The much-awaited auction of 3G spectrum is barely over; the allocation process to private telecom players is yet to start. The astounding success of the auction has set the government authorities thinking about the next step ahead – 4G spectrum auction. This was revealed by a telecom commission official.
Mr. Chandra Prakash, member (technology), Telecom Commission told media persons in Coimbatore that the Telephone Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has begun the 4G spectrum auction process by moving the consultation papers to Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The remaining processes are expected to be completed within 6-8 months and 4G ready in a year.
“The recommendations of TRAI and DoT would be discussed in detail and 4G can be expected in place by next year,” Mr. Chandra Prakash said.
J S Sharma, chairman, TRAI had earlier hinted at the government’s intention not to delay 4G auction. He had said in New Delhi, “”We will be ready with a consultation paper on 4G in a week and expect the regulations to be in place in the next few months.”
Mr. Sharma had revealed that the consultation paper would cover matters such as tariff, cost of bandwidth, establishment of an optic fiber network and nuances of the partnership between telecom and internet service providers.
A few private telecom players like Tata Teleservices and Qualcomm have already shown interest in early auctioning of 4G spectrum.
Arrival of 4G services in the country would be a huge step forward in mass data transfer at super high speeds using the same bandwidth as 3G. 4G or Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology is capable of data transfer at speed up to 10 mbps, while 3G can reach speed up to 3 mbps.
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