The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) allows Telecom operators to conduct 5G trials in India
Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) can conduct the trials along with their Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
However, the OEMs shouldn’t be based out of China
The duration of the trials is six months, which includes two months for procurement and setting up of equipment
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vi and MTNL will be the key players
Reliance Jio will be conducting trials using its indigenous technology
The remaining players have tied up with Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and C-DOT
The experimental spectrum is being given in various bands like mid-band, millimetre wave band and Sub-Gigahertz band
Airtel became the first TSP to conduct 5G trials in India in January this year
