At a time when India is set to launch 5G trials in March, the Committee observed that “As such, India has not moved beyond the modest beginning stage as compared to other countries in the world.”
In preparing this report, the Committee heard the views of the Union Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications), Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association (TEMA). The committee also took evidence of the Department of Telecommunications and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) twice. It also called Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) including Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Vodafone Idea Limited and Bharti Airtel Limited.
India Could Miss the 5G Bus
The Committee, observing that India has not moved beyond the initial stage of preparation, elaborated on its concern by highlighting how the country missed out on all the previous generations of technology as well.
The report stated that its “observation is…