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 ...
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Satellite Spectrum — Auction or Not, and Why?
Most countries follow a policy of assigning spectrum for terrestrial services through a process of auction. In India, the practice ...
5G Needs Backhaul Spectrum — Are we ready?
The issue of the assignment of spectrum to the operators for backhauling access traffic has been a point of debate ...
The Risk of Keeping Spectrum Fallow
The more I ponder over this topic, the more intense is my sentiment of frustration. And that too when one ...
Indian Telecom’s AGR Tangle – Who is at fault?
On 1st Sept 2020, the historic AGR case, which had rattled the telecom sector for the past two decades, concluded ...
Does Spectrum Auction Truely Reflects Market Price?
It is important to answer this question since this number gets indexed as the reserve price for the next round ...
No Technology Can Win Without a Conducive Regulatory Framework, Agree?
To enable us to decide, let's investigate the Indian telecom industry from this context. In the process, the readers can ...
Has the Indian telecom industry stagnated?
The chart above captures the total gross revenue (GR) of the Indian telecom industry as reported by TRAI (Telecom Regulatory ...
Analysis of TRAI’s IUC consultation
Yesterday, TRAI issued a consultation paper to review IUC (Interconnection Usage Charges). Managing and reviewing IUC has been an important ...
Internet Telephony (VoIP) in India
On 22nd June 2016, TRAI has released a consultation paper on Internet Telephony. The objective of the consultation paper is ...