Vodafone Idea: Low fiberisation leads to a 5G success story roadblock: Telcos, infra providers, Telecom News, ET Telecom

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"Fibrisation is essential. It is essential for 5G and as only about 30% of our towers are fibrized, and this is despite the government’s push for fiberisation," SP Kochhar, director-general, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said, adding that adequate fiberisation is required so that it would not be a waste of spectrum resource, which is very highly priced.

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