But the dispensation comes at a price. Instead of calculating the BWA licence reserve price at 25 per cent of the 3G licence reserve price on a per MHz basis, the DoT has proposed, following recommendations made by the Telecom Commission, that BWA licence winners pay at least 50 per cent of the base 3G licence cost.
http://www.telecoms.com/itmgcontent/tcoms/news/articles/20017565706.html
Upshot: Intel is negotiating with WiMAX operators in India while promising to deliver a very low cost laptop with an embedded WiMAX interface
Intel talks progress for WiMAX rollout in India
Betting big on WiMax in India, chip giant Intel is in talks with telecom operators to enable the growth of WiMax ecosystem through its products for boosting the penetration of wireless broadband in the world’s fastest-growing telecom market.
The US-based company is working with ODMs (original device manufacturers) to evolve new products like WiMax USB dongle, mobile internet devices (MIDs) besides WiMax notebooks with an aim to have wireless broadband networks running by the first quarter of 2009 in India.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3378508.cms
Intel readies sub-$400 laptop for India
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3377752.cms
27.5M WiMax Users In India by 2012
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/275_mn__WiMAX_users_in_India_by_2012_Study/articleshow/3369401.cms
Arlington, Va. – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leader in advocacy, standards development, business development and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, applauds the Indian government’s recent announcement of its guidelines for auction and allotment of spectrum for 3G telecom services and broadband wireless access. This long anticipated announcement will help ensure that Indian consumers can access the latest wireless technologies for voice and data services.
- http://www.dot.gov.in/2008/Aug%202008/sprectrum_2.pdf.
- http://www.dot.gov.in/2008/Aug%202008/spectrum_3.pdf
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Economic Times: Dual mode devices to drive growth of WiMax in India
Mobile handsets offering both 3G (for voice) and WiMax (for high speed wireless broadband access) are likely to gain popularity with the Indian telecom operators and give a fillip to WiMax services in the country.
The dual mode devices which combine both the technology – 3G and WiMax – would help the operators in the country to offer the services in a cost effective manner once the spectrum for the services is auctioned by the government post the elections, WiMax Forum Chairman (India chapter) C S Rao said.
“In India once the spectrum is auctioned, the operators are likely to go for 3G spectrum for voice services as the existing spectrum is saturated and to support the next 200 million subscribers they have to use the third generation spectrum,” he said.
However, for data services like video streaming and downloading WiMax could be used, as the technology is more efficient for data download and other applications, he said. Globally, Samsung has already started manufacturing such devices.
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