The Mobile Operators Affiliation of India (COAI), an business physique, representing Indian telecom operators together with Jio, Airtel, and Vi has written to the telecom division asking for a whole ban on gross sales of Wi-Fi 6E routers within the nation. The Indian authorities has not made its resolution on the usage of the 6 GHz spectrum but, and the Wi-Fi 6E routers that are being offered, function on this frequency. COAI has stated that the sale of Wi-Fi 6E routers in India is prohibited, as the federal government has not declared the 6 GHz spectrum exempt from license or decided its use.
The business physique identified that e-commerce platforms resembling Amazon, GadgetsNow, TP Hyperlink and extra are promoting Wi-Fi 6E routers within the nation which is prohibited. Thus, the physique has requested the telecom division to place an instantaneous ban on it.
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“We want to submit that DoT is but to take a coverage resolution associated to the 6 GHz band utilization. Subsequently, any sale of such Wi-Fi 6E merchandise, which makes use of the 6 GHz spectrum band in delicensed method, is prohibited and such sale would solely end in unauthorized transmissions in our nation,” stated COAI.
COAI additionally identified that when shoppers interact in buying such routers, they find yourself changing into accountable for the unauthorized transmissions within the 6 GHz band, whereas the actual offenders are the e-commerce platforms or the businesses which might be promoting these routers brazenly.
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The physique ended its letter to the DoT saying, “we earnestly request the Division to kindly intervene within the matter and take strict measures to place an entire ban on sale of Wi-Fi merchandise working within the 6 GHz band, whether or not offline or on-line by means of e-commerce web sites/platforms, by means of an applicable notification to sellers of such merchandise within the nation.”
