Indian Space Association Welcomes TRAI's 5G Recommendations

The Indian Space Association, IspA reacted to the recent recommendations by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, (TRAI) on the 5G spectrum auction.

The ISpA statement read:

"ISpA(Indian Space Association) welcomes TRAI’s 5G recommendation that calls for coexistence of satellite communications and IMT in the 27.5-28.5 GHz band. We also appreciate recommending an exclusion zone for satellite earth stations (Earth to Space) in the 27.5-28.5 GHz band.

However, we are of the considered view that including all available spectrum in the 24.25- 28.5 GHz bands along with low and mid bands in the auction is a case of oversupply to terrestrial telecom at the cost of the satellite industry. The 24.25-27.5 GHz bands along with 3.3-3.67 GHz band would be more than sufficient for 5G. Therefore, in line with the global best practices, the 28 GHz band should be allocated exclusively for satellite communications for future growth of the Space industry and in order to fulfil Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of making India a major player in the global space domain.”