Videocon Mobile Services is planning to roll out fourth generation (4G) services by July-August next year and is in talks with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) for infrastructure.
"We will launch 4G in 10-12 months time, probably by July-August next year... We are in talks with NSN for the network," said Videocon Mobile Services director and CEO Arvind Bali . The services will be launched in all six circles, where it bagged spectrum in the November 2012 auction. The company has a Unified licence, which allows it to provide all kind of services including 3G and 4G.
The company in November 2012 won spectrum in six telecom circles -- Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh East and West -- for Rs 2,221.44 crore. The spectrum won by Videocon is paired and liberalised, which means the spectrum can be used to roll out next generation networks and services by adapting a highly spectrally efficient 4G technology.
Bali said NSN is working on a technology wherein 4G can be offered on the same tower sites, which are being used to provide 2G services.