Indian Government Approves Huawei to Participate in 5G Trials

Huawei will participate in the upcoming 5G trials in India, the telecom ministry has officially confirmed. The government will allow all the vendors to participate in 5G trials, according to a report by PTI. “We have taken a decision to give 5G spectrum for trials to all players,” said Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Earlier, it was reported that the Indian government might ban Huawei from conducting 5G trials in the country, but now, the Chinese vendor has received an official nod. Huawei’s rivals Nokia and Ericsson were partnering with Indian telecom operators to deploy 5G network. Already, Huawei has been barred from using its equipment in countries like New Zealand and Australia due to security concerns.

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Huawei to Participate in 5G Trials in India

The Indian government is aggressively in talks about bringing the 5G network to India. “5G is future, it is speed. We will encourage new innovation in 5G,” said the Telecom Minister to reporters at an event. Huawei has played a major part in expanding 4G network in India and several other countries and the decision to ban Huawei came as a surprise. However, it is believed that Huawei’s back-door installation will leak important data to China, which is the reason behind barring Huawei from using its 5G tech. Countries like New Zealand and Australia already confirmed that they would not encourage Huawei in helping the telcos in their countries.

Several telecom operators in the United States and the United Kingdom also said they would remove the equipment of Huawei in usage by the next couple of years and will no longer take any telecom equipment from the Chinese company. Nevertheless, India is taking a different route as it will allow all the vendors to take part in 5G trials.