Few Indian enterprises responded to the government’s private 5G spectrum survey, undermining direct-access plans and strengthening mobile operators’ control. Vendor hopes for India to be the next big private 5G market may just have been dashed.

In sum – what to know:

Interest – very few enterprises showed interest in India’s private 5G spectrum survey, weakening the case for direct enterprise licensing.

Control – mobile operators argue against direct access, citing costs and other challenges, while showing select projects work.

Intervention – without regulatory intervention, spectrum leasing will remain biased toward operators, limiting enterprise adoption.

Only “a few” enterprises responded to the Indian government’s ‘ demand survey ’ to assess interest in private 5G spectrum, i

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