India includes Huawei in 5G rollout working groups
India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has named Chinese telecom giant Huawei among the firms included in the working groups set up to chart the 5G roadmap for the South Asian country.
Meanwhile, a top representative body of India's telecom operators have urged the DoT to scrap vendor-based restrictions on 5G lab trials indicating that
they want Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE to be a part of the country's 5G rollout.
"Ideally, India can't do away with Chinese equipment due to their competitive pricing and vendor financing needs. It's a good decision to have Huawei in the working committee as it will allow gaining perspective from a country that has somewhat similar population size and ahead in 5G," LiveMint quoted Rajiv Sharma, head of equity research, SBICAP Securities.
Absolutely brutal. What happened to the 'digital surgical strike' on China?