The country's largest telecom player Bharti Airtel sees 3G as a major growth propeller and says the journey of 3G to 4G and to LTE (long-term evolution) would take place much faster in India.
Though reserve for CDMA, there were no bidders for the spectrum in the recent auction. GSM operators could buy it to launch 4G and 3G services.
Das will 'mentor the Jio Division of Reliance Retail', the Reliance Industries head said.
Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea said the Railways should not be permitted to offer commercial services like Wi-fi and voice and video communication.
The government will get an additional revenue of 20 per cent from the auction of the 1,800 MHz and 900 MHz bands of spectrum, based on the Telecom Commission's recommendations, compared with those of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
Govt's revenue estimates may take hit on spectrum sharing, trading deals
As competition for the smartphones market hots up, new players are making waves.
RJio's aggressive plans will lead to significant impact on listed companies in this space
He noted that the infrastructure in India has come 'quite a ways' since Apple began to put a lot of energy in the Indian market 'because of their leadership and so forth.'
The 4G service may use Reliance Retail, with a surging customer base, as the launch pad
In 2013-14, India became the third-largest contributor to Vodafone Group's service revenue and operating free cash flow.
Estimates suggest subsidy outgo on these proposals would be at least Rs 1,000 crore
Rahul Khullar, Trai chairman beleives politicians and corporates who own media houses should give freedom to editors.
