India’s telecom operators have written a letter to the telecom division, in search of session on millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum bands, that are essential for the roll out of 5G wi-fi service.

Within the letter, the Mobile Operators Affiliation of India (COAI) has urged Anshu Prakash, secretary, division of telecommunications (DoT) to refer the mmWave—26GHz, 28GHz and 37GHz—bands to the sector regulator in order that their minimal worth may be mounted and they are often included within the 5G spectrum public sale.

“We as soon as once more request DoT for an early referral to Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) for earmarking and together with these mmWave bands for public sale together with different 5G bands (particularly 3.5GHz) as that is an crucial requirement,” COAI mentioned within the letter.

Mint has seen a replica of the letter.

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Concept Ltd are COAI members.

It ought to be famous that India is but to roll out 5G providers. In accordance with a Parliamentary standing committee report of 8 February, Prakash mentioned spectrum public sale for 5G is anticipated to be carried out within the subsequent six months, following which the service will likely be launched on the finish of this yr or in early 2022.

Nonetheless, the launch is not going to be on a pan-India foundation however in areas the place the demand justifies the investments, Prakash instructed the committee. Mint on 15 March reported, quoting a authorities official, that the DoT is more likely to ask Trai to evaluation the minimal worth of bands (3,300-3,600MHz) earmarked for 5G.

Earlier this month, the federal government carried out 4G spectrum public sale. It excluded spectrum bands advisable by Trai for 5G. These bands together with 700MHz spectrum, which was utterly unsold within the auctions held on 1-2 March and in 2016, may very well be referred to Trai for a evaluation, the official mentioned.

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Telecom operators have insisted that the ground worth advisable by the Trai is “unaffordable” and can critically hamper the introduction of 5G providers in India.

The reserve worth for 5G spectrum has been set at ₹492 crore per MHz of spectrum within the 3,300-3,600MHz bands, that are thought-about very best for 5G telecom providers.