DoT forms committee to chart out strategy for commercialization of 5G & local 5Gi: Report

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has formed a committee to chart out a strategy for the commercialization and monetization of 5G and the locally developed 5Gi standard, the Financial Express reported.

The committee has been set up under Member (Technology) of DoT and has been tasked with seeking inputs from stakeholders, including telecom operators, network providers, among others, regarding both technologies by March 2022 and a further two years in the long term, the report said citing sources.

Additionally, the government wants to take stock of the current availability of 5G products, devices, and applications, and how to make them available to the consumers, the report added.