Telcos get approval to share active infrastructure as DoT amends UASL norms

The move is expected to give a big boost to sharing of backhaul spectrum between operators to power the towers

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India's infrastructure | telecom services | telecom sector

Surajeet Das Gupta  |  New Delhi 

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) amended the Unified Access Service Licence (UASL) on Tuesday to permit sharing of backhaul through microwave, which is used to connect towers. It has also allowed sharing of WiFi equipment, which includes routers and access points, among telecom players.

At present, licence sharing of active infrastructure amongst service providers is allowed in certain areas, like antennae, feeder cable, radio access network and transmission systems. This list has now been expanded to include backhaul and WiFi equipment. The move is expected to give a big ...

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First Published: Tue, April 06 2021. 23:51 IST
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