New Delhi (Sputnik) — India's key telecom majors — Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, and Reliance Jio — have been asked for a 5G network trial, which could later be extended to a year if they need more time to ensure network stabilisation, news portal News18.com reported.
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The spectrum auction comes up in October. The allocation will take place in 15 days.
As of now, Jio is likely to partner with Samsung, Nokia with Airtel, and Vodafone-Idea with Ericsson for the trial, reported Indian daily Live Mint.
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The Department of Telecom is yet to make any call on allowing the Chinese company Huawei to participate in the trial.
It is expected that telecommunication companies will be in a better position to judge shortcomings and network requirements.