Delicensing 6 Ghz band will hamper 5G, 6G roll out: COAI

New Delhi: 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, beyond what has already been put up in auction. “5G spectrum will be crucial as India firms up an action plan for Bharat 6G,” said COAI Director General SP Kochhar.