After Telcos, Trade Groups Also Oppose Mandatory 5Gi Standard

As India stands at the helm of adapting the fifth-generation network technology or 5G, a debate rages on in circles about the standards which should be adapted for the deployment of a 5G network. While some bodies and the government are in favour of the Indianised 5Gi standard, companies and their representative bodies like the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) are rooting for a more global approach to the matter. Now the pressure is not only coming from the companies but international trade bodies which are influential for India’s trade relations with other countries as these are also pushing for a 3GPP based global 5G standard in India.

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5G Global Standards to be in Favour of India

As per an ET Telecom report, the deployment of a 5Gi standard in India might prove to be a setback in the areas of supply chain security, vendor diversification, and alternative network architectures such as Open RAN which would be dependent heavily on the global standards. It’s worth noting that a chunk of 5G deployment in India would be based on ORAN. Some of the bodies opposing 5Gi include the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), U.S. Chamber of Commerce US-India Business Council (USIBC), UK India Business Council (UKIBC), and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). These bodies also said that the adoption of 5Gi would be detrimental to the development of the QUAD partnership.

Trade Bodies Count on Advantages of Globalised 5G Standard