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3/17/2010  -  Wimax Forum India's chairman wants to see Intel jump into India's spectrum auction to rival Qualcomm's move
by Gagandeep Kaur
3/17/2010  -  Mobile chip giant plans to bid for broadband wireless access spectrum in India to help introduce TD-LTE to the country
3/16/2010  -  The process that will end with the auction of 3G spectrum in India has begun, so what's up for grabs?
by Gagandeep Kaur
3/16/2010  -  Competitive carrier edges ahead of incumbent SingTel in mobile broadband services battle with dual-carrier deployment
3/16/2010  -  Will the introduction of mobile number portability in India herald a rush by users to switch to an alternative service provider?
by Gagandeep Kaur
3/15/2010  -  Two investments in a matter of days boost the international and regional mobile assets of diverse telecom services firm ST Telemedia
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