KATHMANDU, March 12: The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has announced that it will grant 5G permission to telecom companies within a week. NTA Chairman Bhupendra Bhandari said at a program organized by the Society of Economic Journalists-Nepal (SEJON) in Kathmandu on Wednesday that the 5G permission could be granted within a week of the telecom company submitting its application.
There have been increasing complaints that telecom companies in Nepal are not prepared for 5G and are not ready to build the necessary infrastructure. However, the NTA said that 5G permits can be granted immediately.
He also said that the necessary 21 MHz frequency could be provided to the telecom company. Currently, Nepal Telecom has only conducted testing and has not yet launched 5G. Ncell, on the other hand, has stated that it has not conducted any 5G testing due to the huge investment required in infrastructure.