Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has asked the Government to re-locate the 20 MHz of spectrum it currently holds in the S-band, claiming that the location of the frequency is not in accordance with international norms.
According to BSNL officials, the spectrum given to the company does not allow it to deploy long term evolution (LTE) technology. The company has also claimed that private operators who won broadband spectrum in the auctions conducted in 2010 have been given spectrum in the 2.3 Ghz band which allows them to deploy either Wi-Max or TDD- LTE technologies.
However, BSNL’s frequency band does not permit TDD-LTE. BSNL claims that globally, the 2.5 Ghz band is used for frequency division duplex (FDD) technologies, thus, it will be left out in terms of availability of network equipment and handset devices.
