What is active infrastructure in telecom?

Active infrastructure sharing involves sharing the active electronic network elements – the intelligence in the network – embodied in base stations and other equipment for mobile networks and access node switches and management systems for fibre networks.

The active infrastructure sharing include elements of the telecom infrastructure's radiating layer that includes antennas, base stations or parts of the core network. The development by telecom watchdog is aimed to bring in much-sought 'ease of doing business' in the sector.

In active sharing, elements of the active layer of a mobile network are shared, such as antennas, entire base stations or even elements of the core network. Active sharing includes mobile roaming, which allows an operator to make use of another's network in a place where it has no coverage or infrastructure of its own.

Passive infrastructure sharing is sharing non-electronic infrastructure at cell site. · Active sharing is sharing electronic infrastructure. · Spectrum-sharing (also called"Regulatory view · Advantages · Infrastructure sharing

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