Explained: Why there are no Indian telcos in global list of 5G deployments | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Why there are no Indian telcos in global list of 5G deployments | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Pranav Mukul |New Delhi |Updated: May 16, 2019 9:28:19 am

Explained: Why there are no Indian telcos in global list of 5G deployments

In February last year, mobile company Airtel and Chinese equipment maker Huawei had conducted India’s first 5G trial, during which a user throughput of 3 Gbps was achieved. But not much has moved since.

In February last year, mobile company Airtel and Chinese equipment maker Huawei had conducted India’s first 5G trial, during which a user throughput of 3 Gbps was achieved. But not much has moved since. (Bloomberg)

Despite assertions from the government that India “cannot afford to miss” the 5G bus indicating that the country will see rollout of the latest generation of mobile telephony along with the world, none of the Indian telecom companies figure in the list of 303 5G deployments by 20 operators in 294 locations across the globe.