印度3,4G频谱方案--详细.docxVIP

We all know that the year 2016 will be the year of?LTE in India. Apart from Airtel, who started 4G services back in 2012,?we?will see several players to jumping onto the?4G services bandwagon?in India this year. Idea and Vodafone have already launched their 4G services in selected markets. Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, will launch its commercial service?anytime soon.Idea Cellular:Let’s start with Idea Cellular?by?discussing its 3G as well as?4G spectrum. Idea won 2.1GHz spectrum in 11 circles in 2010, and those airwaves were?used for 3G services. In 2015 auction, Idea grabbed a chunk of 5MHz spectrum on 2.1GHz band in Kolkata and 900MHz spectrum in Delhi.In Delhi, Idea launched UMTS900 i.e. 3G services over 900MHz band (similar to Airtel’s Platinum 3G).?It should be noted that Idea Cellular has almost pan-India 3G presence via ICRA route through?Airtel and Vodafone’s 3G networks.Idea 3G MapIdea 3G MapIn past?two years, Idea kept defending itself by saying?that India’s telecom market isn’t ready for 4G/LTE services. However, sensing the threat from Reliance Jio’s entry into 4G turf, Idea started rolling out 4G services in selected circles using it’s technology-neutral 1.8GHz band.In November 2015, Idea acquired spectrum in two more circles (Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh-West) from Videocon. Right now, Idea is capable of rolling out LTE-FDD on 1800MHz band in a total of 12 circles.?It should be noted that Idea did not win any of 2.3GHz band in the year 2010.Idea 4G LTE liberalised Spectrum detailsIdea 4G LTE liberalised Spectrum detailsIn three circles –?Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (East), and Mumbai – Idea has less than 5MHz of spectrum, which can be used for?Narrow-Band LTE?deployment, but NB-LTE doesn’t make sense in Mumbai due to large population.From the chart above, it’s clear that Idea has some circles with more than 5 MHz spectrum which?were?won in 2012. However,?there is?lack of?transparency?if?this spectrum is tech-neutral or?not. So,?Idea has