Centre to allow all telcos, vendors for 5G trials

Chinese telecom vendor Huawei heaved a sigh of relief as the New Delhi has decided to provide spectrum for 5G trials and allow all telecom operators and equipment makers In fact, another Chinese vendor ZTE can also participate in the trials thanks to this announcement.

Speaking on the sidelines of an event here, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, said, “We have taken a decision to give 5G spectrum for trial to all players… all companies will be allowed for the trials.”

Asked specifically about Huawei, Prasad said, “all means definitely all”.

5G is future

An in-principle decision has been taken in this regard, Prasad said, adding that 5G is the future, it is speed and government will encourage new innovation in 5G.