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Deploying 5G network will be critical for operators, says Sweden's Ericsson

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4G and 5G

Romita Majumdar Mumbai
The troubled telecom sector in India will need to turn to 5G deployments to reduce costs and improve performance, spokespersons of Swedish telecom equipment provider Ericsson said on Friday.

So far, Ericsson has announced eighteen commercial 5G deals globally and are part of the first wave of live 5G networks across US, Europe and Asia. While the Indian telecom sector continues to struggle with financial turmoil, merged telco Vodafone Idea (VIL) was the first one to speak out against 5G spectrum auctions, in December 2018, in the absence of  affordable spectrum and a robust 4G network.  

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