KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted April 23, 2007 CDMA 3G trials by May-end Thomas K. Thomas ZTE will provide equipment on Tata Tele's network New Delhi April 22 CDMA-based mobile operators are set to conduct their first third generation (3G) trials in the country by the end of May. While Chinese equipment manufacturer ZTE is importing the hardware required to carry out the tests, Tata Teleservices is seeking an operating licence for the purpose. The move comes after the CDMA industry got the approval from the Department of Telecom (DoT) to carry out trials using the 1900 Mhz frequency band to check if it interferes with the mobile services offered by GSM-based cellular operators. The DoT has directed the CDMA operators to stop the trials immediately in case it causes any interference. The Government has given the operators three months to commence the trials. The Wireless Planning and Co-ordination (WPC) wing and the Telecom Engineering Centre will monitor the trials. "The process to set up the network will take 2-3 weeks, after which we will begin trials by May-end or latest by first week of June," said a CDMA industry source. "We are confident of offering services in the 1900Mhz band without causing any interference to GSM operators." The DoT has said that the purpose of the trials is to study the use of mixed band in the 1900Mhz band along with WCDMA system in the 2Ghz band. "Trials should be conducted with reasonable number of base stations of both the systems, with proper placement to form a cluster along with large number of users (similar to the situation in a dense traffic area)," said a DoT directive to CDMA operators. GSM operators have claimed that spectrum in the 1900 Mhz should not be used for cellular services as it will interfere with their service. 3G services will enable mobile users to access high-speed data services on their handsets. The technology will also allow the spectrum-starved operators to offer better quality of service. The Government is expected to announce its policy on 3G services by the end of the month. Courtesy: The Hindu Business Line What about our RCL? they will not be testing 3G or what? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted April 23, 2007 Yes, Reliance Communications is also testing 3G along with TATA TeleServices. Here is another news source... Advantage CDMA: Telcos can now go in for 3G trials Times News Network Thursday, April 19, 2007 02:53:10 AM This round goes to CDMA players in the ongoing war for third generation (3G) mobile communication services spectrum between followers of the alternative technology standards, GSM and CDMA. After a six-month delay, the department of telecom has finally allocated CDMA-based operators spectrum in the 1900 Mhz frequency to conduct field trials in Hyderabad, where GSM players have already been allowed to try out their 3G services in the 2100 Mhz band. The department of telecom (DoT)’s stated aim is to put to the test, on the ground, the GSM players’ claim that allowing CDMA players to operate the 1900 Mhz band would interfere with their own 3G services, because of overlap between the 1900 Mhz and 2100 Mhz bands. DoT has, however, turned down the CDMA operators’ demands that they be allowed to conduct field trails in the 1900 Mhz band conducted in the locations of Vijayawada, Hubli, Dharwad and Calicut. “We are deeply disappointed,” said Cellular Operators’ Association of India director general TV Ramachandran. COAI represents GSM players like Bharti, Hutch and Idea. “Any small-scale trial cannot duplicate the problems that happen when large-scale deployment takes place. The results would be meaningless,” he said. GSM-based operators have constantly warned that any move to allocate spectrum in the 1900 Mhz band to CDMA players would have an adverse impact on their services offered in the 2100 Mhz band. The DoT in its communication to CDMA operators last week said that “trials should be conducted with reasonable number of BTS of both the systems with proper placement to form a cluster along with large number of users/handsets, which is similar to the situation in a dense traffic area”. It has also added that ‘in case of interference to existing users, the experiment will have to be discounted immediately’. “We have been asked to simulate trials with large number of users in order to provide the requisite data for the Wireless Planning and Co-ordination Wing (WPC) of the DoT to establish that it is possible to have mixed band allocations in India,” a source in the CDMA industry body told ET. Chinese telecom vendor ZTE will provide the equipment and handsets to conduct the trials while the logistics will be provided by AUSPI and its members — Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications, the source added. The move is also in line with the telecom regulator Trai’s directions. Trai, in its recommendation on 3G did not allocate spectrum in the 1900 Mhz band to CDMA operators, but said, “the government should conduct a trial to verify the practical feasibility of coexistence of mixedband allocations, and in case the coexistence is found feasible and economically practicable, then it should work towards refarming the 1900 Mhz band, specifically 2*10 Mhz to enable future growth of 3G cellular services in India.” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted July 14, 2007 the Great Indian wait for 3G continues as usual... 3G policy to wait till October 2007 12 Jul 2007, 0014 hrs IST, Shalini Singh, Times News Network Despite expectations that the government is soon going to deliver on the long awaited policy for 3G spectrum allocation, industry is headed for a long wait till at least October. According to sources in DoT, the final decision on allocation of 3G spectrum will only be taken in the last quarter of this calendar year, any time after October. Additional secretary-IT, M Nambiar and additional secretary-telecom, M Sahu, are likely to inform US government and industry of this development on July 12 at an Indo-US bilateral meet in Washington. In bilateral terms, it offers certainty to international investors and technology providers awaiting the government's final policy. Trai, after a public consultation, had prescribed the auction route for 3G spectrum allocation, but DoT is yet to reveal its policy position. From all accounts, DoT's internal decision is ready. However, it is likely to face the rigours of a long political process, says a DoT source. This is because 3G carries several trade policy and international bilateral implications, unlike other routine DoT decisions. Under the Trai Act, Section 11, DoT can either accept or reject/modify Trai's recommendations. In case of the latter, it must send the matter to be reconsidered by Trai after which DoT’s decision is final and binding. The government is likely to use the next 3 months to ratify DoT's views before announcing its final policy. 3G allocation has been a contentious issue owing to the scarcity of spectrum availability amidst many users who need and deserve the spectrum. An additional controversy centres around whether global companies should be allowed to bid a stance that was taken by previous telecom minister, Dayanidhi Maran. His is the last publicly stated government position on the subject. Going forward, the government will have to balance the needs of several stakeholders with a policy announcement that is seen to be fair, non discriminatory and transparent, say DoT sources. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted July 15, 2007 Hope for the best, pray to all gods, do anything but wait forever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ramchi 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2007 Looks like babus and politicians (UPA) mulling on how much they can make out of this spectrum allocation process! Maran has cleverly put the BSNL on the lurches so that his own company Aircel can quickly catch-up with the market. This is one of the reasons why he force BSNL NOT to proceed with procurement process which would enable BSNL to scale up its operations. Now those potential new customers are moving to Aircel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrajiv 1 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 Rollout plans for 3G go awry Source - http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071008/asp/...ory_8408564.asp New Delhi, Oct. 7: The delay in 2G spectrum allocation has put brakes on the launch of 3G services in the country. 3G is third-generation mobile technology that allows for quicker downloads of music and video files. The auction of 3G licences, as recommended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), would have fetched the government at least Rs 1,400 crore from an operator. Trai had submitted its recommendations on the allocation and pricing of 3G spectrum on September 27, 2006. However, there has hardly been any progress. Already the government has missed the July deadline for the 3G spectrum policy “The recent scramble for telecom licences has shifted the telecom department’s focus to providing a solution for 2G spectrum,” said an official of the Cellular Operators Association of India. Besides, the group of ministers, set up for spectrum vacation from defence services, has said the “spectrum for the growth of existing 2G services is more important than planned 3G services”. The defence authorities and the department of telecom (DoT) are looking to vacate around 25MHz of 2G spectrum as well as around 15MHz of 3G spectrum. Officials said, “While the DoT is planning to formulate a 2G policy by the end of October, the sharp differences between the GSM and CDMA players over the contentious issue of spectrum allocation and the methodology to be adopted will delay the process.” The officials said even if the DoT reached a decision on 3G spectrum, it won’t be possible to launch the service before one-and-a-half years. “The bidding process will take many months. This, when it is now clearly understood that the broadband revolution will have to be wireless-based,” the officials said. “At the current pace, we do not see 3G happening before the end of 2008,” they added. Moreover, there are differences within the DoT over the rollout of 3G. “Even though the DoT has no intention of putting it on the backburner, a section of the government is pushing for a freeze on 3G rollout,” the officials said. However, some DoT officials feel a broadband wireless network capable of carrying voice and data at reasonable rates will help create an infrastructure for the national information revolution. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 Like I said in my earlier post, "Hope for the best, pray to all gods, do anything but wait forever." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shashank 8 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 What the hell yaar.Same story from 2004.Iam 101% sure india will start 3g when other countries start 10g Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 ^^^ I too agreed with Shashank 100% my dear friends. Don't know why our government policies are always at the back foot. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ramchi 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 Indian mobile operators like Reliance, TATAs, Bharthi, BSNL etc….do not want 3G at all….If the 3G license is given to outsiders then they will be forced to upgrade their networks at a very high cost which they don’t like it. By playing it between inefficient TRAI & corrupt Dot babus they continue to exploit Indian market by denying the best for Indian consumers. Vodafone will be more than happy to meet their quarterly targets with statuesque mode. We people talk about 3G, 4G, WiMax only in theory!!! As far as India is concerned with these legacy players like TATAs, Reliance and Mittals, nothing useful is going to happen. We may never get 3G instead wait for another 20 years to get some upgrade to new generation networks!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
