Need more time to roll out 5G network: Telecom Secretary

Delay due to rise in operating cost of telcos, late adoption of 4G network

The country needs more time to launch fifth generation technology (5G) in its telecom network, said Aruna Sundararajan, head of the Telecom Commission and secretary to the department of telecommunications.

According to Sundararajan, the country first needs to complete its transition from 3G to 4G network and only then move towards further upgradation.

"First, India needs to move from 3G to 4G and that I think we are beginning to see, with (Reliance) Jio coming in and other major players also accepting to upgrade their networks. We hope that over the next year, most of the telecom infrastructure and networks