Telecom industry cautions against rumours of 5G causing Covid
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New Delhi, May 7 : The telecom and the related infrastructure industry have come together to refute rumours that 5G connectivity is causing the second wave of Covid-19. Industry bodies have cautioned the public against falling prey to such misinformation.
In a joint statement on Friday, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and the Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) expressed their concern regarding false rumours connecting 5G technology with the spread of Covid-19.
The industry bodies said that they have come across multiple messages on social media platforms as well as reports in a few regional media allegedly claiming 5G spectrum trials as the probable cause of rising cases of Covid-19.
Telecom secretary Anshu Prakash has urged all states and union territories (UTs) to speed up clearances to field staff of telcos, tower operators and internet service providers (ISPs) across India to ensure uninterrupted mobile and broadband connectivity to consumers amid the deadly second wave of Covid-19.
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COAI welcomes 5G trials, but cautious on pricing
The Cellular Operators Association of India said in a statement shared with the press that it welcomed the recently announced 5G trials. “We welcome the government’s decision to start exhaustive 5G trials in different categories of locations across India. It will stimulate local R&D ecosystem to develop innovative applications tailored to commercial needs. It will enable TSPs to validate 5G technologies and use cases such as IoT and Industry 4.0. We hope the Government will also look into the industry’s call for revisiting the 5G spectrum pricing,” COAI said. The demand that pricing for 5G spectrum be lowered is a longstanding one, considering the precarious financial situation that Airtel or Vi might face if forced to make such a significant investment into spectrum on new airwaves. After six months of
COAI welcomes Telecom Department s nod to 5G Technology and Spectrum Trials ANI | Updated: May 04, 2021 23:31 IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Tuesday welcomed the Department of Telecom (DoT) decision to approve the applications of telecom service providers (TSPs) for conducting 5G trials.
Director-General of COAI, Lieutenant General Dr SP Kochhar in a statement said the move will stimulate local research and development (R and D) ecosystem. We welcome the government s decision to start exhaustive 5G trials in different categories of locations across India. It will stimulate the local R and D ecosystem to develop innovative applications tailored to commercial needs. It will enable TSPs to validate 5G technologies and use cases such as IoT and Industry 4.0. We hope the Govt. will also look into the industry s call for revisiting the 5G spectrum pricing, said Dr Kochhar.
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TSPs tied up with OEMs Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, C-DOT.
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TSPs will have to conduct trials in rural and semi-urban settings also in addition to urban settings so that the benefit of 5G technology proliferates across the country | Photo Credit:
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TSPs tied up with OEMs Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, C-DOT.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Tuesday gave permission to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to conduct trials for the use and application of 5G technology.
This formally leaves out Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE from the 5G race in India.
“The applicant TSPs include Bharti Airtel Ltd., Reliance JioInfocomm Ltd., Vodafone Idea Ltd. and MTNL. These TSPs have tied up with original equipment manufacturers and technology providers which are Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and C-DOT,” a statement from the Ministry of Communications said. In addition, Reliance JioInfocomm Ltd. will also be conducting trials using its own indig