Need to commence spectrum auction for 5G roll-out: Tech Mahindra

The Department of Telecom needs to commence the auction of 5G spectrum in India as regulators in some countries have already formulated policies and initiated spectrum auctions for 5G roll-out in their respective nations, a senior official of Tech Mahindra said.

Manish Vyas, President of Communications Business and Chief Executive Officer of Network Services, Tech Mahindra, said 4G is yet to touch all parts of the country, and while that happens on a massive scale, there are some “definite green-shoots” of 5G trials.

More than technology, however, the bigger impediment could be the regulatory body’s policy on 5G spectrum.

The experimental licence by DoT will need modifications, and till that happens, the sector is in for a “waiting game,” he said.