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Telecom operators have been struggling to monetise 5G due to a lack of demand for enterprise use cases. Retail customers have been using 5G virtually free of cost since the launch in October 2022. But, now, leasing of 5G spectrum to private networks will help Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel - which are on course to complete nationwide rollout of 5G services this year - to monetise the fifth-generation mobile technology that is up to 100 times faster than 4G, experts said.

Telecom operators have been struggling to monetise 5G due to a lack of demand for enterprise use cases. Retail customers have been using 5G virtually free of cost since the launch in October 2022. But, now, leasing of 5G spectrum to private networks will help Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel - which are on course to complete nationwide rollout of 5G services this year - to monetise the fifth-generation mobile technology that is up to 100 times faster than 4G, experts said.

As India saw a record 5G spectrum auction for 72 GHz (gigahertz) of airwaves at Rs 4.3 lakh crore on day one, analysts said on Wednesday that one of the surprising turns was the attention gained by the 700MHz band, which was left unsold in the ...

Department of Telecom invited applications for the spectrum auction for 5G services. Bidders can bid on 72097.85 MHz of spectrum.

TRAI, India's telecom regulator, clarified its recommendations on the 5G spectrum auctions to be held among telcos.