Beginning April 2010 , India started auctioning spectrum. Since then, many rounds of auctions have taken place for sale of 3G and 4G spectrum. The last such spectrum auction took place in 2016 when the government garnered more than Rs 60,000 crore in revenues by sale of 4G spectrum.
Read moreWhen did 4G Jio launch in India?
The dramatic fall in the data prices was triggered by the September 5, 2016 launch of Mukesh Ambani’s 4G mobile network, Reliance Jio, days after India’s richest man gave a 90-minute speech in which he promised to reshape the future of the internet in India.
Read moreWhich company bought 4G in India?
The 4G telecommunications network was first introduced in India back in 2012, but only in the form of dongles and modems through TD-LTE by Airtel .
Read moreHow much spectrum is Jio?
Spectrum frequency holding summary Jio owns spectrum in 850 MHz and 1,800 MHz bands in India’s 22 circles, and also owns pan-India licensed 2,300 MHz spectrum .
Read moreHow is spectrum allocation done in India?
Every telecom operator has been assigned certain portions of spectrum to use in India, through auctions and administrative allocations . Essentially, you have spectrum “bands”, and frequencies around a particular band are then auctioned off.
Read moreWho has 4G spectrum in India?
Reliance Jio , the only company to have all-India 4G license entered into voice service and won in 14 circles in 1800 MHz frequency. Companies also plan to provide 3G and 4G services on the spectrum.
Read moreWho has the most spectrum in India?
Jio purchased 488.35 MHz (megahertz) of airwaves across three bands (800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz) for Rs 57,122.65 crore. This was highest among all telco who collectively bought 855.7 megahertz (MHz) of airwaves for Rs 77,814 crore over two days.
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