Chinese vendor Huawei said it expects to start a 5G trial in India early next year, according to Indian press reports.
The company did not identify its local partner. However, industry sources said that trials will be carried out in partnership with Indian carrier Airtel, according to the reports.
Huawei recently conducted a 5G demonstration with Airtel and Reliance Jio. The Chinese vendor has existing network partnerships with Airtel, Vodafone-Idea and BSNL.