5G airwave sale should be on India-specific use cases: Vodafone Idea

Battling both financial stress and the government’s decision to hold spectrum auctions, Vodafone Idea feels the 5G airwave sale should be based on India-specific use cases rather than taking examples from developed countries.

Vodafone Idea Chief Technology Officer Vishant Vora said auctions should be held later rather than sooner as the industry is not in good financial health. Spectrum is allotted and not auctioned in China and Japan. Those governments take a long-term strategic view that 5G will be the foundation for a digital society. Therefore, invest in 5G to make other industries more effective, said Vora. Vodafone Idea has time