DoT likely to pass on tech industry call for more 6 GHz band for WiFiThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will not delicense additional spectrum in the 6 GHz band despite industry requests, believing su...
30 Jun, 2025, 08.29 AM IST
Jio breaks ranks with peers over 6 GHz waves for WiFiThe telecom industry is divided over the Centre's decision to delicense the lower 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi. Reliance Jio supports higher power ...
20 Jun, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
DoT seeks feedback on 6GHz band draft, paves way for 9.6 Gbps speedsThe Indian government is set to boost home WiFi speeds by delicensing the lower 6 GHz spectrum band, making 500 MHz of airwaves available. ...
20 May, 2025, 06.23 AM IST
Centre issues draft rules to delicense chunk of 6 GHz band for indoor useThe central government is set to delicense the 5925-6425 MHz band. This move will allow unlicensed indoor use. It will benefit Wi-Fi broadb...
19 May, 2025, 09.19 PM IST
Global tech cos may move court against govt's 6GHz decisionTechnology giants like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are considering legal action against the Indian government's decision to auction the...
29 Jan, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
India caught in the crossfire of Sino-US battle for 6 GHzWhile the US, which has delicensed the entire band, is pushing for a resolution in its favour, China, which has allocated the band for 5G/6...
02 Dec, 2023, 08.40 AM IST
Delicence 6 GHz band for WiFi, tech cos write to DoTStressing that the entire 6 GHz band should be delicensed for WiFi services, the tech industry has highlighted that enough spectrum in vari...
06 May, 2023, 12.20 AM IST
6 GHz not used for 5G globally, should be delicensed: BIF to DoTStressing that the entire 6 GHz band should be delicensed for WiFi services, the tech industry has highlighted that enough spectrum in vari...
05 May, 2023, 02.23 PM IST
ITU member body seeks opening of E band for 5G backhaul, V band for wi-fiTelecom operators have been demanding allocation of both E and V band spectrum through auction, while other set of internet service provide...
27 Feb, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
Telecom body wants 60 GHz band waves allotted without auctionsThe delicensing of the V-band has been strongly opposed by telecom carriers, who fear that if done, broadband players will use those airwav...
27 Sep, 2021, 07.24 AM IST
Penalties will make discom delicensing a success: RK Singh“The proposed amendment aims at giving non-discriminatory access to network of any other electricity supplier and not doing this will invit...
06 Aug, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
Power companies’ shares rally as PM Modi vows to delicense distributionShares of Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd closed 7.3% higher on the BSE on Thursday while Torrent Power scrip ended the day 8% up while governm...
19 Feb, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
Tech companies call for delicensing of E & V spectrum bands, junk telcos' claimsThe Broadband India Forum has just shot off a letter to telecom secretary Anshu Prakash, saying any move to stop delicensing of E & V spect...
13 Oct, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
Telecom companies seek PMO intervention to stop delicensing airwaves in E & V BandsCOAI, which represents telecom biggies Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio Infocomm, in letter to the PMO suggest...
10 Jul, 2018, 08.32 AM IST
Telcos oppose Trai view of delicensing airwaves for M2MIn its submission to Trai’s discussion paper, COAI had dismissed the need to delicense any additional bands for promoting M2M communication...
07 Sep, 2017, 01.45 AM IST
DoT to take up spectrum issue with armed forcesThe telecom dept will soon urge the armed forces to de-license 10 units of airwaves in the 1,880-1,900 MHz band for cordless communication.
27 Apr, 2013, 04.05 AM IST
Defence ministry wary of Trai proposal to de-license spectrum for cordless servicesA telecom department panel has rejected the Trai's proposal to de-license 20 units of airwaves in the 1,880-1,900 MHz band for cordless ser...
25 Mar, 2013, 04.56 AM IST