5G Spectrum Auction in India Expected To Be Held in May

Last Updated on February 14, 2022 by Anu Joy

The much-awaited 5G spectrum auction will happen soon in India. The auction is expected to happen in May this year, provided the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) submits its recommendations for the 5G auction by March. This is finally good news for the telecom sector and those awaiting 5G network in the country.

5G Spectrum Auction Timeline

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, earlier this month, said that TRAI had confirmed that it will submit its recommendations for the 5G spectrum auction by March and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will ensure that it will simultaneously take care of other processes required to conduct the auction at the earliest. If everything goes as planned, the 5G auction will be all set to take place in May in the country.

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With this announcement, 5G launch in India does not seem too far, and one can expect it to happen by early 2023. Providing further details on the timeline of the 5G spectrum auction, Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman said that it will take a month for the DoT to finalise the decision after submission of recommendations by TRAI.

TRAI has indicated that they will send it (recommendations) by March. Thereafter, it will take us a month to make a decision around it.

K Rajaraman, Telecom Secretary

Adding further, the Telecom Secretary said that the DoT will take two months to start the auction from the day it gets recommendations from the TRAI. MSTC has been selected as the auctioneer for the 5G auction. As reported, 5G will deliver 10 times faster download speed than 4G services currently being used. This should explain why some 4G users in the country are excited for its rollout.

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