New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- The government has finally allowed the licence-free use of a portion of the high-speed 6GHz spectrum required for next-generation devices like smart glasses, accepting a key demand of Big Tech companies over objections of India's telecom operators.

"No licence or frequency assignment shall be required by any person to establish, maintain, work, possess or deal in any wireless equipment for the purpose of low power indoor and very low power outdoor wireless access systems, including radio local area networks operating in the frequency band 5925-6425 MHz," the communications ministry said in the 20 January gazette notification.

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