Trai seeks views on need to review norms for public, captive mobile radio trunking services
PMRTS and CMRTS), which are used to operate walkie-talkies.
In the discussion paper titled ‘Review of Terms and Conditions of PMRTS and CMRTS Licenses’, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) asked whether there is a need to review the terms and conditions of PMRTS License and PMRTS Authorization under Unified License and if PMRTS providers should be permitted internet connectivity on static internet protocol (IP) addresses.
The authority also sought comments on whether it is possible to deliver the PMRTS/ CMRTS, which are mission critical in nature, using 4G/5G network slicing or any other technology.
“If yes, in what manner should the delivery of PMRTS/ CMRTS using 4G/ 5G network slicing be enabled in the license? What should be safeguards to ensure that the quality-of-service for cellular networks is not adversely impacted?” Trai sought to know in the paper released Tuesday.
The paper follows a June 2022 letter by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) requesting recommendations on the terms and conditions for issue of fresh licenses for CMRTS and PMRTS Services especially with respect to technical conditions and financial aspects, the sector regulator said in a notification Tuesday.
The deadline for written comments on the discussion paper is September 26, and for counter comments, it’s October 10.
The sector regulator observed that telecom technology has grown significantly over the past few years and asked if PMRTS providers should be made to keep pace.
“Whether there is a need to mandate PMRTS providers to migrate to spectrally efficient digital technologies in a time-bound manner,” Trai asked industry stakeholders to comment.
It asked for comments on Trai’s existing recommendations on the method
