Huawei is seeking a level playing field to be a part of the Digital India initiative and is urging the local government for an open policy, which would also allow it to enter India’s 5G networking infrastructure.

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According to an Economic Times report, the Chinese tech giant’s India CEO, David Li, has asked the Indian government to have an “open policy” to welcome global telecom based firms. The executive stated that “I believe India should have a more open policy and should also welcome all the global players to contribute in this journey. This global collaboration will not only give a faster 5G deployment, more cost effective, faster roll-out and higher efficiency, and also will bring more user cases and good experience to make this 5G journey more proactive.”

As of right now, the telecom equipment maker has already setup 4G networks for Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, two telecom service providers that operate in India. But despite its presence in the region, the company’s equipment is being slowly replaced by other rival vendors as the country moves towards 5G networking standards. But while 5G trials are already under way, Huawei and ZTE have been left out.

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Thus, the Huawei India CEO said that “We also have a very huge incumbent network. Network is more like an asset to society as well as the responsibility and also moving forward I believe, we have a deep understanding of Indians towards challenges in terms of digitization and digital transformation. So, we definitely can play a very important role and we can contribute a lot to India. In this regard, we are seeking a level playing field for the Indian market.”

For those unaware, telecom operators like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea are currently testing 5G trials in India with their equipment suppliers like Nokia and Ericsson. The government is seeking to begin commercial 5G roll out by the second quarter of next year.

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