The Department of Telecom on Wednesday allowed the spectrum for 5G field trials to the state-owned telecom firm MTNL with C-DoT as its technology partner.
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea were given the spectrum in May to conduct 5G trials across select cities in India. “(The) DoT has given spectrum to MTNL for 5G trials in Delhi. It will conduct trials in partnership with C-DoT,” the official source said.
The state-owned telecom firm will conduct trials in the Najafgarh area of Delhi. According to DoT, 5G technology is expected to deliver 10 times better download speed than that of 4G and up to three times greater spectrum efficiency.
The duration of the trials is six months at present. This includes a time period of two months for the setting up of the equipment. Bharti Airtel has started trials in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru, and Jio in Delhi, Mumbai, Gujarat and Hyderabad.
