Demand study for direct allocation of spectrum: Tech players say private networks to face delay

The technology industry has said the move by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to undertake demand studies before directly allocating spectrum to enterprises will delay setting up private captive networks as a result of which enterprises and industry 4.0 have lost out.

The industry thinks since DoT has defined no timelines, the move will allow telecom operators to get an advantage while there is a cloud of uncertainty over the idea of enterprises wanting to get spectrum directly from DoT.