While India has been pushing its locally-developed 5G standard, dubbed 5Gi, for telecom operators in the country, a recent report suggests that the Indian 5Gi standard will be merged with the global 3GPP-5G standard soon. The merger will reportedly take place under a “compromised formula” to enable high-speed, high-quality 5G networks for all users within and outside India.
Before moving on to the details, let me give you a brief description of the 5Gi standard. So, for those unaware, the 5Gi standard has been developed by telecom experts in collaboration with IIT Madras and IIT Hyderabad in India. The locally-developed 5G standard is touted as a cost-effective alternative to the global 3GPP (third generation partnership project) 5G standard.
Although the 5Gi standard promises lower-cost 5G networks in India, the engineering center of the country opposed the idea in a recent meeting and cited “technology fragmentation and interoperability issues”, as per an industry source.
“Now, the 5Gi and 3GPP 5G merger, as a part of compromise arrangement, has been worked out which is likely to get a go-ahead from the international standards body,” the source further added.
