Emerging tech sectors stake claim on 600 MHz spectrum band

The crucial 600 MHz band, which did not find any takers in the 2022 5G spectrum auctions, is now seeing interest from industries such as audio programme making and special events (PMSE) as well as broadcasting, officials said.

Amid ongoing discussions on updating the national frequency allocation plan (NFAP), the department of telecommunications (DoT) has received requests from these industries to allocate spectrum to them in absence of any use cases and auction of the band for international mobile telecommunication (IMT).