In 5G spectrum race, says Adani Group

New Delhi, July 9

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group on Saturday confirmed its entry into the race to acquire telecom spectrum, which, it said, would be used to create a private network to support its businesses from airports to power as well as data centres.

“As India prepares to roll out the next generation of 5G services through this auction, we are one of the many applicants participating in the open bidding process,” the group said in a statement. The step would pitch Adani group directly against Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio and telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel. “We are participating in the 5G spectrum auction to provide private network solutions along with enhanced cyber security in sectors like airports, ports, logistics, power generation, transmission, distribution and manufacturing,” the statement said.

Adani Group plans to use the airwaves for its data centre as well as the super app it is building to support businesses from electricity distribution to airports, gas retailing to ports. “As we build our own digital platform encompassing super apps, edge data centres and industry command and control centres, we will need ultra high quality data streaming capabilities through a high frequency and low latency 5G network across all our businesses,” it said.

Applications for participating in the July 26 auction of airwaves, including those capable of providing fifth-generation (5G) telecom services such as ultra-high-speed Internet connectivity, closed on Friday with at least four applications.

Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea, the three private players in the telecom sector, applied. The fourth applicant is Adani Group, which had recently obtained national long distance and international long distance licences. — TNS/PTI

To create pvt network

As we build our own digital platform encompassing super apps, edge data centres and industry command and control centres, we will need ultra high quality data streaming capabilities... across all our businesses. — Adani Group statement