Trai secy hopes 5G will be introduced in India soon, sees viable use cases
The fifth-generation technology promises sufficient India-specific
use cases along with viable and affordable business models, Trai Secretary said
on Thursday while expressing hope that 5G will be introduced
in the Indian market very soon.
On the issue of spectrum pricing, which has time and again been
flagged by players as expensive, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)
Secretary SK Gupta emphasised that the regulator has made all-out efforts to
ensure that price of radiowaves is "reasonable and market-friendly".
Gupta further asserted that global comparisons, in this regard,
should be done only on equitable parameters taking, into account various
variables and future prospects.
Speaking at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020, Gupta said Trai has already
given its recommendation for the auction of spectrum in 3,300-3,600 MHz bands,
which is under the telecom department's consideration, and hoped that auctions
would be conducted "soon".
Identification of spectrum in millimeterWave band is important to
roll out 5G services,
he said, adding that Trai hoped
to get the reference (from the DoT) on the matter.
"I feel 5G is a gamechanger,
has sufficient India-specific use case, provides viable and affordable business
models and I am very optimistic and hope that 5G will be introduced in Indian
market very soon," Gupta said.
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