COAI bats for standard power outdoor use of lower 6 GHz band
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Telecom operators’ body COAI on Tuesday urged the telecom department to quickly notify rule amendments allowing standard power operations in the delicensed lower 6 GHz band. The Expert Committee set up by the Department of Telecom (DoT) and led by Radha Krishna Ganti of IIT Madras recommended enabling higher-power outdoor use at 36 dBm in the 5925-6425 MHz band, it noted. COAI said the industry believes the recommendation must be implemented without further delay. “Several months" have passed since the committee submitted its report, COAI Director General SP Kochhar said. He said last-mile connectivity gaps persist in rural, semi-urban and hard-to-reach areas because of right-of-way challenges, limited fibre availability and high deployment costs. Standard power outdoor use, he said, is a practical and cost-effective answer. Fixed wireless access and…