[LINK] India: Information and Defense Ministries to Vacate Spectrum for 4G

Marghanita da Cruz marghanita at ramin.com.au
Wed Mar 7 10:11:25 AEDT 2012


> By SiliconIndia   |   Monday, 05 March 2012, 21:10 Hrs 
> New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has agreed to vacate the 700 MHz band for fourth-generation (4G) services, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said Monday after a meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) to discuss vacation of spectrum.
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> "I&B has agreed to vacate that band. Vacation of the spectrum by Ministry of Defense will be resolved by next week. An alternative network for Defense forces has been resolved," Sibal told reporters.
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> The I&B ministry will be vacating 700 MHz band while the defense ministry is expected to vacate 1,700 MHz to 2,000 MHZ band.
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> The government is committed to carry out the auction of 4G bandwidth before March next year. The 700 MHz band is said to be the most efficient and cost-effective frequency band for delivering wireless broadband.
<http://www.siliconindia.com/news/technology/Information-and-Defense-Ministries-to-Vacate-Spectrum-for-4G-nid-108266-cid-2.html>
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