Despite various delays and issues, it seems like 5G auctions in India are set to kick off soon. The spectrum auctions leading to 5G’s commercial launch in India will reportedly begin in May 2022.
According to a new report, a senior official from the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has revealed that 5G spectrum auction is on its way and will begin sometime in May 2022. Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had previously stated that the TRAI has confirmed that it would be submitting its recommendations for the 5G spectrum auction by March 2022. Furthermore, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is also working on accelerating the entire process to ensure that the auctions are held as soon as possible.
Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman added that following the submission from TRAI, it should take another month for the DoT to make a decision. He said that “TRAI has indicated that they will send it (recommendations) by March. Thereafter, it will take us a month to make a decision around it.” Previously, we had reported on the Indian government kicking off 5G auctions later this year, with a commercial roll out beginning sometime next year. In other words, the news is also in line with previous reports.
The government had taken around 60 to 120 days to start the bidding rounds in previous spectrum auctions after receiving recommendations from the TRAI. So we can also expect a similar timeline this time as well.
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