Global telecom gear makers say that they expect India to account for about 15 per cent of the worldwide market for the 3.5 GHz-based 5G radio and network. The vendors are assuming that the telcos will be able to provide 5G coverage to over 50 per cent of the geographical area of the country in the next two years.
Since the Chinese market is off-bounds, India will be a key market for global telecom gear makers.
The long-awaited high-speed 5G services are expected to be rolled out in about a month, Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan said on Monday, 8 August.
Commenting on the 5G rollout in the country, said Minister of State (Communication), Devusinh Chauhan said the government is promoting indigenously designed, developed and manufactured advanced telecom technology.
“As a result, India today has a strong home-grown 5G mobile communications ecosystem”, he said, which includes a fully indigenous 5G testbed for private players to test 5G network elements. Chauhan said that the Indian telecommunications network is the second largest in the world, with the most cost-effective rates.
“We initiated a number of structural and process reforms in the telecom sector.” (www.business-standard.com)
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