Telecom service providers against administrative allocation of 6G bands

6G adoption to eclipse 5G and lead to convergence of satcom and terrestrial networks

Telecom service providers (TSPs) are against the administrative allocation of any 6G band, when the government opens it up for use.
 

Recent media reports have suggested that the department of telecommunications (DoT) is keen to seek the views of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on opening up of spectrum in the 95 gigahertz (GHz)-3 terahertz (THz) frequency range for free allocation.

This would help develop new technologies like 6G-driven products and solutions.

But TSPs believe that this and other key 6G bands should be auctioned, as had been done in the past. These will be integral to the