5G India Forum (5GIF) has been established under the aegis of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), aiming to become the leading force in the development of next generation communications and will enable synergizing national effort. It is expected to play a significant role in shaping the strategic, commercial, and regulatory development of the 5G ecosystem in India. 5GIF is one of the registered as Independent Evaluation Groups (IEGs) for contributing to Satellite Component of IMT-2020 development of ITU-R through independent evaluation of the IMT2020 candidate technologies.
The IEG includes telecom operators, OEM’s, universities, and individual subject experts participating for the evaluation of the candidate IMT-2020 technologies of interest. This is a contribution driven activity, with decisions made through a consensus seeking approach.