It is the right time for 5G in India: Trai Chairman R S Sharma

Said if Trai is entrusted with ensuring quality of service, it should have authority to enforce that

At a time when the financial stress in the telecom industry is on the rise, the regulator has floated a consulation paper seeking stakeholders' views on the next round of spectrum auction for multiple bands, including 5G. In an interview, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma tells Kiran Rathee there’s no reason why India should be left behind. Edited excerpts:  

As a regulator, do you believe there’s financial stress in the telecom industry?

The government has recognised that (the stress) and has put up an inter-ministerial group (IMG). We had also called the