Reliance Jio’s 5G Won’t Be Commercially Viable Believes Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi)

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Earlier this year, India’s leading telecom operator Reliance Jio announced on its 43rd Annual General Meet (AGM) that it will offer homegrown 5G to the users. The next big thing for the telecom industry is 5G. Thus Jio offering homegrown 5G will certainly put it ahead of the rival telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi). Jio is looking to generate native intellectual property rights (IPR) by backing the the Indian standards set by Telecom Standards Development Society India (TSDSI). However, as per an ET Telecom report, rival telcos, Airtel and Vi believe that the standards backed by Jio will fall short of global standards and thus its 5G will not be commercially viable when it rolls out.

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Airtel and Vi Don’t Believe in Jio’s 5G

TSDSI has set a few norms for 5G. Jio has shown faith in the norms and standards set by TSDSI. However, unlike Jio, Vi and Bharti Airtel believe that the standards set by TSDSI don’t meet the global specifications of 5G recommended by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The telcos have communicated the government about the same.

For the unaware, telecom operators in countries such as the USA, Australia, Japan and many more back the 5G standards set by 3GPP. TSDSI has recommended that for the deployment of 5G services, telcos should make use of the 3.4 GHz bands. Adding to this, TSDSI have suggested that the mobile towers should be located at a difference of 12 km in villages for ideal network coverage to the users in rural India.