· Secures Pan India Sub GHz spectrum; 90 million additional customers to be covered
· Unmatched spectrum footprint that will help deliver the best experience
Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s premier digital communication solutions provider, today said that it has acquired 355.45 MHz spectrum across Sub GHz, mid band and 2300 MHz bands for a total consideration of Rs 18,699 crores in the latest spectrum auction conducted by the Department of Telecom, Government of India. This gives Airtel the most formidable spectrum holdings in the country.
Airtel has now secured Pan India foot print of Sub GHz spectrum that will help improve its deep indoor and in building coverage in every urban town. In addition, this precious spectrum will also help improve its coverage in villages by offering the superior Airtel experience to an additional 90 million customers in India. Through this auction, Airtel has also decisively strengthened its mid band and capacity spectrum holdings that will help it provide an exceptional customer experience at marginal capex. All of the spectrum will enable Airtel to deliver 5G services in future.
The Company added that despite the large amount of spectrum made available, the 700 MHz band bands did not get any bid from the operators as it made no economic case for them based on the high reserve prices. The 700 MHz band coupled with the 3.5 GHz band has the potential to accelerate India's progress to the top league of digitally enabled nations. Therefore, the reserve pricing of these bands must be addressed on priority in future. This will help the nation to benefit from the digital dividend that will inevitably arise out of this.
ANNEXURE - Airtel Spectrum Acquisition in the latest auction :
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Circles |
Band |
MHz |
Rs. Cr. |
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Sub GHz Spectrum |
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Bihar |
900 |
3.4 |
683 |
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Gujarat |
900 |
4.2 |
1,567 |
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Haryana |
800 |
3.8 |
214 |
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Himachal Pradesh |
900 |
2.6 |
96 |
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Kerala |
900 |
4.6 |
915 |
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MPCG |
800 |
5.0 |
715 |
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Maharashtra |
800 |
2.5 |
1,275 |
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North East |
900 |
1.2 |
28 |
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Odisha |
900 |
3.8 |
327 |
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Tamil Nadu including Chennai |
900 |
5.0 |
1,175 |
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UP – East |
900 |
5.0 |
1,310 |
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UP – West |
800 |
5.0 |
805 |
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West Bengal |
900 |
2.8 |
347 |
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Sub Total |
48.85 |
9,457 |
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Mid band spectrum |
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Assam |
2100 |
5.0 |
150 |
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Bihar |
1800 |
2.80 |
246 |
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Himachal Pradesh |
1800 |
4.8 |
86 |
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J &K |
1800 |
10.0 |
170 |
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Karnataka |
1800 |
11.2 |
1,221 |
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Kerala |
1800 |
5.0 |
475 |
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Kolkata |
1800 |
1.0 |
173 |
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MPCG |
1800 |
4.2 |
399 |
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North East |
2100 |
5.0 |
30 |
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Odisha |
1800 |
2.6 |
70 |
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Punjab |
1800 |
5.0 |
440 |
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Tamil Nadu including Chennai |
1800 |
15.0 |
1,500 |
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UP – East |
1800 |
3.2 |
490 |
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UP – West |
1800 |
3.0 |
345 |
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West Bengal |
1800 |
3.8 |
201 |
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West Bengal |
2100 |
5.0 |
175 |
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|
Sub Total |
86.6 |
6,172 |
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|
Capacity Spectrum |
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Assam |
2300 |
10.0 |
20 |
|
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Bihar |
2300 |
10.0 |
70 |
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Gujarat |
2300 |
10.0 |
700 |
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Haryana |
2300 |
20.0 |
160 |
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Himachal Pradesh |
2300 |
10.0 |
10 |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
2300 |
20.0 |
20 |
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Kerala |
2300 |
10.0 |
200 |
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MPCG |
2300 |
10.0 |
90 |
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Maharashtra |
2300 |
10.0 |
720 |
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North East |
2300 |
10.0 |
10 |
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Odisha |
2300 |
10.0 |
50 |
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Punjab |
2300 |
20.0 |
420 |
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Rajasthan |
2300 |
20.0 |
120 |
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UP – East |
2300 |
20.0 |
180 |
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UP – West |
2300 |
20.0 |
240 |
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West Bengal |
2300 |
10.0 |
60 |
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Sub Total |
|
220 |
3,070 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
355.45 |
18,699 |
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New Delhi, March 2, 2021
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