TelecomTalk Interviews: COAI Talks about Private Networks, 5G, 6G and More

5G rollouts are expected to take place around early October 2022. Things look set for the private telcos, and with 5G, Indian consumers will be able to get very fast mobile download and upload speeds along with lower latency networks. However, this is not all there is when we talk about 5G. SP Kochhar, Director General of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), talked with TelecomTalk about the challenges that telecom operators are going to face while rolling 5G and more. Take a look at the video below to hear the full conversation. (Pro tip – hear the conversation at 1.5x or 2x speed on YouTube or Spotify to save yourself a lot of time).

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COAI’s Take on Administrative Allocation of Spectrum for Private LTE or 5G Networks

Kochhar said, “COAI’s take on the matter is that there should be no administrative allocation of spectrum for private networks. It should be taken through auction roots.” The reason Kochhar said is that when you are taking the spectrum to offer or provide similar services, irrespective of the geography you cover, it should be given to you in the same way as it is given to the telcos. Further, the same licensing norms should be applied as are applied to the telecom players.