{"id":101866,"date":"2021-05-05T14:29:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T06:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaintel.asia\/?p=364316"},"modified":"2021-05-05T14:29:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T06:29:41","slug":"india-doles-out-permits-for-5g-trials-but-no-chinese-networking-tech-will-be-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinalegalblog.com\/en\/2021\/05\/05\/india-doles-out-permits-for-5g-trials-but-no-chinese-networking-tech-will-be-used\/","title":{"rendered":"India doles out permits for 5G trials but no Chinese networking tech will be used"},"content":{"rendered":"
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India doles out permits for 5G trials but no Chinese networking tech will be used India doles out permits for 5G trials but no Chinese networking tech will be used May 05, 2021 Image: Getty Images
\nIndia has given various domestic telcos, alongside certain network equipment vendors from around the world, approval to conduct six-month trials on 5G technology. Of note, however, is that none of the network equipment vendors in the trial will be from China.
\nThe decision to exclude Chinese manufacturers comes despite Huawei last year receiving permission to participate in India\u2019s 5G trial phase. The minister responsible for India\u2019s telco sector, Ravi Shankar Prasad, last year said , \u201c5G trials will be done with all vendors and operators\u201d.
\nInstead of using Chinese network equipment, the 5G trials will use Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, and C-DOT kit, the Department of Telecommunications said in a statement . In addition, Reliance Jio, one of the telcos that received approval, will conduct trials using its own indigenous technology.
\nThe other telcos that received trial approval are Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, and MTNL.
\nFor the trials, the telcos will use experimental spectrum doled out by the Indian government, which are in various bands across the mid-band, millimetre wave band, and in sub-gigahertz band. The telcos will also be allowed to use their own spectrum to conduct the 5G trials, including those won two months ago in the nation\u2019s most recent spectrum auction.
\nPart and parcel of the approvals will be the requirement for the 5G trials to be conducted in rural, semi-urban settings, and urban settings so that the benefit of 5G technology is not confined only to urban areas, the Department of Telecommunications said.
\nAnother requirement is that the trials must be run on a non-commercial basis and not be connected with any of the telcos\u2019 existing networks.
\nThe department added that the objectives of the 5G trials include testing 5G spectrum propagation characteristics especially in the Indian context; model tuning and evaluation of chosen equipment and vendors; testing of indigenous technology; testing of applications, such as tele-medicine, tele-education, and drone-based agricultural monitoring, among others; and testing 5G phones and devices.
\nThe trial approvals come six months after Reliance Industries\u2019 CEO, Mukesh Ambani vowed that the telco would roll out commercial 5G networks during the latter half of 2021.
\n\u201cI assure you that Jio will pioneer the 5G revolution in India in the second half of 2021,\u201d said Ambani, during his keynote at India Mobile Congress 2020. Related Coverage Jio Platforms completes barnstorming FY21 clearing $1.7 billion in net profit Indian government issues take down order of critical COVID-19 tweets Reliance Jio spends \u20b957,100 crore at Indian spectrum auction Xiaomi increases Indian smartphone manufacturing capacity by 20% Airtel extends deals with Ericsson for 5G in India and 4G in Kenya<\/p>\n

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India doles out permits for 5G trials but no Chinese networking tech will be used India doles out permits for 5G trials but no Chinese networking tech will be used May 05, 2021 Image: Getty Images
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