Will give 5G spectrum for trials to all players, including Huawei: Prasad
India
will not bar any equipment suppliers, such as China's Huawei, in the
upcoming trials for 5G, with Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on
Monday saying the government will allocate airwaves to all telecom
service providers for conducting trials of super-fast speed 5G
networks.
Huawei
rivals western equipment makers, such as Ericsson, and is banned in
the US. Many countries, however, have allowed telecom service
providers to use Chinese gears. And now, India has also indicated its
unwillingness to keep any company out of 5G trials.
The
government has decided to give 5G spectrum for trials to all
operators in the country, Prasad said on Monday on the sidelines of a
telecom event.
This
implies that all operators, backed by equipment vendors they have
decided to partner with, will be able to participate in the upcoming
5G trials in the country, and the stance is expected to spell a
relief for Chinese gear maker Huawei.
"The
age of 5G is coming... We have taken a decision to give 5G spectrum
for trials to all the players," Prasad said. Read
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