New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): India\u2019s auction of the 5G spectrum, capable of offering lag-free connectivity and ultra-high speed internet, has garnered Rs 1.49 lakh crore worth of bids so far as the sale stretched to the third day.<\/p>\n
Firms run by tycoons Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Bharti Mittal and Gautam Adani as well as Vodafone Idea had put in bids worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore on the opening day on Tuesday and incremental demand for airwaves came in five rounds held on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the second day of the auction has ended and it will continue on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am happy to see good competition in auction, good competition for all bands have come in,\u201d he said. \u201cBids worth Rs 1,49,454 crore have been received so far at the end of 9th round.\u201d Analysts said Ambani\u2019s Reliance Jio may be the most aggressive of those in the race.
\nThe minister said all bands of the spectrum are seeing demand.<\/p>\n
Though details of the bids are not announced as yet, ICICI Securities said its analysis shows that Jio has likely bid for the highest spectrum worth Rs 80,100 crore, and likely opted for 10MHz spectrum in the premium 700 MHz band.<\/p>\n
Bharti Airtel may have bid for spectrum worth Rs 45,000 crore, spending 20 per cent more than expected, possibly in 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands.
\nVodafone Idea Ltd has likely bid for Rs 18,400 crore for spectrum, while Adani Data Networks should have picked 26 GHz spectrum pan-India, it said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt appears Adani has bought 26GHz spectrum in 20 circles (except in Delhi and Kolkata), and its total spectrum purchase could be 3350MHz for Rs 900 crore. Our estimate is provisional as data does not reflect the entire purchase by Adani. We believe, it should have purchased 200 MHz spectrum in all circles except Gujarat, where it would have bought 400MHz,\u201d ICICI Securities noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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