About a year ago, India marked a significant milestone in mobile communication with the launch of 5G-able telecom services. The famous Pragati Maidan, the annual India Mobile Congress (IMC), hosted 2022, became one of the country’s first sites for wide public use of 5G telecom services. Proceed rapidly in a year, and there have been adequate changes with a new conference centre and a holistic change in the Pragati Maidan. Within this short period, thanks to the efforts of two major telecom operators, covering over 7,000 cities and towns, almost all major urban areas, have embraced 5G.
According to TRAI’s estimates, these operators crossed their three -year network rollout goals within just six months. Both are ready to expand 5G coverage across the country in the next six months, two additional operators are potentially joining the field. The government’s active role is worthy of admiration in facilitating the 5G launch and ensuring a smooth spectrum allocation process.
While geographical coverage for 5G is encouraging, more and more users need to adopt. For example, Airtel, with approximately 375 million wireless customers, has only 50 million unique 5G users. It requires an increase in 5G handset adoption to address this, given that the cost of more than 35% of the average monthly income of the cheapest internet-capable smartphone in India is less than 5% in developed countries.
To promote digital inclusion, TRAI is conducting a consultation, seeking recommendations to resolve these challenges. Solving at least the spectrum band will benefit the industry more to resolve concerns such as re -establishing and ensuring efficient backhaul allocation.
Financial viability is an important aspect of implementing 5G on a scale, given the recent financial challenges faced by the telecom sector. Extending 5G technology for unaccounted rural customers and discovering revenue streams such as value -added services will increase the growth of the field. The government’s focus on local construction of telecom and networking products, supported by initiatives such as the production linked incentive scheme, will contribute to the rapid and more cost -effective 5G adoption.
For the end-user, 5G improves better and rapid connectivity, which adjusts a crowd of connected equipment. Potential applications go beyond mobile communication, which are spread to areas such as healthcare, smart factories, automation and progress in energy and motor vehicle sectors. Globally, 5G has already made significant progress in these domains.
India’s forward approach extends to the realm of 6G technology. With the ambitions of being a global supplier of 6G solutions and the establishment of 6G standards, India has acquired more than 200 patents in the region. The establishment of a 6G technology innovation group and the inauguration of the Prime Minister of the first office of ITU in Delhi outlines India’s commitment to leading development in 6G space.
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Earlier this year, “6G Vision Document” underlines India’s strategy for 6G development by 2030. This reflects the government’s active roadmap, including 6G technology ideas, development and discovery of final commercialization. While the adoption of 6G is estimated to be around 2030, India’s bold steps and strategic vision. It is a promising future in the development of communication technologies.
