{"id":982958,"date":"2025-12-30T17:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/?p=982958"},"modified":"2026-01-01T08:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T03:08:26","slug":"india-maps-out-spectrum-strategy-for-next-gen-connectivity-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/2025\/12\/30\/india-maps-out-spectrum-strategy-for-next-gen-connectivity-2\/","title":{"rendered":"India maps out spectrum strategy for next-gen connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, released the National Frequency Allocation Plan 2025 (NFAP-2025), a key policy document that governs the management and allocation of radio-frequency spectrum in India. <\/p>\n<p>NFAP-2025 will take effect today, according to a statement from the Ministry of Communications.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry said that the NFAP-2025 will allocate radio-frequency spectrum to various radio-communication services in the frequency range 8.3 kHz to 3000 GHz. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It serves as an essential reference for spectrum managers, wireless operators, and telecom equipment manufacturers,&#8221; the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>NFAP-2025 introduces several strategic and future-ready revisions to meet the growing spectrum demand for next-generation technologies. They include identification of the 6425-7125 MHz band for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), significantly enhancing mid-band spectrum availability for 5G, 5G Advanced, and future 6G networks.<br \/>\nAllocation of Ka, Q, and V bands for satellite-based services, crucial for high-throughput Geo-Stationary Orbit (GSO) satellites and large non-GSO satellite constellations. <\/p>\n<p>It also includes additional spectrum for In-Flight and Maritime Connectivity (IFMC) to ensure seamless broadband access in the air and at sea, besides supporting emerging technologies such as Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication, LEO\/MEO satellite services, and expanded broadband connectivity solutions. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These enhancements will ensure that India&#8217;s spectrum management remains responsive, high-capacity, and harmonised with global standards, supporting both current and future digital innovations, which will help in enhancing development of eco-system in India,&#8221; the ministry said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, released the National Frequency Allocation Plan 2025 (NFAP-2025), a key policy document that governs the management and allocation of radio-frequency spectrum in India. NFAP-2025 will take effect today, according to a statement from the Ministry of Communications. The Ministry said that the NFAP-2025 will allocate radio-frequency spectrum to various radio-communication services in the frequency range 8.3 kHz to 3000 GHz. &#8220;It serves as an essential reference for spectrum managers, wireless operators, and telecom equipment manufacturers,&#8221; the ministry said. NFAP-2025 introduces several strategic and future-ready revisions to meet the growing spectrum demand for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-982958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-telecom"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=982958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982958\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=982958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=982958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/telecomlive.in\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=982958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}