Vodafone Idea flags integration gaps as India pushes telco-led private 5G service model

Industry debate at the UPTIME forum has underlined how fragmented rules and structures are holding back private 5G in Asia-Pacific, with India as a key example. Vodafone Idea says the main problem is not network readiness but poor integration between IT and operational technology, along with weak planning for real-world use cases. Those gaps, the company argues, are slowing adoption even as Indian operators stand ready to sell private 5G and IoT bundles under the country’s telco-led model.

Speakers noted that while regulators in the region talk up private 5G for factories, ports and utilities, businesses often lack clear deployment roadmaps and struggle to connect new 5G systems with existing plants and software. The result is a market where networks can be built, but demand lags because customers do not see a straight path from trials to working deployments.