Private 5G networks: Telcos’ demand for level playing field absurd and impractical, say tech companies

NEW DELHI: Technology companies have termed Indian telcos’ claims of a level playing field between Public and Captive Private 5G Networks as absurd and impractical, saying that two are entirely different set of services for two entirely different requirements, are on completely different footings and are not competing with each other.

“The age-old and time-tested concept of “level playing field” cannot apply in the case of Captive Private 5G networks, as they have several distinctive traits which distinguish them from Public Networks, with whom they are being compared without any logic or basis,” Broadband India Forum, which represents tech companies said in a statement.