Today’s telecom news includes announcements on TRAI, GSMA, ZTE, Telkomsel, among others.
Big Tech Unites to Block India’s 6 GHz Auction Plan
Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Intel have urged TRAI to exclude the upper 6 GHz band from India’s next spectrum auction, citing immature ecosystem, weak uplink performance, and limited global demand. They recommend opening the band for unlicensed use to accelerate Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 adoption, supporting faster, more affordable broadband for consumers and businesses while strengthening India’s digital innovation landscape.
GSMA Warns 6G Needs Triple the Spectrum by 2040 to Power AI and XR Boom
6G networks will require up to three times more mid-band spectrum than currently available to support surging AI-driven, XR, and autonomous applications. The GSMA’s Vision 2040 report recommends securing 2 – 3 GHz globally (up to 4 GHz in high-demand markets) by 2035 – 2040, with at least 2 GHz ready by 2030 to avoid network congestion. By 2040, 5 billion 6G connections are expected, generating up to 3,900 exabytes per month of mobile traffic, highlighting the need for early investment and coordinated spectrum policy to ensure capacity, speed, and service quality.
ZTE and Telkomsel Unveil Game-Changing Hybrid 5G Network for Factories
ZTE and Telkomsel have launched the world’s first UE transparent hybrid private network, using Telkomsel’s public radio infrastructure to deliver industrial-grade 5G connectivity. Deployed in a major automotive factory in Karawang, Indonesia, this solution cuts costs by more than 50 percent and deployment times from months to hours. It uses IMSI-based network selection, smart DPI/AI traffic classification, and on-demand QoS, ensuring 99.99 percent SLA for critical applications like AGVs and vision systems.
Shafana Fazal