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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>NEW DELHI: Department of Telecommunications<\/a> has issued a public advisory on frauds related to the installation of mobile towers<\/a>, after it came to the department’s notice that unscrupulous companies and individuals cheat the general public and collect money by promising hefty rentals.

“It has come to the notice of Department of Telecommunications (
DoT<\/a>) that some unscrupulous companies\/agencies\/individuals cheat general public and collect money by promising them hefty monthly rental etc. in the name of installation of Mobile Towers,” DoT said in the advisory.

In this regard, the advisory mentioned that neither DoT nor the
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India<\/a> (TRAI) is “directly or indirectly” involved in leasing\/renting the premises for installation of mobile towers.

“DoT\/ TRAI or its officers do not issue any “No Objection Certificate” for the installation of mobile towers,” the advisory added, mentioning that an updated list of telecom service providers and infrastructure providers is available on the telecom department’s wesbite.

“The public is hereby cautioned to be extra careful and verify the credentials of the company, in case any company\/agency\/individual asks for money for installation of mobile tower. The association of TSPs and IP-1s have confirmed that their members do not ask any money for installation of Mobile Towers,” the advisory said.

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In-depth: Infrastructure hurdles and limited use cases could play spoilsport in initial years of 5G rollout<\/a><\/h2>

5G services have already been launched in over 70 countries and its deployment is quite capital intensive. 5G network infrastructure will need to support up to 10 times more bandwidth than what 4G infrastructure currently supports. The infrastructure issues and lack of relevant use cases in India may act as a roadblock to a successful 5G launch in the initial years, according to experts.<\/p><\/div>

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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>NEW DELHI: Department of Telecommunications<\/a> has issued a public advisory on frauds related to the installation of mobile towers<\/a>, after it came to the department’s notice that unscrupulous companies and individuals cheat the general public and collect money by promising hefty rentals.

“It has come to the notice of Department of Telecommunications (
DoT<\/a>) that some unscrupulous companies\/agencies\/individuals cheat general public and collect money by promising them hefty monthly rental etc. in the name of installation of Mobile Towers,” DoT said in the advisory.

In this regard, the advisory mentioned that neither DoT nor the
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India<\/a> (TRAI) is “directly or indirectly” involved in leasing\/renting the premises for installation of mobile towers.

“DoT\/ TRAI or its officers do not issue any “No Objection Certificate” for the installation of mobile towers,” the advisory added, mentioning that an updated list of telecom service providers and infrastructure providers is available on the telecom department’s wesbite.

“The public is hereby cautioned to be extra careful and verify the credentials of the company, in case any company\/agency\/individual asks for money for installation of mobile tower. The association of TSPs and IP-1s have confirmed that their members do not ask any money for installation of Mobile Towers,” the advisory said.

\"In-depth:<\/a><\/figure>

In-depth: Infrastructure hurdles and limited use cases could play spoilsport in initial years of 5G rollout<\/a><\/h2>

5G services have already been launched in over 70 countries and its deployment is quite capital intensive. 5G network infrastructure will need to support up to 10 times more bandwidth than what 4G infrastructure currently supports. The infrastructure issues and lack of relevant use cases in India may act as a roadblock to a successful 5G launch in the initial years, according to experts.<\/p><\/div>