Telecom industry not in good shape; 5G auctions should be delayed: Voda CTO

Vodafone Idea, CTO, Vishant Vora said that the auctions should be held later rather than sooner as the industry is not in good financial health

Vodafone Idea, which is battling financial stress, believes that the sale of 5G airwaves should be based on India specific cases instead of examples from developed countries.

Vodafone Idea, CTO, Vishant Vora said on Wednesday that auctions should be held later, rather than sooner, as the industry was not in good financial health.

“The industry has a serious financial health issue. Spectrum auction should happen later rather than sooner and we need to make sure that 5G is based on India-specific cases,” he told Business Standard in an interview.

Vora said that while autonomous vehicles were a major pillar of 5G in many