While India’s public 5G infrastructure roll-out accelerates there is great interest also in the contest behind the scenes for private 5G customers, seen as more likely to generate significant revenues for operators and other technology players in the immediate term at least. The two largest operators, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, have been jockeying for position, but as in some other countries – such as Germany especially – a number of major enterprises are determined to obtain their own spectrum and bypass the operators. In India there is also one provider, Adani Data Networks, that came in through the back door during the summer’s 5G spectrum auctions. The subsidiary of Adani Enterprises acquired 20-year rights to 400 MHz of spectrum…