According to the Economic Times of India on the evening of October 26, Indian Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday (October 26) that the National Frequency Allocation Plan 2022 (NFAP-2022) has achieved the right balance between standardization and innovation, is dynamic and adaptable, and will promote commercial convenience and enhance investment in the capital-intensive telecommunications industry.
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NFAP-2022 released by the government on Wednesday is a central policy roadmap that defines the future spectrum use of all institutions in the country, including the Ministry of Telecommunications, the Ministry of Space, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, etc. The document is conceived as a tool for innovation, research and development.
Vasino said at the NFAP launch that the plan was developed after detailed discussions with all stakeholders and could meet the current and future needs of evolving wireless technology.
Indian Communications Minister Devusinh Chauhan added that the document allocated new frequency bands and multiple license exemption bands to 5G to encourage domestic R&D activities and provided regulations for satellite services, Wi-Fi and intelligent transportation systems .
"The central theme of NFAP is to allocate radio spectrum to different radio communication services," said K. Rajaraman, Secretary of the Ministry of Telecommunications. "This document will provide the necessary information for various radio services in the use of the frequency band from 8.3KHz to 3000GHz, an important policy document for spectrum managers, wireless users and telecom equipment manufacturer ."
NFAP-2022 provides an additional new spectrum of nearly 17GHz for the use of 5G in all three radio spectrum bands (under 1GHz, 1-6GHz and above 6GHz).
"Non-GSO satellite systems, 6G and other technologies need to allocate higher frequency bands, while short-range interconnect devices operated through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi have further surged, so more spectrum is needed for these application identification," said AK Tiwari, a technical member of the Wireless and Planning Committee of the Ministry of Telecommunications.
(Compiled by Jinyang)
