5G spectrum auction will be conducted in FY23: Nirmala Sitharaman

The finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech that the spectrum auction for 5G roll out will be conducted in FY23.

Telecom companies have already initiated the trials for 5G services in India.

Bharti Airtel has successfully conducted India's first 5G trial in the 700 MHz band in partnership with Nokia, on the outskirts of Kolkata.


Earlier last year, Airtel demonstrated India's first 5G experience over a live 4G network. It also demonstrated India's first rural 5G trial as well as the first Cloud gaming experience on 5G.

Reliance Jio is another leading player in the field of 5G testing technology. The company has successfully conducted trials of connected drones on its indigenous 5G networks.