It was the week that saw Qualcomm in danger of losing its TD-LTE spectrum in India, while HTC hinted at an OS buyout, and Pacnet got serious about CDN.

 

Qualcomm faces having its application for a BWA spectrum license in India rejected, with the telecom ministry claiming this week that the company was late submitting the paperwork. Qualcomm denied the claims, but if the DoT decides otherwise, Qualcomm could forfeit the $1.03 billion (€746 million) it paid for the license, which it had hoped to use for TD-LTE in a market that was otherwise embracing Wimax for BWA networks.

 

Also in India, Vodafone found itself gearing up for another tax dispute with the Indian government over its investments in Vodafone Essar. The operator has already agreed to pay $826 million in tax on its $5.4 billion buyout of Essar's stake in Vodafone Essar, but plans to contest the tax payment in local courts anyway, Economic Times reported. 

 

It was also the week that saw HTC chairwoman Cher Wang reportedly say that the company has internally debated buying an OS platform – sparking speculation it is considering buying out WebOS from HP, should the latter (as some expect) decide to sell.

 

Other pundits have suggested HTC could be a possible suitor for MeeGo, if rumors of Nokia and Intel seeking to exit the platform prove accurate.