US tech majors Apple, Amazon, Cisco, Meta jointly oppose Jio, Vi on 6 GHz band spectrum

US tech majors Apple, Amazon, Cisco, Meta, HP, and Intel Corporation have jointly opposed Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea‘s demand to allocate spectrum in the 6 gigahertz (GHz) band for mobile services.

The tech majors sought the entire 6GHz band to be allocated for wifi services instead.

In a joint response to telecom regulator Trai’s consultation paper for the next round of spectrum auction, the US technology giants have said the technical and commercial readiness in the 6 GHz band is not established for mobile services.

“We do not recommend setting timelines for any future auction of the 6425-6725 MHz and 7025-7125 MHz ranges for IMT. TRAI, together with the Department of Telecommunications, should review the allocation of the upper 6 GHz band following the outcomes of WRC-27, including Agenda Item 1.7 concerning 7.125-8.4 GHz,” the joint submission said.

The tech giants said any upper 6 GHz spectrum that would otherwise remain unused should be made available for unlicensed use in…