Panel seeks flexible licensing regime for 5G trials

NEW DELHI: A committee on 5G trials has asked the government to come up with flexible conditions including sufficient quantum and duration of spectrum, unified license and single-window clearances to conduct the fifth-generation (5G) trials.

“The things should be simpler for experimental license and single window clearance and license for multiple locations should be provided,” a government source told ET, and added that the panel has also suggested that the Department of Telecommunications ( DoT) look at awarding non-interfering radio waves for trials.

In February, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has formed a group headed by IIT-Kanpur director professor Abhay Karandikar to make recommendations related to licensing as well as the quantum of airwaves among other aspects for offering experimental spectrum for carrying out 5G pilots.