Spotlight on India’s 5G rollout roadmap with top panel meeting today

New Delhi: The Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the highest decision making authority at the Department of Telecommunications, is set to meet Wednesday to deliberate on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) suggestions on conducting upcoming auctions – the first for 5G airwaves.

This puts the spotlight on the country’s roadmap for rollout of next generation wireless technology which is set to boost data speeds and Internet of Things (IoT), resulting in industry altering changes for agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, and education.

The decision today will set the ball rolling for operators’ plans for launching such services in India. The industry will keenly watch out for the government’s decision on lowering spectrum prices.