Eligible applicants include:

• Indian companies
• Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)
• Start-ups and incubators
• Academic institutions
• R&D organizations
• Public Access Testbeds

Yes. Each indoor lab/location/campus requires a separate Experimental License. Therefore, for 100 distinct 5G lab locations, 100 licenses are required, even if operated by the same entity

• 5,000 (one-time) per license per spectrum band
• No royalty or spectrum usage charges

It is a license issued by the WPC Wing, DoT, to enable R&D, experimentation, testing, and technology trials of 5G and other emerging wireless technologies, without allowing any commercial service delivery

No. A separate Demonstration License is not required for indoor demonstrations (up to one month at one location) if the entity already holds:

• Experimental & Technology Trial License, or
• Manufacturing & Testing License, or
• Valid Dealer Possession License (DPL)
  provided the demo is on non-interference and non-protection basis.

Indoor Demonstration License permits:

• Product demonstration in exhibitions
• Demonstration at customer premises
• Indoor demo in non-radiating or very low-power radiating mode 

Outdoor Demonstration License permits:

• Product demonstration in outdoor environments
• Radiating operation under approved technical parameters
• Temporary field demonstrations without commercial service

No. Commercial service, sale, or revenue generation is strictly prohibited under all Demonstration Licenses.

Eligible applicants include:

• Indian companies and organizations
• Indian entities demonstrating finished wireless products
• Authorized Indian traders
• Indian entities importing demo equipment on returnable basis

There are two types:

1. Demo Indoor (Non-radiating / Very Low Power Radiating)

2. Demo Outdoor (Radiating) 

    

1- 5,000 per license (one-time)

2- No royalty or spectrum usage charges

3- All devices operating in a spectrum band are covered under one license

A Demonstration License is issued by the Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) Wing, DoT to allow demonstration of finished wireless products for exhibitions, customer premises, or field display, strictly on a non-commercial basis.

3 months only, No extension permitted.

No. Commercial services, sale, or revenue generation are strictly prohibited under Experimental and Technology Trial Licenses.

It allows indoor and outdoor radiating experiments for R&D and testing under controlled conditions, subject to WPC approval and monitoring.

It permits indoor R&D and testing in non-radiating or very low-power mode (up to 100 mW) without causing interference to licensed users. 

Eligible applicants include:

• Indian companies and startups
• Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)
• Academic and research institutions
• R&D and incubation entities
• Public Access Testbeds approved by DoT

The following types are covered:

1. Experimental (Non-Radiating) – Indoor
2. Experimental (Radiating) – Indoor & Outdoor
3. Technology Trial License (Radiating)
   • 5G Technology Trials
   • Non-5G Technology Trials

It is a license issued by the Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) Wing, DoT to permit research, development, experimentation, testing, and technology trials of wireless technologies on a non-commercial basis.

• ₹5,000 (one-time) per license per spectrum band

• No royalty or spectrum usage charges