The country's largest telecom services provider and other operators are set to lock horns in the auction for 5G spectrum. Will this be an aggressive battle? Will this be a turning point for India?
The concluding part of the series explains how uncertainty around open radio access network technology stems from its mostly untested status
Operators say it could take four to five years at least to build a reasonable sized pan-India 5G network with good coverage
Trial comes ahead of a 5G spectrum auction this month and amid a battle among telecom and IT companies on spectrum allotment for private networks
Adani Group applied to participate in the 5G auction on Friday and will compete with the likes of Reliance Group and Bharti Airtel for spectrum but for private captive networks
Sees half a billion such users by 2027, high growth in number of smartphone users and spike in average usage per smartphone
"The technology, core network behind 5G services should be built up by India, that would be an achievement for the country," said Vaishnaw
The telecom industry is expected to shell out around Rs 1-1.1 trillion on the 5G auction, despite telcos' reservations over high spectrum prices, Icra said
India own 5G stack will be ready around September-October, Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday as he urged nations to look actively at these indigenous telecom stacks for cost and quality advantage.
Device makers say that this price will be an inflexion point, triggering a big shift of consumers from 3G and 4G phones to high-speed 5G services
According to the findings, North East Asia will continue leading in the 5G adaptation
Internet-enabled devices in the rural market will also get a push with the government's plan to fiberize all villages by 2025 under the BharatNet programme
As part of the collaboration, Cyient will leverage a 5G core developed by IIT-Hyderabad for testing various digital use cases and interoperability with components
The telecom minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommendation on 5G spectrum is expected to come by March
India is yet to use the 5G technology and the wait only got longer with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing on Tuesday that mobile services for the masses will be available in 2023.
The actual rollout would depend upon industry preparedness, though the government has been keen on the Independence Day launch
Digital networks integrator Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) on Friday unveiled its 5G-from-India offering at the India Mobile Congress event
All equipment, components and systems to power India's 5G rollout have been procured from "trusted sources", Union Minister for Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha on Wednesday
Ambani said affordability has been a critical driver of the phenomenally rapid expansion of the mobile subscriber base in India
India can lead the Digital Society and become a global leader in its own right, said Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)