New delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday launched a session paper on the public sale of radio frequency spectrum within the frequency bands recognized for worldwide mobiles Division of Telecommunications (Dot) is searching for trai suggestions for the Public sale of Radio Frequency Spectrum within the frequency bands recognized for Worldwide Cell Telecommunications (IMT).
In response to DoT’s reference dated 02.08.2023 on public sale of RF spectrum within the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300 MHz, 26 GHz and 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 ghz and 42.5-43.5 ghz bands, trai had offered its suggestions on 01.09.2023.
Based mostly on the trai’s suggestions, the Authorities Carried out Public sale of Spectrum within the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHZ Bands Dering June 2024.
Within the public sale assist in 2024, the 600 mHz band was not put to public sale contemplating that this band was not bought within the public sale assist throughout 2022, the gear ecosystem has not but developed for this bond and on Deployed 600 MHz of their public community.
Within the itu radio laws additionally, this band has not been recognized on the regional or world degree for imt. Due to this fact, dot has determined to hunt contemporary suggestions of trai earlier than placing this band for public sale, in accordance with ministry of communications.
Out of the whole 700 mHz spectrum within the 6425-7125 mHz vary, solely 400 mHz spectrum in two fragmented chunks at 6425-6725 mHz (300 mHz) and 7025-7125 mHz (100 mHz) Awailable for public sale, and remaining 300 mHz within the 6725-7025 mHz frequency vary will probably be out there by December 2030.
In view of this, approves time for the public sale of 6 ghz is required to be explred contemplating the much less developed ecolyoped ecoSystem and availability of solely 400 mHz spectrum in a fragmented method.
A complete of 687 mHz of spectrum is to be re-armed for imt based mostly providers. Dot has additionally offered lsa-wise quantum of spectrum out there with the federal government within the present and new imt bands, via the reference.