New Delhi, June 30 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued guidelines for the establishment of Captive Non-Public Networks (CNPNs).

These guidelines allow enterprises to set up their own captive, private 4G/5G networks by either utilizing the spectrum assigned to the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) or through the direct assignment of spectrum, thereby ensuring secure, high-reliability, and low-latency connectivity tailored to specific operational requirements, said the Ministry of Communications.

Certain frequency bands were initially proposed for direct assignment of spectrum to CNPN licensees.

However, it was observed that there was a lack of a device ecosystem in the frequency band identified for CNPN.

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