The telecom department will soon urge the armed forces to accept a panel report that 10 units of airwaves in the 1,880-1,900 MHz band be de-licensed for cordless communication services, according to documents reviewed by ET.
Spectrum in the 1,700-2,000 MHz band is equally divided between the department of telecom (DoT) and the armed forces. Defence authorities say that freeing airwaves in this band, which lies within the 150 units block allocated to it, will compromise India's security.
Last month, a DoT panel had rejected the sector regulator's proposal that 20 units of spectrum in the 1,880-1,900 MHz band be de-licensed for non-commercial operation of low-power cordless systems, citing concerns raised by the defence ministry. Instead, it had suggested that a maximum of 10 units only be taken up for de-licensing. The panel had also urged Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to review its recommendation.
An internal note of the DoT, a copy of which was reviewed by ET, says, "Following the presentation (to telecom minister Kapil Sibal), DoT can take up its alternate proposal with defence authorities of delicensing only 10 MHz, instead of 20 units, for operating low-power CTS applications."
The note also calls for close coordination with the armed forces while conducting field trials.
The defence ministry says the 300 units of airwaves in the 1,700-2,000 MHz band are crucial for strategic communications, tactical networks and air-defence systems.
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