India seeks collaboration with other nations on 5G, says Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha

India is keen to collaborate with other nations on 5G to cement its position as a “leader” in refinement and adoption of this emerging and important technology, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said today.

Speaking at Convergence India 2018, Sinha termed 5G “one of the most important, emerging” areas and said the country has taken steps to set up a test bed for this technology. “We are keen to collaborate with other nations that are engaged in this endeavour, so we are a leader not a follower in assessment, refinement and adoption of 5G technology,” Sinha said. He noted that the 5G push will act as a “catalyst” for India’s flagship Digital India mission.

Recently, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal said that the commercial roll out of 5G services in India will be in sync with other parts of the world. “India will be in step with the world, as world starts to roll out 5G technology in commercial sense, most likely in 2020 is the time,” Mittal told reporters here. He was replying to a question on Indian telecom industry’s readiness and timeline for 5G services roll out.

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