Vodafone Idea Ltd in an e-mail said, "For 5G to work, a robust 4G network is a must. Accordingly, telecom service providers in India are currently focused on optimising 4G networks and making them 5G ready, for which they have sufficient spectrum."
Once the 5G ecosystem, including enabling hardware, develops and India-specific use cases are successfully piloted, a need for more quality spectrum will arise, the company said adding "this is likely to take up to 2020".
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Last time they said India was not 4G ready but Jio got 25 crore 4G subscribers and they missed the 4G bus and now saying India is not 5G ready. Who appoint these stupid guys in management ?:dodgy: