28GHz spectrum allotments for 5G have failed in Korea, US, Japan, Thailand: Satcos to TRAI

Kolkata: Global satcom biggies, including Amazon, OneWeb, Starlink, Telesat and Hughes have strongly discouraged the regulator from backing the allotment of 28 GHz spectrum for 5G services, asserting that allocation of such airwaves for next-gen mobile broadband services have failed in South Korea, Japan, Thailand and the US.

They added that any flexible or `mixed’ use of 28 GHz spectrum for terrestrial (read: 5G) and space-based systems would create imbalances, cause network interference and spoil the quality of broadband from space services in India.

Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi), though, have countered this, saying that reserving 28 GHz airwaves exclusively for satellite services would lead to inefficient usage and blockage of a national resource.