DoT drops plan on local 5G standards after strong opposition from telcos

As part of the trial for 5G, telcos were asked to test out the 5Gi standards

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is dropping its contentious plan to push for a separate India-specific standard for 5G -- also known as 5Gi -- after strong opposition from telecom companies.

In a major relief to operators, the Telecom Standards Development Society of India (TSDI), backed by the government, informed the Telecom Enginneering Centre (TEC) under the DoT on January 25 not to proceed with the process of adopting 5Gi as a national standard. The TSDI has also informed the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that it will follow the global 5G standards as laid out by the 3rd Generation Partnership