TRAI performs 5G readiness testing in Bhopal and Delhi

26 Jul 2022 , 09:12 AM

The project was completed at eleven places in Bhopal. The city has become the first smart city in the country to test 5G readiness for the usage of street furniture such as Traffic signal poles, Street light poles, etc. with radiation and testing of 5G small cells by telecom service providers under the pilot.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) started pilot testing of 5G networks in four places with the major telecom service providers like Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone ldea, and BSNL ahead of the 5G spectrum auctions beginning on Tuesday, July 26.

The TRAI tested the usage of street furniture for Small Cells and aerial fiber deployment at Bhopal Smart City, GMR International Airport New Delhi, Deendayal Port Kandla, and Namma Metro Bengaluru.

Deendayal Port Kandla and GMR International Airport New Delhi have also become the first port and airport in the nation to test 5G readiness thanks to the deployment of 5G Small Cells on street furniture by Telecom service providers under a TRAI pilot.

Following the DoT’s allocation of 5G frequencies, “these pilots will be highly useful to make cross-sectoral infrastructure more available for speedy roll out of the 5G networks for telcos,” according to TRAI.