03 Jun , 2022 By : Divye Saini
Mumbai | Bengaluru | Kolkata: Tata Consultancy Service NSE 0.89 % (TCS NSE 0.89 %), India’s top information technology company, wants the government to directly allocate 5G spectrum to private enterprises, as recommended by the regulator. It ruled out participating in the upcoming 5G auction as rollout obligations make buying airwaves directly financially unviable.
“Private networks for enterprises will enable organisations to accelerate their IoT (internet of things) and digitalisation agenda,” TCS chief operating officer N Ganapathy Subramaniam told ET. “For this to happen in a secure manner and with a greater degree of control on their own data, government must consider allocating appropriate spectrum directly to enterprises for building private networks without any dependency on telcos and full freedom to unleash the potential for Industry 4.0 transformation.
This pits the Tata group company against telecom operators such as Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel NSE -0.99 %, which want airwaves to be auctioned to licensed entities. The telcos’ view has been backed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the matter will now be decided by the cabinet.
Infosys, India’s second-largest software developer, is planning to lease 5G spectrum in key markets to deploy private networks for large enterprise customers, practically ruling out the purchase of airwaves directly in a sale. Rivals such as Wipro NSE 2.08 % and Tech Mahindra NSE 1.31 % said they are also looking to partner carriers and companies as tech firms seek to participate in the next-gen technology.
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