Telecom operators group asks govt to ban sale of unlicenced WiFi 6E routers

A group representing telecom operators has sought a ban on the sale of WiFi 6E routers that use 6 GHz spectrum band for data transmission, making the request as the government has not yet determined the utilisation of the frequencies.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), whose members include Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, claimed that the routers are being sold on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, and Moglix, as well as through offline retailers, according to a report in the Economic Times (ET).