Bid to keep Huawei out of 5G trials

The government is planning a committee to review 5G trial applications and has notified mandatory testing and certification for an additional range of products used in telecom and data networks from October 1, 2020 as it looks to build walls against Chinese gear makers Huawei and ZTE in the wake of the ferocius border standoff in Ladakh.

Officials at the department of telecommunications (DoT) said “a committee will soon be formed to review 5G trial applications as the government wants to review the participation of all Chinese equipment makers in the 5G trials and the eventual auction”.

The move could potentially bar Huawei from the 5G trials.