When will India get 5G? That’s a question no one has an answer to, although Chinese OEMs continue aggressively pushing 5G phones to the Indian market. In another setback to 5G in India, India’s Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the estimated timeline for 5G auctions in the country is now expected somewhere around April – May 2022.
Addressing a summit, the minister said that the government was previously expecting to conduct 5G auctions sometime in March, which goes in line with a previous report from The Economic Times citing a senior government official. “Today, our estimate is by April-May. I was earlier estimating March. But, I think it will take…because consultations are complex, diverse opinions are coming,” the minister was quoted as saying by The New Indian Express.
