The rupture is also cooked between the Telcos on the Indian method of allocating the spectrum for Backhaul services.
Backhaul is a link that connects mobile towers and body Wi-Fi with the main Internet network, helping to travel data between devices and a wider site. Given that the government will decide how the spectrum of Backhaul, Telcos and technology companies should be allocated.
Telecommunications operators want all such spectrum to be reserved for growing data traffic in their networks. Technology companies represented by Broadband India Forum call on the assignment of the spectrum to other entities and, in some cases, to use some bands without license to support wider access and innovation of the Internet.
“We are of the opinion that the demand for these traditional microwave belts will persist due to rapid urbanization and requirements for losing (a) increased cellular operations from 5G and future network technologies. Therefore, the existing spectrum in traditional microwave groups should be fully available to TSPS (telecommunications services). Kochhar, the CEO of India, India, India, India, should be fully accessible to the Indian Office for India to undergo the Indian office to undergo the Indian office to undergo to undergo India. (Trai) 2 July.
The problem of Spectrum Backhaul is important for India, where wireless connectivity for Lackafhaul is essential for the expansion of 5G, rural and public Wi-Fi networks. The lack of clear policy, as the backhaul spectrum will be allocated – whether through auction, administrative assignment or delicacy – has created uncertainty for telecommunications operators and technology companies.
Technology companies on a route without auction
For the purposes of Backhaul, telecommunications operators were assigned a temporary spectrum in belts such as 6 GHz and 21 GHz, as well as in E (71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz) and in the band (57-64/ 66 GHz). In areas where fiber laying is difficult or delayed, backhaul using E -belts and decisive for support for 5G and high -speed Internet, as these belts can wirelessly carry large volumes of data between towers.
According to the Ministry of Telecommunications, only 46.09% of the towers in India were connected to the main network using optical fiber cables (called tower fiber), since March, which emphasizes the need for a backhaul spectrum to satisfy higher demand for telecommunications networks.
“Some of these traditional/older spectrum belts are now used and some others are likely to be used for other mobile/Wi-Fi/satellite services. Therefore, only TSPs can be required, but also for other entities, see spectrum.
The administration of the Technology Society forum and the Association of Operators Association to Trai was in response to the consultation of the microwave assignment.
The forum also argued for use without a license of 9 GHz spectrum in the lower band V (57-66GHz) to support contactless ports, data transfer to the device and reduce movement.
“The V-Band is already permitted on the basis of a license around the world, with the exception of several countries. If the V-Persic is continued to be limited and licensed, innovative new technologies and products would not be able to see the light of the day and consumers on the Indian market would be deprived of the latest and innovative solutions,” she said.
The Technology Forum added that new technology such as Wigig, which allows you to transfer wireless data at multi-gigabit speeds, faster than normal Wi-Fi, requires such a band.
Airtel vs Jio on the assignment of the spectrum
Although telecommunications operators are on the same page on Spectrum Backhaul, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are on the loggerheads above the spectrum assignment method.
Jio is against the allocation of the Backhaul spectrum without organizing the auction and quoting concerns about National Security from Ne-Telco entities. Airtel, reflecting the views of other technological companies, called for the method of spectrum allocation.
According to 1, according to the Telecommunications Act 2023, the Backhaul spectrum is one of the items for which the spectrum is to be assigned administratively (non -auction route).
“The current methodology of the administrative assignment of temporary assignments in a high percentage of AGR (modified gross income) because spectrum fees did not work and a large number of spectrum remains idle, while TSP has a lack of backhaul capacity,” said Jio Trai Trai In subordination of July 2.
“Unlicensed approach to the spectrum usable for IMT services (International Mobile Telecommunications) disrupts equal conditions and affects investments in this industry, except that it is technically ineffective,” Jio added.
Airtel said that these belts under the auction allocation would not endanger the continuity of services due to the unavailability of the required backhaul spectrum and could create an artificial deficiency by providing additional spectrum for access services.
“It is important to note that operators with limited fiber infrastructure are particularly dependent on wireless backhaul and exposure to these critical sources of auction dynamics for various purposes would create serious competing imbalances,” said Airtel Trai on July.
Challenge to reform prices
However, Jio and Airtel, as well as technology companies, demanded a reduction in Spectrum Backhaul prices.
Currently telecommunications operators pay 0.15% of their modified gross revenue for one e-band-or-or-or-class carrier about £96 crore. This is about 3,000 times what the telecommunications providers in Iraq apply and almost 1,400 times what TSP in Saudi Arabia is true, said Broadband India forum.
The carrier refers to the block or channel of the spectrum used by the operator to transmit wireless signals; More carriers mean greater capacity, but also higher costs.
India is governed by a growing payment mechanism, which includes billing of 0.35% of the company’s gross revenue for two carriers up to 1.45% and 2.30% for six and eight carriers.
“The rational model SUC (SPECTRUM USEGAGE), which is flat, low and predictable for the backhaul spectrum,” Airtel said in his subordinates Trai. “Delinking SC from the number of carriers would not only support efficient deployment, but would also help optimize the use of access and improve consumer experience.”
Jio built a lower reserve price for the spectrum based on the auction method and for easier payment conditions of the spectrum.
Satellite
In another potential crack with the satellite companies, including the Eutelsat, Amazon Kuiper and Inmarsat, represented by the Global Satellite Operators’ Association, they urged Trai to move carefully because it seems to expand the Backhaul services in 18 GHz Band for telecommunications networks.
The Association said Backhaul tapes are decisive for support for mobile and fixed wireless infrastructure, especially in regions where fiber deployment is not feasible. “However, the increased use of these belts must not come at the expense of satellite services that share the co-prime status, especially in 13 GHz and 15 GHz bands,” he said.
The Association of satellite operators called for a balanced approach to ensure reliable operation of fixed satellite services, especially in frequency ranges that support basic services such as restoration, remote education and broadband in insufficiently operated regions.
“When Trai evaluates the potential expansion of the assignment of the spectrum for earthly use in the 18 GHz zone, Amazon encourages her to capture cautious approach,” said Amazon Kuiper Trai on July.
“This band-Katera was historically” much less used “by earthly services to provide radio backhaul services in India-is decisive for the ability of the Kuiper system to provide reliable, affordable and widely accessible wireless broadband access to Indian consumers,” the company said.
In May, the Ministry of Telecommunications issued instructions that require satellite operators to submit an annual plan to the government that shows how it gradually increases the local production of the ground segments of their satellite network in India.
India has so far approved the EutelSated EutelSated OneWeb, Jio and Elon Musk-Landed Starlink to start satellite Internet services in India, while Amazon Kuiper and Globalstar are waiting for regulatory will.
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