The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought proposals from industry regulator TRAI for an auction of E and V bands, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Speaking at an event of the India Broadband Forum, DoT (Technology) member AK Tiwari said that in the future the government will auction off millimeter waves that fall in the 37-42.5 megahertz spectrum band. , E and V bands.
“We have submitted references to auction E and V bands but that will be for improvement,” Tiwari said.
The radiated wave in the E-band, which is located in 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz, and the V-band, which is 57-64 GHz, can transmit data at very high speeds and the method of spectrum allocation in the bands This is a topic. controversial issue in the field and in government circles in the past.
Telecommunications companies and Internet companies have made it difficult to auction E and V bands.
While telecom operators support this band auction, agencies representing internet companies oppose.
Even telecom regulator TRAI in a recommendation suggested allocating E and V without an auction.
Tiwari said that 5G services are expected to be launched in the country within 45-50 days.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Telecommunications (DoT) has speak to get an upfront payment of around Rs. 17,876 crore from Bharti AirtelReliance Jio, Adani Data Networks and Vodafone idea for the spectrum they won in a recent auction. While all telecom operators have opted to pay in 20 installments annually, Bharti Airtel paid Rs. 8,312.4 crore is equivalent to four annual installments.
Reliance Jio made payment of Rs. 7,864.78 crore, Vodafone Idea Rs. 1,679.98 crore and Adani Data Network Rs. 18.94 crore.
