Delhi Delhi. The only portion of the remaining 5 MHz spectrum in the premium 700 MHz band frequency range is to be allocated to Indian Railways for passenger safety applications. The price per megahertz (MHz) of spectrum in the 700 MHz band frequency for commercial use is set at Rs 3,927 crore. Went.
TRAI has also permitted “in addition to the 5 MHz (paired) frequency spectrum already allocated to Indian Railways in the 700 MHz frequency band for safety and security applications on railway tracks, 700 MHz frequency band to the Railways for captive use. An additional 5 MHz (paired) frequency spectrum should be allocated in. But said in its recommendation. The Department of Telecommunications has already allocated 5 MHz spectrum in the 700 MHz band to Indian Railways in 2021.
Telecommunications signals transmitted in the 700 MHz band can cover an area within a radius of 6–10 kilometers. The wide coverage provided in these frequency bands reduces the need to install cell towers for network coverage. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that the spectrum will be for captive use by the Indian Railways, for which it will receive commercial A smaller amount has to be paid compared to the fee paid for usage.
“The Authority has recommended that spectrum charges for Indian Railways/NCRTC/other RRTS/Metro Rail networks should be levied based on the formula of royalty fee and license fee for captive use prescribed by DoT,” the recommendation said. ” The regulator has already released recommendations on the spectrum requirements of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for the train control system for the RRTS corridor in December 2022.
TRAI had recommended that 5 MHz spectrum in the 700 MHz band should be assigned to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for use in Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors along railway tracks. RRTS is implementing. In the first phase, NCRTC is developing three rail corridors of approximately 350 km length namely Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut, Delhi-Gurugram-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat.
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