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TRAI recommends experimental authorization for Tera Hertz spectrum

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended a new experimental authorization for the spectrum in the 95 GHz to 3 THz range to boost research

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TRAI recommends experimental authorization for Tera Hertz spectrum
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22 Aug 2024 1:02 PM IST

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended a new experimental authorization for the spectrum in the 95 GHz to 3 THz range to boost research.

The purpose of Tera Hertz Experimental Authorisation or THEA “should be to promote research & development (R&D), indoor and outdoor testing, technology trial, experimentation, and demonstration in the 95 GHz to 3 THz range,” an official press release said.

Any Indian entity (academic institute, R&D laboratory, Central and state government, public sector unit, Union Territory, technology park, telecommunication service provider, incubator, original equipment manufacturer, etc.) should be eligible to obtain THEA, the release said.

Marketing of experimental devices designed to operate in the 95 GHz to 3 THz range should be permitted under THEA via direct sale.

The authorization period of THEA should be up to five years. The authorization should be further extendable for periods of up to five years at a time.

The authorization fee for THEA should be Rs 1,000 for a period up to five years.

Authorization and assignment-exempt operations should be permitted in the 116-123 GHz, 174.8-182 GHz, 185-190 GHz, and 244-246 GHz frequency bands in India.

The 77-81 GHz frequency range should be opened for authorization and assignment-exempt operations of automotive radar systems in India, the release said.

THEA would help experimenters to evaluate the performance of products in the Tera Hertz band in the conception, development, and design stages which would, in turn, pave a path to ascertain the technical viability of technologies and services built on the Tera Hertz spectrum.

Upon implementation, the new experimental authorization regime recommended by the Trai will provide a boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiatives of the government, the release said.

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