5G, made in India: What key domestic telecom equipment makers are doing

A clutch of domestic companies is developing equipment and software solutions for this upcoming next-gen telecom technology

A new opportunity is knocking on the doors for domestic telecom equipment companies in the upcoming entry of 5G services — and they are grabbing it with both hands.

On Thursday, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) announ­ced the final guidelines for a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom and network manufacturing, inviting domestic players to participate within a one-month window. Both they and global players are being offered a 4-6 per cent incentive for five years totalling over Rs 12,195 crore. DoT has also reserved three out of the 10 slots among the large players to domestic players, provided 50