Aitel and BSNL 5G services

Mumbai April 10: The mobile giant NOKIA has signed a memorandam of understanding with both India and BSNL. During the Mobile World Congress 2017 (MWC) Nokia had stated it would attempt to expand its collaborative partnerships to work on 5G technology and connected devices.

The MoUs inked involved introducing 5G services in India, as well as what infrastructure and development would be required to set it up, aside from identifying a target segment, Nokia spokespersons said. However, this would only be the jump off point for Nokia, as the 5G is expected to commercially roll out only between 2019 to 2020.



"After 4G, the future is 5G and IoT, which is useful in concepts such as smart cities,” BSNL Chairman Anupam Shrivastava told the media here on Monday. "The MoU will help BSNL to draw a framework for transition from the current network to a futuristic 5G network."