- This will allow mobile phone companies to deploy the 26 GHz millimetre wave band
- Recently, telecom companies have protested against ISRO’s suggestion to the government to cut the transmission power
According to a report by the Economic Times, the International Telecom Union (ITU) has dismissed a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications (pushed by Indian Space Research Organisation) to restrict transmission power of 5G mobile base stations. This will allow mobile phone companies to deploy the 26 GHz millimetre wave band to bring affordable 5G services in India said the report.
Protests from telecom companies
The report also said that this would also pave the way for DoT to auction these airwaves for 5G services in the next sale as the government has sufficient quantum of this spectrum. Recently, telecom companies have protested against ISRO’s suggestion to the government to cut the transmission power of a 5G base station running on the 26 GHz band. The companies said that if such a proposal is accepted, it would lead to a rise in deployment costs of 5G and hamper the 5G business case on the 26 GHz millimetre wave band in India.
A 5G base station transmits at 60 dbm. ISRO wanted that cut this to 37 dbm as it requires a the 26 GHz spectrum for satellite services and wanted no interference from 5G mobile networks in the upcoming days.
