Archive · 25 Sep 2025
BIF Urges Telecom Minister to Free Spectrum for Vehicle Safety
Imagine cars talking to each other to avoid crashes.
BIF wants the government to let cars use a special radio frequency to do this.
They're asking the Telecom Minister to free up a 30 MHz band of the radio spectrum so cars can communicate.
This is important because many accidents happen every year, and this technology could help.
They want this to happen quickly because some car companies are already putting the technology in their cars.
They believe this will save lives and make roads safer.
BIF requested the Telecom Minister to free up 30 MHz of spectrum (5875–5905 MHz).
The spectrum is intended for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication.
The aim is to prevent accidents and save lives through V2V technology.
Indian car manufacturers like Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors are pre-fitting cars with necessary equipment.
BIF wants the spectrum delicensed quickly to avoid delays from TRAI.
- Who
- Broadband India Forum (BIF) and car manufacturers like Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors.
- What
- Requested that 30 MHz of spectrum be freed up.
- When
- Published on September 25, 2025.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- To enable vehicle-to-vehicle communication for road safety.
- Organization
- Broadband India Forum (BIF)
- Recipient
- Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Spectrum Requested
- 30 MHz (5875–5905 MHz)
- Intended Use
- Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication
- Reason
- Preventing accidents, saving lives
- Key Players
- Automobile manufacturers, tech developers