Qualcomm granted BWA licences in India at last

Qualcomm has finally been granted the delayed BWA licences by the Indian government after it looked like the company could forfeit its US$1 billion bid for the concessions last year.

Although Qualcomm paid for the licences, they had not been formally handed over, and India’s Telecom Department was claiming that Qualcomm was late in filing the application paperwork – something the company denies.

Qualcomm paid US$1.05 billion for licences in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles with the intention of promoting the development of LTE technology.