choice of technology. Though in a market of size that India promises, there 

are possibilities to negotiate equipment availability in such bands. This is not 

unique. South Korea is one such example where CDMA is available in 1700 

MHz band. Some countries such as Romania, Russia , China (Tibet area) 

have Cellular Mobile systems working in 450 MHz band. There is possibility of 

using 450 MHz band for rural applications. Pricing incentives could be 

considered for these bands to encourage their usage. 

2.3 

Spectrum for IMT 2000 Services 

IMT 2000 services have been identified by ITU to cover following data 

speeds: 

2Mbps Stationary 

384 Kbps 

Pedestrian 

144 Kbps 

Vehicular 

besides global roaming, high quality, multimedia capability, high degree of 

design commonality, etc. For these type of services, IMT 2000 band has been 

identified    

ITU R Recommendations M.1036 states  

 IMT 2000 will operate in the frequency bands identified in the Radio 

Regulations (RR) as intended for use on a worldwide basis by administrations 

wishing to implement IMT 2000, as follows: 

WARC 92 identified the bands: 

-

1

885 2

025 MHz 

-

2

110 2

200 MHz 

and WRC 2000 identified the bands: 

-

 806 960 

MHz**

-

1

710 1

885 MHz 

-

2

500 2

690 MHz 

**

The whole band 806 960 MHz is not identified on a global basis for IMT 2000 due to variation in the primary mobile 

service allocations and uses across the three ITU Regions. 

for possible use by IMT 2000 systems, noting (in accordance with RR 

No. 5.388) that identification of these bands does not establish priority in the 

RR and does not preclude use of the bands for any other services to which 

these bands are allocated. Also, some administrations may deploy IMT 2000 

systems in bands other than those identified in the RR.  

The detailed allocations are mentioned in the recommendations as under 

 Frequency arrangements 

6.1.1 

Paired frequency arrangements in the band 806 960 MHz 

The recommended frequency arrangements in these bands, taking into consideration 

existing public mobile systems, can be summarized as shown in Table 1 and in 

  6.1.4.1. 

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