Jio, Airtel, VIL oppose to separate service permit for V2V/ V2X communication

Telecom operators, together with Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Concept have opposed to the separate service authorisation for Automobile-to-Infrastructure (V2I) or vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, significantly the place such communication might be enabled by way of present licensed telecom networks (by way of mobile networks or by way of localised road-side infrastructure deployed for clever transport and road-safety purposes).

In a submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the telcos stated that the regulatory framework for spectrum task for V2I/C-V2X providers needs to be based mostly on licensed, interference-protected and IMT-integrated use of the 5.9 GHz band, moderately than a fragmented or licence-exempt mannequin.

For example, in its submission, Reliance Jio stated, “…that spectrum needs to be assigned solely by way of public sale to entry service suppliers and to authorised V2I entities, in case the authorisation is carried out. All the spectrum vary from 5875-5925 MHz needs to be harmonised for IMT (Worldwide Cellular Telecommunications) providers and made accessible by way of public sale in blocks of 5 MHz.”

All three personal telcos have unanimously stated that India’s V2X ecosystem needs to be constructed on licensed spectrum built-in with present 4G/ 5G IMT networks, in order that deployments are safe, scalable, interoperable and able to assembly stringent security and quality-of-service necessities.

“All safety-critical V2X communications, significantly these supposed to scale back street accidents and fatalities, ought to function solely over licensed and interference-protected spectrum,” Mobile Operators Affiliation of India (COAI), representing the telcos stated to the telecom regulator.

Final week businessline reported that the Ministry of Street Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has to work on mandating V2V deployment in automobiles, together with two-wheelers, and what sort of gadget and what specs for such know-how to be put in within the automobiles.

For that, MoRTH was working in tandem with the Division of Telecommunications (DoT) and sources had indicated that the federal government was supposed to de-license the 5.875-5.925 GHz spectrum band, which can be utilized for V2V communications.

However, the COAI in its submission to TRAI stated that as V2X communication providers depend on devoted spectrum to allow safety-critical and clever transportation purposes, it’s crucial that such task ensures optimum utilisation, strong regulatory oversight and interference safety. Due to this fact, a licensed framework will allow coordinated deployment and strengthen spectrum administration.

“Moreover, V2X communication should not be perceived as a slender, standalone short-range service. It needs to be recognised as an built-in, layered communications ecosystem encompassing Automobile-to-Community (V2N), Automobile-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Automobile-to-Automobile (V2V), and Automobile-to-Pedestrian (V2P) functionalities,” COAI stated.

These modes function in a complementary and interoperable method, collectively forming the spine of a resilient, future-ready clever transportation framework, it added.

Revealed on June 9, 2026