Vodafone Idea not in favour of 5G spectrum auction before 2020: CTO

India’s largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd said Wednesday that the auction of 5G spectrum should not be held before 2020 as the industry needs time to develop India-specific use cases for the next-generation technology.

Vodafone Idea Chief Technology Officer Vishant Vora told reporters that the full integration of the two telecom networks post the mega merger last year is “on track” and expected to be completed by June 2020.

On the globally contentious issue of use of communications equipment of Chinese vendors, Vora said that the Indian government has not taken a position on such deployments, and asserted that the company will comply with the rules of the country.