Department of Telecommunications allocates 5G trial spectrum to MTNL

The Department of Telecommunications on Wednesday allocated the spectrum for 5G field trials to the state-owned telecom firm MTNL NSE 1.89 % with C-DoT as its technology partner, according to an official source. Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel NSE -0.38 % and Vodafone Idea NSE 0.00 % were given the spectrum in May to conduct 5G trials across select cities in India.

“(The) DoT has allocated spectrum to MTNL for 5G trials in Delhi. It will conduct trials in partnership with C-DoT,” the official source told .