The battle lines are clear satellite companies plus telco Bharti Airtel champion allocation; phone companies Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea demand auctions. Its down to the telecom regulator to take a call, based on which DoT has to decide which way India will go, reports Kalyan Parbat
5g Spectrum: The ball is now in the court of the telecom regulator, which recently concluded an intense consultation process, culminating in a marathon open-house discussion on July 14 that lasted almost 12 hours with about 30 speakers from across the world pressing their views.
A new study by a House sub-committee on space affairs has pointed to an urgent need for Thailand to begin developing its own non-geostationary satellite (NGSO) technologies including low Earth orbit (LEO) services before it is too late to catch up with new satellite technologies.
The news of the amalgamation of True Corporation Plc (True) and Total Access Communication (DTAC) should ring alarm bells about the downsides of unchecked capitalism.