Govt notifies draft rules for delicensing lower 6Ghz band for Wifi

[laksh211in]

Centre notifies draft rules for delicensing lower 6 GHz band - ET Telecom

The ‘Use of Low Power and Very Low Power Wireless Access System including Radio Local Area Network in Lower 6 GHz band (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Rules, 2025’ apply to the 5925-6425 MHz band, according to the notification.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[f0r3he4d]

it is just a draft as of yet. BIG IF TRUE. this guy explained it properly. so in this case we will only be able to use one 320mhz band, kinda sucks but better than nothing.

 

[SayantaN]

Lets see...


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[f0r3he4d]

really hope this opens the door for multi gig broadband in india, otherwise no point of the 6ghz band. It's the same like 100mbps backhaul to a 5ghz AP.

 

[laksh211in]

 

[windyglaze]

DoT likely to pass on tech industry call for more 6 GHz band for WiFi

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will not delicense additional spectrum in the 6 GHz band despite industry requests, believing sufficient airwaves are already available for WiFi. However, DoT is considering a marginal increase in transmit power for outdoor WiFi devices using 6 GHz...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[Skye]

Wait for WiFi 6 gets longer over spectrum licensing issues

WiFi 6: The department decided to delicense the lower portion of the band and allocate it without auctions in May, when the draft rules for the allocation were also published with an August 15 deadline to implement the policy.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[Skye]

The deadline is already well past, and the people ET spoke with said the final rules won’t be notified anytime soon. The allocation can happen only when the rules are notified.

So, gotta wait for a long time.

 

[f0r3he4d]

nah they jus waiting for daddy ambani to put 6ghz on their towers for free spectrum airfiber usage with way high strength parag kar already made a video about this

 

[AD2011]

@f0r3he4d Daddy Ambani already has 6ghz devices put in the towers just waiting for it to get activated: