Kharedi Yatraa opens at Margao
PANJIM: Kharedi Yatraa exhibition of consumer and household products was inaugurated at the hands of Prasad Chitnis (President, BPS Sports Club); Chief Guest, Pravin Pai Raikar (President, Rotary club of Margao Midtown); Justo D’Costa (Secretary, BPS Sports Club) and Gaurish Naik, Usha Sardesai and various company representatives.
The exhibition being held at BPS Sports Club, Margao will be open until February 23, 2014 and is open to the public from 11 am to 9 pm.
The five-day exhibition will host more than 60 companies with their latest range of products. Companies like TTK Prestige Ltd, India Gate Basmati Rice, Videocon D2H, Usha International Ltd, Mapro, Falero, Twinkle, Singer, Godrej Yummiez, Sumeet, All Kleen, Venky’s, Eureka Forbes Ltd, Gits, Reynolds, Global, Pravin Masalewale, J K Helen Curtis Ltd, Imran Carpet, Advent Health Care, JAL Wernar, Racold Solar, Weber, Kamal Solar, Mobilia Classica, Venus International, Shantha, Svitemblica, Unnati, Sanobar Ladder.
Idea wins 900 MHz for Delhi,
4G in 8 strategic markets
PANJIM: The provisional results of the auction of 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum were announced today, subject to approval by the government. Idea Cellular, India’s 3rd largest mobile operator, in winning a total of 65.2 MHz of spectrum, gets the necessary impetus to expand the network in Delhi to 3G on 900 MHz, and launch 4G in 8 of its key revenue markets, at an appropriate juncture.
In 8 of its leadership markets covering 64% of revenues, Idea 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.
