Synopsis Jio said the company is fully prepared for 5G, however, director general of the COAI points out the poor financial health of the other two members – Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel – said telcos must weigh in on 5G use-cases in rural areas before investing huge capital to generate a meaningful return. The divergent views mirrored the comments of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Jio’s parent Reliance Industries, and Sunil Mittal, chairman of Bharti Airtel a day earlier. Reliance Jio and an association of telecom operators were in opposite camps over the issue of 5G readiness at an event on Wednesday.