India Excludes Chinese Companies From Its 5G Trials
NEW DELHI India has decided to proceed with its fifth-generation (5G) wireless network technology and spectrum trials and has invited equipment makers from various nations except China.
Experts say India is keeping Chinese 5G firms such as Huawei and ZTE out of its massive market because of the border dispute last year and because the exclusion will economically hurt Chinese entities.
The Department of Telecommunications of the Indian government on May 4 gave permission to its four telecom service providers (TSP) to conduct trials for the use and applications of 5G technology, according to a release by the Ministry of Communications.
Why Kenya cannot afford to lag behind in 5G uptake
Thursday January 21 2021
Summary
Kenya’s largest telecommunication operator, Safaricom, recently suspended deployment of its highly anticipated new fifth-generation (5G) mobile network.
The action somewhat derailed the pace the country has set over the years in Africa’s technology sector that has earned it the title ‘Africa’s Silicon Savanna’.
The news came as a surprise to many given that the company has already completed testing and trials of the new network’s high-speed mobile connections.
Had it been implemented as planned, the project was poised to propel the country as the second in Africa to successfully roll out the 5G network, only after South Africa.