3G Policy annoucement

Recently, the 3G policy in India was announced. This is going to be a important moment for several players:

Existing telecom operators
New operators who want to enter the telecom space
Foreign players who want to enter the Indian shores
VAS providers
MVNO ( Those who dont own the network and infrastructure but still can be a part of the ecosystem by paying certain sum to the Govt.

The spectrum will be auctioned in blocks of 2×5 MHz in 2.1 GHz band. There can be a maximum of 10 players in any circle and in most cases the number will vary between 5-10 players. The license will hold for 20 years and besides 3G license fee firms will have to pay spectrum usage charge

The Govt is going to raise around $10 B in Auctions, which is a huge sum.