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5G in India: DoT Schedules Meeting With Telcos and Equipment Makers to Discuss Roadmap for Trials

We are into the second month of 2020 and there is no update on when the 5G spectrum auction will happen. However, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is constantly pushing telecom operators to conduct 5G field trials in the country. A new ET Telecom report now says that the DoT will meet telcos and telecom gear makers on February 20 to discuss the roadmap for conducting 5G field trials in India. As you might be aware of, DoT already asked telcos to submit applications for conducting 5G field trials and the report also says all the telcos have successfully submitted required applications. The deadline to submit applications was January 15 after a brief extension given by DoT.

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DoT Seeks Roadmap for 5G Field Trials in India

“DoT has asked telcos to give presentations on 5G preparedness and use cases. Telcos will give presentations with their technology partners,” said a person aware of the matter to ET Telecom. DoT has been pushing telcos for conducting 5G field trials in India. We are not sure when the 5G spectrum auction will happen in the country, but the field trials will be the first step towards bringing fifth-generation network services.

Furthermore, telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio and BSNL submitted their applications for 5G field trials back in January itself. State-run telco chose ZTE to conduct 5G trials, whereas Reliance Jio will team up with South Korean telecom gear maker Samsung to execute the same.