Broadband Forum Urges Government to Allocate 700MHz and 850MHz Spectrum for 5G

On Thursday, the Broadband Group of India said that the government should work on allocating the spectrum of 700MHz and 850MHz for better expansion of the 5G network and better data communication. Broadband India Forum said in a statement “The government should allocate spectrum of low bands like 700 MHz and 850 MHz for better 5G coverage and higher frequencies for high data rate communication.” An Economic Times report highlighted that the telecom regulator Trai will come up with recommendations for the sale of 5G airwaves in 3300-3400 MHz and 3400-3600 MHz bands. The proposals will be submitted to the DoT, which will take the auctioning process forward.

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Also, Trai has previously highlighted that the pricing of the airwaves in the 5G band remains an issue since last year the premium bands stayed unsold because of the exorbitant price of the spectrum. The soon to come up recommendations will also take into account the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands.

Highlighting the characteristics of the 700MHz band, Trai in its statement said “The 700 MHz spectrum band is a lower frequency band and has better propagation characteristics as compared with other high-frequency spectrum bands. This spectrum band is considered as premium spectrum band and is most suitable for Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.”

The Broadband forum also spoke that it would work towards drafting a Request for Proposal (RFP) by the end of August. The RFP would chalk out the spectrum needs, topological requirements and other technical requirements and roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder.