India will not bar any equipment suppliers, such as China's Huawei, in the upcoming trials for 5G.  Telecom Minister said that the government will allocate airwaves to all telecom service providers for conducting trials of super-fast speed 5G networks. Huawei rivals western equipment makers, such as Ericsson, and is banned in the US. Many countries, however, have allowed telecom service providers to use Chinese gears. And now, India has also indicated its unwillingness to keep any company out of 5G trials.

India will not bar any equipment suppliers, such as China's Huawei, in the upcoming trials for 5G.  Telecom Minister said that the government will allocate airwaves to all telecom service providers for conducting trials of super-fast speed 5G networks. Huawei rivals western equipment makers, such as Ericsson, and is banned in the US. Many countries, however, have allowed telecom service providers to use Chinese gears. And now, India has also indicated its unwillingness to keep any company out of 5G trials.

India will no longer be behind the technology curve following the timely launch of fifth-generation or 5G networks, stated Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). He stated that “Now, we have come to a stage where technology develops in India first. With 5G, we will no longer remain behind the technology curve”. There are challenges like funds scarcity and low fibre backhaul for the deployment of the next gen technology in India. There are less than a third of mobile towers connected to fibre backhaul when compared to China that has more than 80% connected.