Expand spectrum allocation for 5G, telcos ask Centre
The Centre is allocating 175 MHz in the 3,245-3,600 MHz band for 5G services – down from its previous provision of full 300 MHZ in the 3,300-3,600 MHz frequency band December 10, 2020 / 09:55 AM IST
Indian telecom operators are expecting the government to expand availability of 5G spectrum. They have called the current allocation of 175 MHZ in the 3,300–3,600 mid-band as “grossly inadequate.”
The companies said authorities must ensure “right amount of 5G spectrum” as well as a “robust” infrastructure policy to keep the country’s 5G prospects on track, The Economic Times reported.
Randeep Sekhon, CTO at Bharti Airtel told the paper that the “right size spectrum tranche” would “impact differential experience in some places”, which operators would not be able to offer in the case of smaller tranches.