For successfully overseeing the initiative on
spec-trum monitoring and licence administration, ensuring violation-free
usage of satellite spectrum in India
An
officer of the Indian Radio Regulatory Service, Ajay Singhal has been
credited with successfully overseeing the mission to provide an
effective mechanism for monitoring the spectrum allocated to various
service providers of satellite-based services provided by the WPC wing
of the Ministry of Communication and IT, Government of India. Spectrum
is a limited natural resource of the country with every citizen having a
right to its legal and optimum utilisation. While spectrum allocation
to service providers is governed through licences issued under the
Indian Telegraphy Act, 1885 and Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933,
its effective administration depends on resolving major problems, such
as lack of effective mechanism to prevent unauthorised usage of
satellite spectrum, non-availability of technical infrastructure for
checking allocation to various service providers, lack of operational
ability to continuously monitor and verify spectrum services and
non-availability of software database for monitoring outcomes. 
Mr. Ajay Singhal is indeed ‘The SPECTRUM Man of India’. He is
ReplyDeletefirst person to highlight the irregularities in the usage of spectrum
licensed by the Central Government in respect of big named corporate
houses. It requires huge courage to take such issue. Our Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched Clean India mission but at the same time Clean
spectrum is also equally important for ensuring good quality of
services to millions of end users. His initiative of ensuring
violation free usage of spectrum must be taken further by the
government to ensure optimum utilization of our precious natural
resources. The use of software databases in managing the natural
resources like spectrum is the need of the hour. I was associated
with Mr. Singhal for some time during this mission for software
programming assignments. His innovative ideas and implementation
skills are amazing.
I Have been in touch of Mr Ajay Singhal since 2007 and from my interactions with him since 8 years I can comment that he is a very dedicated official who have good amount of insight about the Indian Telecom theatre. He has the ability to foresee the forthcoming scenarios wether it is introduction of new telecom players or introduction of new technologies. He had been very vigilant in usage of allocated spectrums by the telecom operators and even the operators complying with the regulatory guidelines. I would like to wish him great success in his future endeavours.
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