The Department of Telecom (DoT) has approved spectrum sharing deal between Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio Infocomm in nine circles.
Reliance Communications in a regulatory filing on Friday said that the telecom department has taken on record 800MHz spectrum sharing in seven circles of the company and two circles of Reliance Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary, with Reliance Jio on April 21, 2016.
The nine telecom circles are Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh (East), Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Assam and North East.
The approval from DoT will allow Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio to offer 4G services on 10 MHz block in 800 Mhz band. “Move paves way for similar arrangement in the remaining 13 Circles as well, where Reliance Jio will be acquiring spectrum from Reliance Communications vide spectrum trading,” one source added.
Based on International Telecommunications Union standards, a 10 Mhz block can provide up to 80 Mbps speed and, with the 800 Mhz spectrum advantage, this can deliver Internet faster than many wireline broadband and Wi-Fi services offered now at a much more affordable cost. The subscriber capacity also multiplies exponentially when spectrum is combined into a single block of 10 Mhz.
IANS
