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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>NEW DELHI: The wireless licensing reforms by the Centre will facilitate faster clearance to 5G<\/a> telecom infrastructure deployment in the country and enable ease of doing business, said the Digital Infrastructure Providers Association<\/a> (DIPA<\/a>) on Tuesday.

For achieving widespread coverage of the next-generation mobile network,
5G small cells<\/a> will be deployed on street furniture such as street lights, electricity poles, etc, according to DIPA.

The requirement for a formal application for Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA) has also been done away with, as per the reforms, and it has been replaced with online registration. The processing fee has also been reduced by 90%.

DIPA said that the reform will reduce the transaction cost of the telecom operators providing “greater coverage and a seamless experience”.

“The reforms are in line with the Indian government’s vision for a robust network technology for the wide deployment of 4G and
5G technology<\/a> to connect all regions of India and bridging the digital divide,” said T R Dua, Director-General of DIPA whose members include Indus Towers<\/a>, ATC Telecom, Tower Vision, Summit Digitel, among others.

Before the reform, the clearance process was semi-online and scrutiny-based, making it time-consuming. Now the entire process has been made online while scrutiny-based clearance has been replaced with self-declaration-based clearance.

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Centre releases procedural reforms, streamlines frequency allocation<\/a><\/h2>

Vaishnaw also said that telecom operators should add on at least 10,000 base transreceiver stations (BTS) every week to speed up the spread of 5G services in the country, compared with the 2,500 BTSes that are being added per week now. He added that the government had done its bit in ushering in reforms, and it is now up to the industry to show its commitment. <\/p><\/div>

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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>NEW DELHI: The wireless licensing reforms by the Centre will facilitate faster clearance to 5G<\/a> telecom infrastructure deployment in the country and enable ease of doing business, said the Digital Infrastructure Providers Association<\/a> (DIPA<\/a>) on Tuesday.

For achieving widespread coverage of the next-generation mobile network,
5G small cells<\/a> will be deployed on street furniture such as street lights, electricity poles, etc, according to DIPA.

The requirement for a formal application for Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA) has also been done away with, as per the reforms, and it has been replaced with online registration. The processing fee has also been reduced by 90%.

DIPA said that the reform will reduce the transaction cost of the telecom operators providing “greater coverage and a seamless experience”.

“The reforms are in line with the Indian government’s vision for a robust network technology for the wide deployment of 4G and
5G technology<\/a> to connect all regions of India and bridging the digital divide,” said T R Dua, Director-General of DIPA whose members include Indus Towers<\/a>, ATC Telecom, Tower Vision, Summit Digitel, among others.

Before the reform, the clearance process was semi-online and scrutiny-based, making it time-consuming. Now the entire process has been made online while scrutiny-based clearance has been replaced with self-declaration-based clearance.

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Centre releases procedural reforms, streamlines frequency allocation<\/a><\/h2>

Vaishnaw also said that telecom operators should add on at least 10,000 base transreceiver stations (BTS) every week to speed up the spread of 5G services in the country, compared with the 2,500 BTSes that are being added per week now. He added that the government had done its bit in ushering in reforms, and it is now up to the industry to show its commitment. <\/p><\/div>