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Particulars of Spectrum Put To Public sale



The Authorities of India, by way of the Division of Telecommunications (DoT), proposed to assign the appropriate to make use of sure specified radio spectrum frequencies within the sub-1 GHz bands, i.e., 800 MHz, 900 MHz, Mid-Bands, i.e., 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300 MHz (C-Band), and 26 GHz Bands (millimetre wave), utilizing public sale in varied Licensed Service Areas (LSA). The NIA (Discover Inviting Functions) was launched by the DoT on March 8, 2024.

In line with TelecomTalk Spectrum Legend 2024, a complete of 10,523.15 MHz spectrum was put to public sale throughout all of the bands talked about above for operators to select from. The validity interval of the appropriate to make use of the spectrum received on this public sale shall be twenty years from the Efficient Date.

Know-how Impartial

The spectrum put to public sale is liberalized, which implies there are not any restrictions on the know-how to be deployed for offering providers. Telcos are free to deploy 2G, 4G, 5G, or any low-speed or high-speed know-how (DoT: GSM/WCDMA/LTE/CDMA/IMT-2020 (5G know-how) for that matter.

3G is just not talked about, because the know-how is being phased out globally. In India, solely BSNL and Vodafone Thought (Vi) presently present 3G providers, and Vi is within the strategy of fully phasing out its 3G Community.

Spectrum Block Measurement

Spectrum is auctioned/assigned in blocks, whose sizes are as beneath. A minimal of 5 MHz Block is required to supply 4G providers within the bands wherever possible. As TelecomTalk data, India has additionally skilled 4G on a 3 MHz Lean LTE provider with peak downlink speeds of round 12 Mbps on the 1800 MHz Band.

Block Measurement for Bands:

0.2 MHz: 900 MHz (paired), 1800 MHz (paired)
1.25 MHz: 800 MHz (paired)
5 MHz: 2100 MHz (paired)
10 MHz: 2300 MHz (unpaired), 2500 MHz (unpaired), 3300 MHz (unpaired)
50 MHz: 26 GHz (unpaired)

Let’s now have a look at the quantity of Spectrum put to public sale throughout the bands by the DoT in 2024:

Sub-1 GHz Bands (800 MHz, 900 MHz)

Sl.No LSA 800 MHz (FDD) 900 MHz (FDD)
Quantum
on sale (2x)
Quantum
on sale (2x)
1 Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 10 4.4
2 Assam 6.8
3 Bihar 10 11.8
4 Delhi 6.25 0.8
5 Gujarat 3.75 1.6
6 Haryana 3.75 4.6
7 Himachal Pradesh 7.5 3.4
8 Jammu & Kashmir 2.5 13.4
9 Karnataka 6.25 4.6
10 Kerala 6.25 1.4
11 Kolkata 5 2.8
12 Madhya Pradesh 5 4.4
13 Maharashtra & Goa 5 2.8
14 Mumbai 5 0.8
15 North East 4.4
16 Odisha 8.75 8.4
17 Punjab 7.5 1.2
18 Rajasthan 5 4.4
19 Tamil Nadu 6.25 8.4
20 Uttar Pradesh East 10 6.2
21 Uttar Pradesh West 11.8
22 West Bengal 5 9.6
Complete* (in MHz) 118.75 118
Block Measurement 1.25 MHz 0.2 MHz

Mid-Bands (1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz)

Sl.No LSA 1800 MHz (FDD) 2100 MHz (FDD) 2300 MHz (TDD) 2500 MHz (TDD)
Quantum
on sale (2x)
Quantum
on sale (2x)
Quantum
on sale (x)
Quantum
on sale (x)
1 Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 9 15 10
2 Assam 8.6 5
3 Bihar 10.2 10
4 Delhi 11 10 10
5 Gujarat 4 5
6 Haryana 28.4
7 Himachal Pradesh 13.2 15 10
8 Jammu & Kashmir 6 5 10
9 Karnataka 4.8 5 10 20
10 Kerala 25.4
11 Kolkata 18.6 10 10
12 Madhya Pradesh 1.2 10
13 Maharashtra & Goa 2.4 5
14 Mumbai 18.4 10 10
15 North East 2.2 5
16 Odisha 8.8 10
17 Punjab 9.8 5
18 Rajasthan 7
19 Tamil Nadu 3.4 10 20
20 Uttar Pradesh East 1
21 Uttar Pradesh West 14.8 10
22 West Bengal 13.2
Complete * (in MHz) 221.4 125 60 70
Block Measurement 0.2 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz

C-Band (3300 MHz) and mmWave Band (26 GHz)

Sl.No LSA 3300 MHz (TDD) 26 GHz (TDD)
Quantum
on sale (x)
Quantum
on sale (x)
1 Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 50 400
2 Assam 100 650
3 Bihar 50 650
4 Delhi 50 450
5 Gujarat 50 100
6 Haryana 50 250
7 Himachal Pradesh 70 650
8 Jammu & Kashmir 70 650
9 Karnataka 20 400
10 Kerala 20
11 Kolkata 50 450
12 Madhya Pradesh 20 250
13 Maharashtra & Goa 50 250
14 Mumbai 50 350
15 North East 70 650
16 Odisha 100 650
17 Punjab 50 350
18 Rajasthan 20 300
19 Tamil Nadu 50 300
20 Uttar Pradesh East 50 400
21 Uttar Pradesh West 20 300
22 West Bengal 50 250
* (in MHz) 1110 8700
Block Measurement 10 MHz 50 MHz

Vital Dates

Submit the NIA, the final date for the submission of Functions is April 22, 2024 (Monday). DoT will launch the ultimate record of bidders on Could 9, 2024 (Thursday), and the Stay Public sale begins on Could 20, 2024, which falls on Monday.

For this Public sale, the bidding by the bidders for every of the LSAs in every of the bands shall be restricted by varied relevant caps. You will discover the main points of spectrum blocks and spectrum holdings and CAP particulars (Sub GHz, TDD, FDD) within the India Spectrum Holding Timeline 2024 sheet.





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