The telecoms company says 6GHz mid-band spectrum is needed for quality of service, 5G

Industry body COAI on Tuesday aggressively reserved mid-band 6GHz spectrum for mobile operators, saying it was vital to the roll-out of 5G services and that delicensing it to “everyone’s use” will improve the quality and the Will affect costs of next generation services.

Radio waves at 6 GHz are a sweet spot for telecom service providers, since the current spectrum in the middle band is “miserably short of the needs of the telecommunications companies”.

The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) warned of this 5G Deployments, speeds and affordability of services will “severely suffer” if 6GHz frequencies are not allocated mobile phone, mobile phone Services in India.

The spectrum in the 6 GHz band with its propagation qualities is ideal for mobile services in densely populated areas, especially in urban areas, and mobile operators face WiFi players when they claim this band.

“Right now, the roughly 720MHz spectrum that telcos have in the mid-band is not enough to meet the requirements,” said SP Kochhar, director general of COAI, briefing reporters on the need for a 6GHz spectrum allocation for 5G Services.

It is important to mention that 5G services were launched on October 1st, 2022 and rolled out to over 200 cities across the country within 100 days.

In addition to providing ultra-low latency connections that allow downloading full-length, high-quality videos or movies in seconds (even in crowded areas) to a mobile device, in the future the fifth generation or 5G would enable solutions such as among others E-health, connected vehicles, more immersive augmented reality and metaverse experiences, life-saving use cases, and advanced mobile cloud gaming.

According to COAI, 6 GHz is the last remaining mid-band spectrum in which city-wide coverage can be provided with cellular networks. In India, cellular networks remain the primary source of Internet connectivity for more than 95 percent of users.

COAI had recommended that any decision to “de-license” any portion of this band be avoided.

“Licensed 6GHz is ideal for commercial success and deployment of 5G NR (New Radio), 5.5G and 6G in the future,” COAI said.

If this 6GHz mid-band spectrum isn’t allocated for cellular services, it could impact the overall quality of offerings and lead to increased costs for telecom operators as they roll out 5G services across the country, Kochhar said.

COAI has already made submissions to the telecoms department on the matter, Kochhar said, adding that the department has formed a committee to investigate the entire matter.

COAI has said that coexistence in this band with satellite services is acceptable as it will not impede services to either side.