New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The debate over how India should allocate the high-speed 6 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum is only getting shriller as the auctions are expected next year. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd has now challenged Meta Inc's estimate that opening the lower end of the band without a licence could generate $3 trillion in economic value for India over 10 years.

A licence-free use could immediately pave the way for next-generation Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 technologies and gadgets such as Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro or new smart glasses from Apple or Meta.

However, telecom operators require the 6GHz band to support future high-speed and high-capacity network needs for 5G and 6G.

The department of telecommunications (DoT) has proposed to carve ou...