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According to a PTI report, Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei has received an invitation from the Indian government to be a part of 5G trials in the country.
Huawei India CEO Jay Chen told PTI, “We have received an official invitation from the Department of Telecom (DoT) on September 27. We have submitted our proposal and now waiting for the reply from the department.”
Chen said, “We have been informed that DoT has set up a committee to decide on zones for trials. The government intends to allocate 100 megahertz spectrum for 5G trials. Huawei has shown interest in running a trial in Delhi and one more city. We also want to engage with state governments.”
Chen also said, “We are investing in India with long-term vision. I see India to be the most dynamic country in terms of overall economic growth in the next 5 years when the Indian telecom sector will be full of hope and opportunities as things are moving in right direction. 5G is going to transform everything.”
DoT has already approached Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, Cisco and NEC for development of 5G in India. Early this year, Huawei conducted 5G trials in the laboratory with Bharti Airtel in India where it achieved the broadband speed of more than 3 Gbps in 3.5 GHz spectrum band.
The commercial rollout of 5G is expected to take place in India in 2020.
