The government in 2017 had set up a high-level forum to evaluate and approve roadmaps and action plans to bring 5G in the country by 2020. The panel comprised of members from academia, industry stakeholders and secretaries of ministries of telecom, IT, and science and technology and set aside a corpus of Rs 500 crore for R&D activities.<\/p>","title":"Government panel set up in 2017","titleseo":"government-panel-set-up-in-2017","slideseolocationalt":"slide-shows\/indias-5g-journey-where-does-the-telecom-industry-stand\/government-panel-set-up-in-2017","prominentcolor":"","imgtype":"1"},"slideshows":[{"msid":"73273673","mstype":0,"denmarkslideshow":1,"strimg":"","thumbid":"73274050","secname":"India's telecom sector in a rewind; everything from AGR, BSNL revival, 5G, IUC to tariff hikes in 2019","secnameseo":"india-s-telecom-sector-in-a-rewind-everything-from-agr-bsnl-revival-5g-iuc-to-tariff-hikes-in-2019","msname":"What went down in 2019?","artdate":1579091290,"caption":"2016 was an indelible year for the telecom industry as it marked Mukesh Ambani led Jio\u2019s foray into the sector which led to industry revenue getting caught in a downward spiral as old players\u2019(Vodafone, Idea, Bharti Airtel) saw their profits and subscriber bases dwindling rapidly. The erstwhile flourished industry narrowed to a handful of players with 2019 opening up new challenging frontiers for the sector. It kept surfacing up in headlines owing to several significant developments, let\u2019s dive into what kept India\u2019s telecom sector abuzz throughout 2019. ","msnameseo":"what-went-down-in-2019","secmsname":"India's telecom sector in a rewind; everything from AGR, BSNL revival, 5G, IUC to tariff hikes in 2019","secmsnameseo":"india-s-telecom-sector-in-a-rewind-everything-from-agr-bsnl-revival-5g-iuc-to-tariff-hikes-in-2019","seolocationalt":"indias-telecom-sector-in-a-rewind-everything-from-agr-bsnl-revival-5g-iuc-to-tariff-hikes-in-2019\/what-went-down-in-2019"}],"filters":[],"url":"\/\/www.iser-br.com\/news\/5g-auctions-airtel-jio-vodafone-idea-push-dot-to-seek-base-prices-for-mmwave-bands-from-trai\/81649975","content":"