Huawei among 5G trial hopefuls, applies jointly with Airtel, Vodafone-Idea

NEW DELHI: Chinese telecom major Huawei is among those hopefuls seeking Centre’s approval to conduct 5G trials in India. Sources reveal that the communications equipment giant, considered a security threat by some, has submitted applications in partnership with both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to conduct 5G trials in Bengaluru and Delhi respectively.

“Yes, Huawei is one of the applicants… All major telcos have applied for similar permissions in various cities and in partnership with companies like ZTE, Samsung, Ericsson and Nokia,” said a person in the know of things.

Wednesday (January 15) was the last day for submission of applications and the Department of Telecom (DoT) is expected to take a decision on the proposals soon.