Huawei, ZTE back in action as Vodafone Idea, Airtel Reliance Jio, BSNL submit 5G trial applications

NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and BSNL on Wednesday submitted their respective applications for 5G field trials with the telecom department.

People familiar with the matter said that both Vodafone Idea and Airtel have submitted their applications with Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei and ZTE, while Reliance Jio has submitted an application for trial with Korea’s Samsung, which is also the sole gear vendor for its pan-India 4G network.

State-run telco BSNL, on the other hand, has submitted the application with ZTE only for trials.

The last date to submit applications for trials was 15 January.