Big tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Broadcom, Meta Platforms and Intel among others have warned India against rushing 6 GHz spectrum to market, telling the telecom regulator, TRAI, that auctioning the upper 6 GHz band for mobile services now would be “premature” and risks leaving the airwaves under-used for years due to a lack of technical and commercial readiness.

Amazon, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Meta Platforms, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Intel Corporation — in a joint submission to the telecom regulator — said spectrum in the 6425–6725 MHz and 7025–7125 MHz ranges should not be part of the upcoming IMT or telecom auction because the global ecosystem for mobile use in this band simply isn’t ready.

They cited early trials showing serious performance limitations, especially

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