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MUMBAI: Tata Teleservices<\/a> is gradually shutting its CDMA<\/a> operations running on the 850 Mhz band and writing off its equipment value, said three people familiar with the company’s plans. The company’s airwaves across all 22 circles in the band can’t be used for 4G<\/a> as they weren’t bought in auctions.
The loss-making Tata Group telco<\/a>, which has been looking for a buyer for long, may look to buy some 850 Mhz band spectrum in the three circles of Andhra Pradesh, Mumbai and Maharashtra<\/a> – where its permits are up for renewal in the upcoming sale – plus some in the 1800 Mhz band, sources said. Both bands can be used for 4G<\/a> services.
\n\n\tPrices of 1800 Mhz band airwaves is far cheaper than those in the 850 Mhz band.\n
Yet, the Tata group<\/a> has taken a call that it doesn’t want to stay invested in the business for the long term. “It is unlikely to be too aggressive in the market,” said one of the persons in the know. The upcoming auctions are scheduled for late August or early September.
\n\n\tThe company is likely to have a coffer of around Rs 7,000 crore for the upcoming spectrum auction, say industry experts.\n\n\tThe Tata Group<\/a> recently approved an investment of Rs 3,000 crore in Tata Teleservices<\/a>.\n
\n\n\tThe mobile phone operator, which has been struggling to match up to larger rivals such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India and faces a big threat from newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm, said it’s too premature to talk about shutting off any specific service at this juncture.\n
\n\n\t“Telecom licenses for several circles such as Mumbai, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra<\/a> are due for renewal in September 2017. Tata Teleservices Ltd and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd will evaluate their options on technologies based on various factors including the outcome of the spectrum auction to be held shortly,” it said in a statement.\n
\n\n\tBut a recent statement to the stock exchanges gave an indication of the withdrawal of CDMA<\/a> services.\n
\n\n\tIn the quarter that ended on March 31, Tata Teleservices Maharashtra, listed on stock exchanges, running Mumbai and Maharashtra service areas for Tata Teleservices, reported Rs 29 crore loss as a “provision for impairment of CDMA fixed assets” given that the license is expiring in September 2017.\n
\n\n\tThis is true for the rest of the organization too, said one of the people familiar with details. Tata Teleservices is the only CDMA operator left in the Indian telecom market after MTS, the brand name for Sistem Shyam, merged into Reliance Commmunications, which in turn is shutting its CDMA network in favour of 4G services.\n
\n\n\tThe CDMA airwaves were allocated for the purpose of CDMA mobile services and as such need to be liberalized by paying the difference between the allocation price and bid price for similar airwaves in a 2015 auction. The amount comes close to Rs 4,000 crore for Tata Teleservices, given the time to expiry and amount of spectrum, an expert said.\n
\n\n\tTata Teleservice had elected to use CDMA as its preferred mobile technology in 2003, shortly after Reliance chose it too. Then it adopted dual technology in 2008, also in tandem with Reliance.\n
\n\n\tThe company had three spectrum carriers in most circles, while four carriers account for 5MHz that is essential for 4G service. In 2013 Tata Tele surrendered one carrier under protest as the government sought a one-time penalty for keeping extra spectrum. It thus has only two carriers in most circles apart from Andhra Pradesh, Mumbai and Maharashtra. \n
\n\n\tIn those three circles, the company is expected to pursue a renewal of its old spectrum because it will be able to secure enough for 4G services.\n
\n\n\tIn a recent Madras Court judgement, Tata Tele was also forced to pay Rs 42 crore to Chennai Networks India, the Aircel tower subsidiary that GTL Infrastructures acquired, as part of a settlement. According to a source familiar with the case, GTL Infra turned off Tata Teleservices’ towers for lack of payment. The matter went to arbitration and then litigation. At the end of it, Tata Teleservices is in the process of relocating AND SHUTTING its equipment from many of the towers and the ones being renewed have lesser conditions for service guarantee from the tower company.\n
\n\n\tThe move is a sign “Tata Teleservices is relinquishing even more towers than the cut back it made a couple of years ago,” said one of the three people quoted earlier.\n
\n\n\tYet, the company is likely to remain a fringe player until it finds a buyer, said a senior industry official on condition of anonymity. It is likely to buy airwaves in the 1800MHz band that has been harmonized such that every player can have them in sequence, making it more effective for 4G service.\n
\n\n\tTata Teleservices best potential buyer after partner Japan’s NTT DoCoMo exited was Telenor. However, as talks with Telenor failed a year or so ago, there has been no other potential buyer for the company.\n
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孟买:塔塔电信业务逐渐关闭CDMA操作运行在850 Mhz频带和注销其设备的价值,说三个人熟悉公司的计划。电视广播公司的所有22圈乐队不能用于4 g因为他们不是在拍卖买的。
的亏损塔塔集团电信,长时间寻找买家,可能看起来买一些850 Mhz频段频谱在安得拉邦的三个圆圈,孟买和马哈拉施特拉邦——它的许可证到期在即将到来的销售- + 1800 Mhz的一些乐队,消息人士说。可以用于两支乐队4 g服务。
1800兆赫波段电波的价格远低于850 Mhz的乐队。
然而,塔塔集团采取了一个电话,它不希望保持长期投资业务。“这是不可能在市场上过于激进,”说的人知道。即将举行的拍卖会定于八月末或九月初。
公司可能有大约7000卢比的保险箱为即将到来的频谱拍卖,业内专家说。的塔塔集团最近通过了一项投资3000卢比的塔塔电信业务。
移动电话运营商,一直在努力匹配Bharti Airtel和沃达丰(Vodafone)等规模更大的竞争对手印度和面临的一大威胁来自新人依赖Jio Infocomm,说太过早谈论关闭任何特定的服务在这个节骨眼上。
“电信许可证好几圈如孟买,安得拉邦和马哈拉施特拉邦定于2017年9月更新。塔塔电信业务公司和塔塔电信业务(马哈拉施特拉邦)有限公司将评估他们的选择在技术基于各种因素包括频谱拍卖的结果不久举行,”在一份声明中说。
但最近的声明给证券交易所撤军的迹象CDMA服务。
在截至3月31日的季度,塔塔电信业务马哈拉施特拉邦,在股票交易所上市,孟买和马哈拉施特拉邦塔塔电信业务服务领域,报告29卢比损失作为一个“CDMA固定资产减值准备”鉴于许可在2017年9月到期。
这也适用于其他的组织,一个知情人士说细节。塔塔电信业务是唯一CDMA运营商MTS后留在印度电信市场,品牌名称Sistem Shyam,合并成依赖沟通,进而关闭其CDMA网络支持4 g服务。
CDMA无线电波被分配为目的的CDMA移动服务,因此需要自由化通过支付之间的差额分配价格和投标价格类似的电波在2015年的拍卖。量接近4000卢比的塔塔电信业务,鉴于时间到期,光谱,专家说。
塔塔电信业务已经当选为使用CDMA作为其首选移动技术在2003年,不久也选择的依赖。然后采用双重技术早在2008年,也与依赖。
该公司有三个光谱运营商在大多数圈子,而四大运营商占5 mhz 4 g服务至关重要。2013年塔塔Tele投降一个载体在抗议政府寻求一次性罚金保持额外的频谱。因此只有两艘航母在大多数圈子除了安得拉邦,孟买和马哈拉施特拉邦。
在这三个领域,预计该公司寻求更新的老谱,因为它将能够获得足够的4 g服务。
在最近的一次马德拉斯法院审判,塔塔Tele也被迫支付42卢比印度钦奈举行网络Aircel塔子公司GTL基础设施,作为和解的一部分。据一位知情人士透露,此案,GTL下文关闭塔塔电信业务的塔缺乏支付。这件事去仲裁和诉讼。最后,塔塔电信业务在迁移的过程中,从许多塔楼和关闭设备的更新有较小的条件服务保证的塔公司。
此举标志着“塔塔电信业务比削减它放弃更多的塔做了几年前,“早些时候援引说的三个人。
然而,该公司可能仍然是一个边缘球员,直到找到买家,行业的一名高级官员不愿透露姓名的说。它可能会购买1800 mhz频段的电波,和谐,每个球员都可以在序列,使其更有效的4 g服务。
塔塔电信业务的潜在买家Telenor伙伴日本NTT DoCoMo退出后。然而,随着与Telenor失败的一年多前,没有其他公司的潜在买家。
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