Mintsifra proposed to give the army control over civilian networks

2023-08-15 08:24:14

The Ministry of Digital Development has made a proposal to create a mechanism for the sharing of radio frequencies by law enforcement agencies and civil telecom operators into the strategy for the development of the communications industry of the Russian Federation until 2030. About it informs “Kommersant” with reference to the document.

According to the changes made to the strategy, Russia will have a mechanism for sharing and dynamic management of the radio frequency spectrum for the development of mobile communications with “the ability to manage for special consumers the restriction of the use of radio frequency bands by civilian users.” As Kommersant explains, in a state of emergency, law enforcement agencies will receive full control of communications, and will also be able to turn off civilian networks.

To implement such a mechanism, an operator company will be determined, which will receive frequencies intended for the joint use of “modern and future generations of mobile communications.”

The development of the initiative was confirmed by the Ministry of Digital Development. They noted that the proposal will be worked out with the industry. Who will become the frequency operator, the department did not specify.

In a conversation with Kommersant, Aleksey Boyko, an analyst for the profile Telegram channel abloud62, considered that such a mechanism could allow civil operators to occupy the necessary frequencies when “other consumers” do not use them, which will improve the quality of communication.

According to Alexander Sivolobov, Deputy Head of the Skoltech-based NTI Competence Center for Wireless Communication Technologies, the initiative can be implemented within 5-7 years. He added that this may be the only way to allocate 5G frequencies. Tele2 noted that the use of communications by civil and special consumers can be effective in new ranges.

At the end of June, Kommersant wrote on the proposal of the Ministry of Digital Development to develop 5G networks based on a single radio frequency operator with state participation. According to the initiative, for this purpose, the operator will be given frequency bands, including the 3.4-3.8 GHz band in the “compatibility mode with special services.”