Adani Data Network seems stepping back from the telecom sector. The company has decided to give Bharti Hexacom Limited a part of Bharti Airtel the rights to use 400 MHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz band. Airtel shared this news on Tuesday saying the deal will follow standard rules including the Spectrum Trading Guidelines and required government approvals. The spectrum is divided across six major areas: 100 MHz each in Gujarat and Mumbai and 50 MHz each in Andhra Pradesh Rajasthan Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Adani Data Network holds a Unified License for Access Services which allows it to offer all types of telecom services in India. The company entered the telecom field in 2022 by joining the 5G spectrum auction along with Jio Airtel and Vodafone Idea. It bought 400 MHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz band for Rs 212 crore. The holdings were the same as mentioned above. After getting the license many believed Adani might start consumer mobile services and compete with Jio and Airtel. But Adani later said the spectrum would only be used for business purposes such as in its data centers airports gas stations and ports and not for general public telecom services. Since the auction Adani has not launched any telecom service or joined any other spectrum auctions. But the company has been fined for not meeting rollout requirements tied to its spectrum. According to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) if a company owns 5G spectrum in the 3.3–3.5 GHz band it must start services in at least one metro city and one non-metro city within one year. For the 26 GHz band companies must start services in their licensed area within a year. If not they face fines Rs 1 lakh per week for the first 13 weeks and Rs 2 lakh per week for the next 13 weeks. Also companies can only give up the spectrum after 10 years. Only then can they get back part of the money paid and give up their rights for the next 10 years.