Separately, DoT has also put in place security testing specifications to be conducted in India for telecom gear sold by any vendor from 1 January. “We have not received any official communication to this effect,” a spokesperson for Huawei India said, responding to Mint’s query on whether the Indian government had expressed security concerns about its participation in 5G trials and rollout. The company also said it had received an invitation from DoT to conduct 5G trials, which Huawei expects to start in January-March. In India, Huawei has conducted 5G trials at Bharti Airtel’s facility in Haryana. “Moreover, banning Huawei would mean that India would be almost entirely dependent on Europe for telecom gear, which is again not a favourable proposition.

Source: Mint December 19, 2018 03:11 UTC