6 GHz band essential for 5G growth and 6G deployment: Reliance Jio to Trai

Reliance Jio said that the 6 GHz band (1200 MHz) is critically needed for 5G growth and 6G deployment in the country and the entire spectrum should be allocated to IMT or mobility services, resulting in around 300 MHz MHz to 400 MHz will be secured. Available for each carrier.

Jio rejected requests from tech companies to allocate spectrum in this band to WiFi services. The telephone company argued that it was not justified to license V-band and he 6 GHz for use in public WiFi networks.

“…the use/delicensing of spectrum through license exemptions will only lead to indiscriminate and irresponsible large-scale use with significant interfering effects if the same spectrum is also made available for licensed services.” ”, Jio said in its rebuttal to Trai’s advisory paper. Driving 5G transformation.

Jio said delicensing is an irreversible process that always leads to indiscriminate and inefficient use, and typically takes place in spectrum bands unsuitable for IMT technology, such as the 5GHz band, where around 750MHz is delicensed. Ta.

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“Appropriately, countries that have delicensed the entire 6 GHz band for WiFi services are now considering the IMT in WRC-23 when the majority of the band (i.e. 6.425 GHz to 7.025 GHz) We are facing difficulties in reversing the decision.”

Jio said delicensing spectrum would result in cost arbitrage between operators providing services in the licensed spectrum and other operators, resulting in huge losses to the exchequer. .

Jio highlighted that the already delicensed spectrum above 800 MHz is not fully utilized anywhere. “…The demand for additional delicensing must therefore be considered in light of the availability of this vast amount of unutilized spectrum.”

The news agency said indiscriminate adoption of unlicensed spectrum would cause serious interference problems, making these bands technically unusable for IMT services.

“…Public WiFi, even if it only covers hotspots without full mobility, is a broadband service that competes directly with 5G and can be substituted, so it must be licensed according to the “same service, same rules” principle. Should only be provided through spectrum. ,” said.

Global telecommunications industry body GSMA has previously said that allocating 5G frequencies under the 6GHz band for mobile services will benefit India, while several countries are pushing for allocation of telecom frequencies in the same range. He said he was deaf.

The GSMA said the 6GHz band is the only large contiguous block of mid-band spectrum capable of delivering affordable 5G services.

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