No additional spectrum required to maintain stability, quality of networks: COAI

The telecom operators in the country are of opinion that they don’t require additional spectrum to maintain the stability and quality of their networks, as traffic has flattened, while there is no downtime of services.

“Over the past few days, the industry, in concert with actions coordinated with the DoT (Department of Telecommunications), has seen a flattening of traffic demand on the members’ networks. Some of these actions relate to streaming services reducing their content from High Definition (HD) to Standard Definition (SD), local municipalities working with operators to bring sealed towers back on line, and some redistribution of traffic on the network, among others,” said Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) Director-General Rajan S Mathews.