It recently asked the government to allocate 5G spectrum to private enterprises, as recommended by TRAI.Įarlier, the Broadband India Forum (BIF), industry body for tech companies, stated–with efficient private networks–enterprises would increase productivity, which will open enhanced revenue streams for the telcos. The move comes close to the heels of an announcement made by TCS, the information technology company.
The licensed access service providers are fully capable of providing all customized solutions, including M2M/ Industrial 4.0 services in the most competitive and economic manner, and are providing such network configurations to private and public sector entities." The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), an advocacy group for the telecom industry, said in a statement, "There is no need to alienate spectrum directly to companies for captive private networks. The telecom operators such as Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone-Idea are pitting against Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) decision to consider tech companies such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Google, Amazon, Cisco for the deployment of captive business networks. In the current scenario, the telecom operators are contesting the demand of tech companies who want the government to directly allocate 5G spectrum to private enterprises.
Traditionally, telecom companies buy spectrum in auctions and roll out networks. However, even before the bids are called, a war of words has ensued between the telecom operators and the tech giants. The government is planning to come up with the 5G auction in the later half of 2022.
India is on the cusp of a 5G boom and the final roll out is in its last stages of development.
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