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Reliance Jio Infocomm, the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries, has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to allocate microwave backbone frequency carriers in 6/7 GHz band.
In a letter on October 13, the company has said that it requires at least two microwave backbone carriers of 28MHz paired bandwidth each in all 22 telecom zones in the 6/7GHz band for point to point radiowave backhaul links.
The company has noted that rollout of its network is severely hampered due to non-availability of microwave backbone frequency carriers. Allocation of the microwave backbone frequency will help the company to meet rollout obligations, and it would also be able to offer its long-term evolution (LTE) services in the rural areas.
