China asks India to provide 'level playing field' in 5G trials

BEIJING: China on Wednesday sought "level playing field, transparent and fair environment" for its enterprises in India while expressing fear over New Delhi's reported move to exclude Chinese telecom corporations Huawei and ZTE from 5G trials.

According to a file in China's state-run 'Global Times' on Sunday, India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had barred Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp from the list of companies allowed to work with native corporations in 5G technology-based trials because of "security" issues.

The move follows the US and Australia in banning Huawei and ZTE for nationwide security causes, it said.

However, a most sensible DoT legit had said they were within the technique of putting in a panel which can come to a decision on spaces where 5G technology can be utilized.

Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan informed PTI on September 14 that "companies have come up with preliminary use cases. We are going to set up core group which will sit with them and look at what are the use cases that make sense to us".

Sundararajan said DoT had approached Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, Cisco and NEC for construction of 5G applications and operating trials at the recommendation of Stanford University Professor Emeritus Arogyaswami J Paulraj - a member of the 5G panel that just lately prompt spectrum roadmap for the technology.

"We wrote to Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco, Samsung and NEC. Huawei has met me and they have said that they are interested. We said if you are interested then send us a proposal. We will see what their proposal is and we may go with them also," she said.

In Beijing, reacting to media reviews, Chinese overseas ministry spokesman Geng Shuang informed a media briefing, "I have seen relevant reports. The Chinese government has always encouraged overseas Chinese enterprises to abide by international rules and local laws while pursuing economic cooperation overseas".

"We hope the relevant country would offer level playing field and a transparent fair environment for Chinese enterprises," he said, replying to a query about India's reported move to exclude Huawei and ZTE from taking part within the 5G trials.


"Economic cooperation between India and China is for mutual benefits and for win-win results. Overall, such cooperation between both sides is going on smoothly," Geng said.


"We're cooperating actively with local telecom operators and the Indian government, and local authorities and partners hold an open attitude toward cooperating with us in meeting demand for 5G network construction," a Huawei legit said in a statement quoted within the file remaining week.


The Chinese corporate is also operating most often with the native telecom operators on 5G trials, Huawei added.


In August, the US banned executive workforce from the use of Huawei applied sciences while Australia barred the corporate from offering apparatus to fortify the country's new telecommunications networks.
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