MediaTek Backs mmWave Spectrum in India to Support 6G Vision: Report

MediaTek Backs mmWave in India to Support 6G Vision
Taiwanese semiconductor firm MediaTek said that it would support millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum bands in India, positioning itself as a critical enabler for future 6G networks. The company said it is committed to working with Indian telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, who are currently in the planning stages of deploying services in the 26 GHz mmWave band acquired in the 2022 spectrum auction.

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MediaTek Commits to India’s mmWave Spectrum Rollout

“MediaTek invests very heavily in cellular. That’s our biggest segment. We believe in millimeter wave bands. From a cellular perspective, you need millimeter wave bands because we’re all going to run out of frequencies and also 6G is also going to have even higher frequencies,” Thomas Ho, marketing director at MediaTek said, according to an ETTelecom report.

mmWave for Wi-Fi

Both Jio and Airtel acquired airwaves in the 26 GHz band. However, both service providers had to roll out 5G services based on the mmWave range to meet minimum rollout norms. Last month, Jio approached the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), seeking approval to use mmWave spectrum for Wi-Fi applications.

“We know that Jio and Airtel have this frequency (26 GHz) band. And also the Indian government has requested to have some usage of this frequency band. So they are all under the planning to develop a product using this frequency band,” the executive reportedly said.

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MediaTek is Believer in mmWave Range

“India is a top-ranking Wi-Fi region, supporting diverse needs and driving innovation with Jio,” MediaTek said, as mentioned in the report.

MediaTek’s Ho reportedly said that MediaTek is a “big believer in millimeter wave range” and it did not take off not just India but worldwide due to various factors, the main reason being the cost versus benefit. “But, we are releasing, and we did release phones that support millimeter wave bands.”