Nokia on Monday reported to Deccan Herald that it is planning to deploy 5G technology in India by 2020.
Amit Marwah, Nokia India’s Head of Customer Marketing and Communications told that it is going to transform a wide variety of sectors and impact daily life.“From a 5G perspective we can say that Nokia is well poised, both globally and India. We believe that it will happen by the end of 2020,” he told DH.
“We have started testing it in India too. There are intermediate steps to be taken to make it happen, like the auction of 5G spectrum, regulatory frame work and ecosystem among others,” he added while talking about Nokia’s strong 5G portfolio and how it is testing it across the globe.
Nokia is associating with many telecom bodies like Telecommunications Standards Development Society, india. Department of Telecom, government authorities and chip-set makers like Intel and Qualcomm for the distribution of 5G technology
Nokia is currently working with major communications service providers like BSNL and Airtel for 5G deployment in the country.