5G cost recovery in focus
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will need to work on 5G tariffs and customer migration.
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will need to work on 5G tariffs and customer migration.
Ind-Ra expects telecom companies to increase their capex intensity for the next 12 months to deploy 5G services at an accelerated pace.
Reliance Jio aims to build a strong pan-India 5G network and ensure a countrywide 5G rollout by end of 2023. For this, it has committed an investment of ₹2 lakh cr.
Bharti Airtel promises 20-30 times higher speeds on its 5G network compared with the existing 4G service.
Jio plans to launch 5G services in certain cities by this Diwali and country-wide rollout by end of 2023.
Jio records almost 600 Mbps median download speed on its 5G network in Delhi.
Adani Data Networks is the only enterprise that has applied to take part in the 5G spectrum auction; the rest three are incumbent telcos.
Since there is a wide buffer of 530 MHz in India between the frequencies of 5G and radar altimeters, it is unlikely to cause any such issues here.
GOI has brought several changes in the industrial sector over the years to ease business. While some enterprises like IBBI and Telecom are struggling, some measures seem promising.
A cohesive collaboration among industry leaders, start-ups, academia and researchers, government authorities, and investors is required for 5G innovation to flourish.