India's local 5G standard (5Gi) to be merged with the global 5G standard

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/indias-5gi-to-be-merged-with-global-standard/articleshow/88263911.cms

by aq3cn • 5 years ago

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1cvmask• 5 years ago

This seems to be a case of industry versus academia, with industry quashing the sole academic option:

The COAI opposed the national standard, arguing that the 5Gi ecosystem is yet to be developed, validated and tested, and would result in technology fragmentation. In a series of letters to the telecom department, COAI said that any mandate to such standard may put the consumer at a burden since sufficient options are not available for device ecosystem, and would put an additional burden to telecom carriers that may lead to a further delay in rolling out 5G in the country.

On the other hand, the Indian academia, led by IIT Madras director Bhasker Ramamurthy, advocated that 5Gi standards should be made mandatory for Indian telecom service providers.

naruvimama• 5 years ago

It must be remembered that Huawei broke into the Ericsson-Nokia-Alcatel standards cartel by threatening to go with their own 3G standard if it is not incorporated into the global standards.

India is one country where bureaucrats, academic and industry fight each other in favour of global competitors. This is a massive failure to start early, must have been an issue a decade ago.

We could instead attempt for a 5G+ or 5.5G in the lines of LTE by about 2025, with the support of companies like Reliance & Airtel.

India's local 5G standard (5Gi) to be merged with the global 5G standard

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