Telecom regulator seeks view on spectrum allocation

Indian telecom regulator Monday released a consultation paper on Allocation of Spectrum Resources for Residential and Enterprise Intratelecommunication Requirements/ cordless telecommunications system.

In last decade, due to the proliferation of mobile telecommunications in all walks of life, the landscape of India's telecom network has changed significantly. Nevertheless, similar growth has not been observed in Residential and Enterprise Intra-telecommunication/cordless telecommunications system in the country, the regulator stated.

“This has been attributed primarily to limited wireless options available in the market. For Intra-telecommunication requirements for residential and enterprises, wireless platform is the most widely used solution which as well complements wireline networking solutions. The majority of wireless based PABX solutions available in the Indian market operates in 2.4 GHz de-licensed ISM band, which is as well being used for other host of data applications,” the paper furthermore stated.