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TRAI warns indoor connectivity is becoming a crisis as builders must build for signals

Technology
Published on 24 April 2026
TRAI warns indoor connectivity is becoming a crisis as builders must build for signals

Buildings may soon be rated on how well they connect inside

TRAI chairman AK Lahoti says soaring indoor mobile data use is creating worsening connectivity problems. He urges developers to bake connectivity infrastructure into building designs and backs new rules that could rate buildings on digital connectivity quality. Lahoti also calls for making more spectrum available to strengthen mobile signals, particularly within homes.

  • Indoor data consumption is driving connectivity failures inside buildings
  • Developers are urged to integrate infrastructure into building plans
  • New regulations could rate buildings by indoor digital connectivity
  • More spectrum is recommended to improve home and indoor signals
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