Saankhya Labs gets 5G trial spectrum, ties up with US broadcaster Sinclair for live TV services on mobile phones

Kolkata: Homegrown wireless communication and semiconductor chipset company Saankhya Labs has received 5G broadcast trial spectrum from the telecom department to test in-house products that enable convergence of broadcast and mobile broadband networks before launching them in the US.

“The experimental 5G spectrum allocation for six months will be used to test the company’s broadcast radio head (BRH) product and also an internally developed prototype broadcast-enabled mobile handset capable of receiving broadcast signals,” Saankhya Labs CEO Parag Naik told ET.

Post trials in the 700 MHz and 600 MHz bands in Bengaluru, Saankhya’s BRH product will be deployed by US private broadcaster Sinclair Broadcast Group for offering live television services on mobile phones in the US market, he said.