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Reliance Jio opposes Airtel and Vi over E band-5G spectrum bundling

The E band spectrum (71-76 GHz and 81-87 GHZ) can be used by telcos for the backhaul of towers, replacing the microwave linkage, and is crucial to enable high speed data in large volumes

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Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
Reliance Jio has opposed a move by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea (Vi) who are pushing for ‘mandatory’ bundling of the contentious E band with 5G spectrum in the upcoming auctions.

The E band spectrum (71-76 GHz and 81-87 GHZ) can be used by telcos for the backhaul of towers, replacing the microwave linkage, and is crucial to enable high speed data in large volumes. It can also be used as access spectrum.  

The differences came to light in an ‘open house’ of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday in which all key stakeholders from telcos and ISPs

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