GSM

Mode (
Voice
& 2G,
2.5G,
2.75G) UMTS 3G
LTE Mode ( 4G)
EGSM 900MCDMA-IM
Band 1- 2 FDD-IMT
DCS 1800WCDMA-GBand-3- 1 FDD-DCS
PCS 1900
Bnad-5-85FDD-CLR
GSM 850
Band 7-26 FDD-IMT-E
Band 8- 9 FDD-EGSM
Band 20- FDD
Band 40- TDD
Rank

Operator's
Name

Technology

Band of
Operation

Airtel India

GSM, EDGE, 900-4G , 900HSPA+, TD- Voice+2G,

LTE
1800, 21003G, 2300MHz
-4G

Vodafone IndiaGSM, EDGE, 900/1800/2100

HSPA+,LTE

Idea Cellular GSM, EDGE, 900/1800/2100

HSPA+,LTE ; 900-3G

Reliance Communications
CDMA2000, 900/1800
EVDO, GSM,
EDGE, HSP
A+,WiMAX

Aircel

GSM, EDGE, 1800

HSDPA, TDLTE

BSNL

GSM, EDGE, 900/1800/2100

HSDPA, HSP /2300
A+,CDMA20
00, EVDO, W
iMAX

New changes in spectrum holding data

Reliance Jio won 800MHz spectrum 10 circles
Teleservices in 5 circles
Bharati Airtel won 2100MHz spectrum in 7 cir
Bharati Airtel won 900MHz spectrum in 10 cir
Reliance communications in 2 circles
Bharati Airtel won 1800MHz spectrum in 6 cir
Reliance Jio in 6 circles, Reliance communicati
circle.
Reliance communications lost 900MHz spectr
Latest auction won spectrum liberalized for u

Tata Docomo CDMA2000, 1800

EVDO, GSM,
EDGE,HSDP
A, HSPA+, W
iMAX

Telenor India GSM, EDGE, 1800

NB-LTE

Videocon

GSM, EDGE 1800

10

MTNL

GSM, HSDP 900

A, CDMA200
0
LTE

11

Reliance
Jio

1800/2300
/800/850

um holding data
MHz spectrum 10 circles, Reliance Communications in 11 circles and Tata
s
00MHz spectrum in 7 circles, Vodafone in 5 circles and Idea in 1 circle
0MHz spectrum in 10 circles, Vodafone in 8 circles, Idea in 9 circles and
ns in 2 circles
00MHz spectrum in 6 circles, Vodafone in 3 circles, Idea in 6 circles,
, Reliance communications in 5 circles, Aircel and Tata Teleservices in one

ons lost 900MHz spectrum in 5 out of 7 circles it held.

ectrum liberalized for use with any technology and valid till 2035.

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Circle/Oper
ator
Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata
Andhra
Pradesh
Gujarat

TATA
Reliance
Docomo
MTS
5 MHz
3.75 MHz + 13.75 MHz
5 MHz
3.75 MHz + 2.5 MHz
5 MHz + 1.252.5 MHz
3.75 MHz
5 MHz
2.5 MHz + 3.75 MHz
3.75 MHz + 22.5 MHz
3.75 MHz

3.75 MHz
2.5 MHz

Karnataka

5 MHz

2.5 MHz

Maharastra 5 MHz
Tamil Nadu
Haryana
Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Punjab

2.5 MHz

3.75 MHz

2.5 MHz + 2.5 MHz

BSNL

MTNL
3.75 MHz
2.5 MHz

Quadrant

2.5 MHz

2.5 MHz

5 MHz
2.5 MHz
3.75 MHz
3.75 MHz + 12.5 MHz + 1.25 MHz
5 MHz
2.5 MHz
3.75 MHz

2.5 MHz
2.5 MHz
3.75 MHz

5 MHz
2.5 MHz
3.75 MHz + 22.5 MHz

2.5 MHz
2.5 MHz

Rajasthan 3.75 MHz

2.5 MHz
Utterpradesh
East
5 MHz
2.5 MHz
Utterpradesh
West
5 MHz + 1.252.5 MHz

5 MHz

2.5 MHz

3.75 MHz

2.5 MHz

West Bengal
Assam
Bihar
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir

3.75 MHz + 12.5 MHz

2.5 MHz + 5 MHz
5 MHz
2.5 MHz

3.75 MHz

2.5 MHz
2.5 MHz
2.5 MHz

North East
Orissa

2.5 MHz

2.5 MHz + 2. 2.5 MHz

2.5 MHz

2.5 MHz + 2.5 MHz

2.5 MHz

2.5 MHz + 5 MHz

3.75 MHz + 12.5 MHz

2.5 MHz
2.5 MHz

2.5 MHz

RelianceJio
5 MHz

5 MHz

5 MHz

5 MHz

5 MHz
5 MHz
5 MHz
5 MHz
5 MHz
5 MHz