DoT identifies new spectrum bands for 3G

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has called a meeting with operators on May 28 to discuss the allocation and pricing of 3G spectrum bands for launching new generation mobile phone services.

Spectrum or radio waves in the bands 2.3-2.4 GHz, 2.5-2.69 GHz, and 3.3-3.6 GHz were not available for allocation earlier. Therefore, when the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued recommendation for 3G spectrum allocation and pricing in 2006, it had decided that allocations of spectrum in these bands will be decided as and when these were made available.

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n the draft guidelines, the DoT has said 3G spectrum will be allocated in the 2.1 GHz band.

Recently, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has identified 2.3-2.4 GHz band also as International Mobile Technology (IMT) band. Spectrum in the band of 2.5-2.69 GHz was already identified as IMT-2000 band and the DoT, as per its recent guidelines on Broadband Wireless Access (BWA), is also considering allotment of spectrum in these bands. Currently, they are used for satellite services.

The use of 2.3-2.4 GHz and 2.5-2.69 GHz band offers significant scope for innovation with the potential for induction of new technologies, services, applications and devices.

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The US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong have already allocated 2.5 GHz band for all types of wireless use.

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