It said the quantum of spectrum allocation will determine the quality of 5G offerings as scarcity of airwaves increases costs and makes operations inefficient.

The ongoing tussle between DoT, and DoS, ISRO and defence ministry has already delayed the launch of 5G in the country. Globally, radiowaves across sub-1 GHz (600 MHz, 700 MHz), mid-band (3.5 GHz), and millimeter-band (26, 28 GHz) are being used to deliver 5G services

Currently, there are seven pension fund managers - Aditya Birla Sun Life Pension Management, HDFC Pension Management Company, UTI Retirement Solutions, SBI Pension Funds Private, ICICI Prudential Pension Funds Management, Kotak Mahindra Pension Fund and LIC Pension Fund

Jio might also go for 700 MHz spectrum for which the reserve prices are 38 per cent higher than 800 MHz spectrum in 19 circles, and 56 per cent higher (than 800 MHz) in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata circles

Earlier this month, the government approved a proposal for the auction of 2,251.25 megahertz of spectrum worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore at the base price

While Indian government is still mulling over 5G trials, countries like China, South Korea, and US have raced ahead in 5G deployments; 135 live 5G services are available in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Americas, and Asia Pacific

A latest note by ICRA says that the sector can expect ARPU (average revenue per user) to touch Rs 220 in the medium term. ARPU is an important metric to track the performance of the telcos

The reason behind the rise in debt levels of telcos is because of the accumulation of AGR (Adjusted Gross Revenue) liabilities in debt, besides the proposed spectrum auctions, ICRA said in a report

The latest report by IIFL Securities indicated that tariff increase may not be immediate and instead sees a \"high likelihood of price hike in 12-18 months\"

Analysts are of the view that these renewals alone would cost Jio around Rs 28,000 crore, Airtel Rs 12,900 crore, and Vodafone Idea Rs 8,300 crore at the reserve price, totalling Rs 49,200 crore

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While Jio has reportedly asked Department of Telecommunications to auction 700 MHz spectrum recently; it asked DoT to auction 700 MHz in 2015 as well but didn't buy anything in 2016 auctions

Bharti Airtel believes its average revenue per users (ARPU) would have touched Rs 200 if not for the pandemic and believes that the company should get there in the next few months

I can say with utmost confidence that 5G will enable India to not only participate in the fourth industrial revolution but also to lead it, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said on the opening day of India Mobile Congress

Virmani lists out 14 major reforms carried out by the Modi government, while also mentioning that six more were pending to be implemented in the current financial year

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani noted that Jio's success in building technology specifically for India and its ability to proliferate across the country has attracted global technology leaders - Facebook and Microsoft - to forge partnerships with it

Bharat Bhatia, the president of telecom industry boday ITU-APT Foundation of India, said that 5G auctions have been bogged down due to high reserve prices

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Bharti Airtel has paid Rs 1,950 crore to the telecom department towards its deferred spectrum dues, while Reliance Jio has made a payment of Rs 1,053 crore

Bharti Airtel boss said Indian telecom industry has been under stress for the last three-and-a-half years and the government should ensure sustainability of the sector