Earlier this year, the Indian government officially confirmed its plans to conduct 5G spectrum auctions in the country sometime in 2022. In the same announcement, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed that the commercial 5G rollout is expected within 2022-2023. Now, a new PTI report quoting the Indian Minister of Communications reassures that the spectrum auction is on schedule.
According to the PTI report, India’s Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the 5G spectrum auction in India is on schedule and within the stipulated timeline. Speaking to reporters at the second national conference on cybercrime investigation and digital forensics, Vaishnaw said the 5G auction would “absolutely” be held as per the schedule.
