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Qualcomm wants a piece of the ever growing Indian mobile market. But it don’t want to participate in the upcoming 3G spectrum auction — rather it wants to skip that step and bid for BWA radio spectrum that could be used for WiMAX and LTE services.
BWA auctions are set to begin two weeks after bidding for 3G spectrum ends.
According to the Hindu Business Line newspaper, the American company has already approached a number of local operators, exploring the possibility of forming a consortium for the bidding. One, sadly unnamed, operator confirmed that a high-level team from Qualcomm is in Mumbai to work out a strategy.
Unsurprisingly, Qualcomm declined to comment on the news report.
We’re not sure what Qualcomm’s plans are but we do know they recently sold their Australia’s radio spectrum, which they’ve never put to use. However, it’s important to note that Australia and India are two very different markets — the former is super developed and even over-served, whereas the latter is still emerging and growing like crazy.
We’ll certainly keep watching for any interesting news coming out from India and keep you guys and gals in the loop. Stay tuned…
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
