Telecom industry body COAI has cautioned the telecom department that delicensing spectrum in the 6 Ghz band will hamper roll out of 5G advance and 6G services in the country.
In a letter dated August 10 to Department of Telecom Secratory Apurva Chandra, the Cellular Operators Association of India — whose members include Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, etc — has requested the Department of Telecom to include the 6 gigahertz spectrum in the auction and support its allocation for mobile telecommunication at the global level.
COAI said that the 6 GHz band is the only additional contiguous spectrum available in mid-band for IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications), beyond what has already been put up in auction.
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