Telcos bristle at prospect of Adani poaching their 5G enterprise business

Telecom experts say that that Adani move is an attractive proposition, and according to their estimates, they will have to fork out a nominal Rs 2800 cr for 20 years for pan-India millimetre band

The decision by Gautam Adani to participate in the spectrum auction to create the group’s own private networks to support its businesses has provoked a reaction from telcos who say it will eventually throw him in a headlong competition with them as they believe that 40 per cent of their 5G business revenues will come from enterprises.

Analysts say that Adani  will also offer private network solutions to other enterprises to expand the business.

Telcos also fear that, despite categorically stating that it has no intention of getting in the consumer mobility space, the Adani group’s long-term strategy would be to enter