The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday sought stakeholders’ views on the public sale of three new spectrum bands — 37–37.5 GHz; 37.5–40 GHz; and 42.5–43.5 GHz — for cellular companies, and launched a session paper to debate points associated to pricing, validity and the cost phrases of those radio waves.
In the meantime, public sale of spectrum within the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz, 2,500 MHz, 3,300 MHz, and 26 GHz bands is scheduled from June 6.
The proposal for public sale of spectrum within the 37-37.5 Ghz, 37.5-40 Ghz and 42.5-43.5 Ghz bands will make out there 4,000 Mhz of spectrum for 5G companies in every Licensed Service Space (LSA), TRAI stated, including that whereas the 37-37.5 GHz band is for cellular companies, the opposite two bands — 37.5-40 GHz and 42.5-43.5 GHz — are for cellular and Satellite tv for pc Gateway hyperlinks.
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The regulator has sought trade’s opinion on varied facets of the proposed public sale of spectrum in these new bands, together with pricing, validity, most popular block measurement, spectrum caps, roll-out obligations, and different phrases and situations.
“Whether or not your complete out there spectrum in every of the frequency ranges 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz, and 42.5-43.5 GHz, must be put to public sale for IMT … In case you’re of the opinion that any of the frequency ranges must be put to public sale at a later date, what must be the timelines for auctioning of such frequency bands for IMT,” it requested.
It additionally requested if spectrum in these frequencies must be assigned for a validity interval of 20 years, as prevalent within the present frequency bands, or for a shorter interval.
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It additional requested, “Whether or not the worth of spectrum within the three spectrum bands must be derived by relating it to the public sale decided worth/ worth of spectrum in another band, by utilizing the spectral effectivity issue.”
TRAI has requested trade to submit written feedback by Might 2, and counter-comments by Might 16.
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