Idea Cellular to Expand its Network in Delhi to 3G on 900 MHz, and will launch 4G in 8 Circles
Idea
Cellular will now has the ability to launch 4G services in Kerala with
10 MHz, and in Maharashtra & Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, and North East, using 5 MHz
of contiguous 1800 MHz spectrum won in each of these service areas,
besides the right to deploy the 3G services with 5 MHz on the 900 MHz
band in the strategically significant metro market of Delhi.
With Delhi metro 900 MHz, Idea Cellular now has the ability to extend
its 3G services to 12 circles covering nearly 79% of its gross revenues
(Idea Standalone Gross Revenue is Rs. 255,581 million in calendar year
2013). The Company has also acquired additional top up spectrum in 1800
MHz in Mumbai metro and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh – 2 MHz each,
Maharashtra – 4 MHz, Punjab – 3 MHz, Gujarat – 1.6 MHz, Andhra Pradesh
and Haryana – 1 MHz each, and Delhi – 0.6 MHz.
With this additional spectrum auction win, Idea’s 6 strategic markets
of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra & Goa, Madhya Pradesh &
Chhattisgarh, Punjab, and Haryana, representing 53% of its revenues,
will seamlessly experience all three Mobility technologies – GSM, 3G,
and 4G services in the coming years.
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