NEW DELHI:
Spectrum demand of Indian Space Research Organisation and the telecom ministry's proposed conditions to roll out mobile services in 26 gigahertz bands are likely to make deployment of 5G services in the country challenging, according to industry experts. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), under the United Nations, will hold a conference next month in Egypt to finalize the use of 26 GHz band for 5G services. It will start deliberation for the same month. The Department of Telecom has accepted the demand of ISRO to use 26 GHz band, in which the 5G ecosystem has been developed, primarily for satellite service.
Consequently, the department has submitted this proposal for consideration to the ITU, which sets the global benchmark for wireless services. The proposal allows the use of a 26 GHz band for mobile services with conditions to ensure that the 5G services will not interfere with satellite operations. "The operation of IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) within the frequency band 24.25-27.5 GHz shall protect the existing and future SRS/EESS earth stations; the operation of IMT within the frequency band 24.25-27.5 GHz shall protect the existing and future FSS earth stations," the DoT said in its submission to ITU. The DoT has proposed radiation power of 7-decibel watt per 200 megahertz for base stations to be deployed in the 26 GHz band against industry estimate of 33 dbW per 200 Mhz band.
Spectrum demand of Indian Space Research Organisation and the telecom ministry's proposed conditions to roll out mobile services in 26 gigahertz bands are likely to make deployment of 5G services in the country challenging, according to industry experts. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), under the United Nations, will hold a conference next month in Egypt to finalize the use of 26 GHz band for 5G services. It will start deliberation for the same month. The Department of Telecom has accepted the demand of ISRO to use 26 GHz band, in which the 5G ecosystem has been developed, primarily for satellite service.
Consequently, the department has submitted this proposal for consideration to the ITU, which sets the global benchmark for wireless services. The proposal allows the use of a 26 GHz band for mobile services with conditions to ensure that the 5G services will not interfere with satellite operations. "The operation of IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) within the frequency band 24.25-27.5 GHz shall protect the existing and future SRS/EESS earth stations; the operation of IMT within the frequency band 24.25-27.5 GHz shall protect the existing and future FSS earth stations," the DoT said in its submission to ITU. The DoT has proposed radiation power of 7-decibel watt per 200 megahertz for base stations to be deployed in the 26 GHz band against industry estimate of 33 dbW per 200 Mhz band.
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