Ericsson calls for reduction in spectrum price, speeding up availability of airwaves

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson on Monday urged the government to reduce spectrum prices in India and speed up the process to make them available to the service providers.

At the fourth edition of the India Mobile Congress on Tuesday, Ericsson Head (South East Asia, Oceania and India) Nunzio Mirtillo said an encouraging policy framework will help telecom operators move to 5G network.

“I strongly encourage India to prioritise actions to incentivise investments in the digital infrastructure, including making spectrum more affordable and speeding up the availability of spectrum,” Mirtillo said.

Telecom operators can start 5G services in India once suitable airwave frequencies are allotted to them by the government.