DoT looks to finalise technical conditions

From prescribing coordination distance between two satellite earth station gateways operating on the same frequency, to creating a framework for sharing of spectrum, a series of key technical conditions for satellite communication has been left by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to the Department of Telecommunication (DoT).

- SUBHAYAN CHAKRABORTY

Most important among this is Trai's recommendation that the DoT's Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) examine the need for prescribing the framework for the sharing of spectrum.

The government would have to clarify the rules for spectrum sharing for operators to begin the service. Trai has allowed space spectrum across the C, Ku, and Ka bands to be used in India, to be assigned on a shared basis.