DoT summons mobile device makers, telecom companies to push 5G updates

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has summoned mobile device makers and telecom companies on Wednesday, following complaints from the latter that phone-manufacturing companies have not released their updated software patches, over the air that allow users of 5G-enabled phones access the recently rolled-out service.

According to telecom companies, customers with 5G phones are not getting the service on their phones, even though they have 5G is available in select cities, such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Varanasi.

Smartphone makers, on the other hand, have hit back at telcos, saying though they announced the launch of 5G in the week of Dusshera, there are only a handful of 5G towers.