Reliance Jio seeks permission from DoT to widen E-band spectrum use

Telecom market leader Reliance Jio has sought approval from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to widen the use of the E-band spectrum for mobility use in addition to backhaul, according to a report by The Economic Times (ET).

Backhaul refers to operations connecting a mobile network to nodes and towers to facilitate the transmission of data.

In order to smoothen the 5G rollout, E-band spectrum was provided to telecom firms administratively by DoT for exclusive backhaul use. The telecom leader’s application for approval comes ahead of the release of an expected consultation paper by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on the mode of allocating such airwaves.