Why India’s 5G rollout could be in jeopardy?

As the government appears determined to roll out 5G services in India, telcos have opposed any move to set aside spectrum for captive private networks at an administered price.

They argued that such a move would skew the playing field. On the other side of the fence are private network supporters like the Tatas, ITC and the Broadband India Forum, which counts major global tech players among its members.

They have argued that assigning spectrum directly to enterprises is the only way to make Industry 4.0 a reality.

Now, the latest blows in this battle over 5G captive private networks have been struck.