Industry group pushes for inclusion of 26GHz, 28GHz airwaves in auction

摘要

Industry group the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has requested that the government include spectrum in the 26GHz and 28GHz band in the upcoming frequency auction, the Economic Times writes. In a letter to Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan, the COAI suggested that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) urgently consult with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on pricing for the airwaves. The COAI highlighted the importance of the band to potential industry applications, arguing that it would enable India to leverage 'global 5G ecosystem developments around this band,' as well as provide impetus to local manufacturing of 5G smartphones, networking equipment and connected devices, with an official from one cellco suggested autonomous farm vehicles as an example.