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 Wi-Fi 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 was 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, includ

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