept 2022, ET published a story quoting the Telecom Minister stating that the DoT has sent a reference to the ...
5G Auction Design— Rules and its Implications
Indian 5G auction is just a few days away. Typically a spectrum auction is laced with many complicated rules, so ...