Refuting this stand, COAI, in its position paper on 5G private networks, has urged the government not to reserve or de-license any spectrum which has been identified or likely to be identified for use of mobile services, towards private captive networks.ĭoing so, COAI said, would amount to “undue advantage to private commercial entities at the cost of government exchequer”. Private enterprises have asserted that giving spectrum directly for creation of captive networks, without any dependency on telcos, would accelerate the digital agenda. The comments of COAI - whose members include Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea - assume significance as telcom operators and tech companies have locked horns over the hotly debated issue of 5G spectrum allocation and captive private networks. Industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Wednesday said there was no justification for allocating radiowaves directly to enterprises for operating private captive networks, and that licensed telcos are fully capable of providing all customised solutions in the most competitive and economic manner to private and public sector entities.

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