India aims to become a hub for the next generation of hi-tech industries, including 5G networks and devices. Policy makers, manufacturers and some operators believe the time is right for the huge country to become a tier one player in the telecoms industry, despite its past failures to establish a significant equipment making business, despite its huge influence in software and services. India is a huge mobile market in its own right, the third biggest in terms of users after the USA and China, and while it has traditionally not been an advanced market in terms of its mobile services, its three main operators expect to start deploying 5G from late this year, following the upcoming auctions. There has been…