Govt has to decide if it wants coexistence of 2G and 4G: Idea MD at IMC 2017

Himanshu Kapania said Trai has forced the industry to a level where only 4G can survive

The first edition of India Mobile Congress started with a bang with Idea Cellular Managing Director (MD) Himanshu Kapania using the platform to raise the ongoing issue of financial stress in the sector and lambasting sectoral regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) over the current reduction in interconnect charges.

Speaking during the chief executive officer's (CEO) conclave, Kapania said the government has to decide if it wants only forward-looking technologies or a coexistence of 2G and 4G. He said Trai has forced the industry to a level where only 4G can survive. 

The MD of India's third-largest mobile operator