Amid the chaos in the economy and continuous layoffs, it is estimated that 2023 will be a revolutionary year for the technology sector in India. The technology services, which include 5G services, are expected to introduce an array of new services.
The much-awaited 5G services were finally launched in India in the final months of 2022, and the upcoming year is likely to see a rapid rollout of those services, creating several prospects for widespread adoption. Industry professionals predict that the upcoming year will lay the foundation for future advancements across industries and could prove to be a watershed year.
Today’s smartphones have evolved into our lifelines as we use them for a variety of tasks, including making and receiving calls and texts, working with a variety of productivity apps, taking pictures and videos, and staying connected on social media. But as India prepares for 5G, the way we live and communicate will soon undergo a radical transformation.
The technology aims to deliver a communications system with high data rates, minimal latency, and seamless coverage. By 2024–2025, India wants to have an economy of $5 trillion, and 5G services are anticipated to be crucial to that aim. Experts predict that 5G will have a cumulative economic impact of $1 trillion by 2035 and that it will increase the nation’s GDP by $150 billion between 2025 and 2040.
There will be greater innovation and the introduction of cutting-edge technology with the debut of 5G services.
According to Anku Jain, Managing Director of MediaTek India, his business will focus on upcoming trends like Metaverse, Wi-Fi 7, and power management while expanding its 5G portfolio to include 5G thin modem, redcap, and wearables, automotive telematics, and industrial M2M/IoT. Moving beyond 5G, the Nokia India spokesman stated that they hope to see India’s full and equal participation in the development of 6G standards over the next few years as our R&D engineers based here continue to contribute to the global collaborative effort. In 2023, wider adoption of private networks by businesses and enterprises is expected to improve efficiency and security.
Industry leaders believe that the upcoming year might be a game-changer due to 5G’s potential as a tremendous enabler of innovation and new models of connection for businesses. We anticipate technologies like AI/ML, cloud computing, 5G, IoT, and automation to create sustainable solutions and new use cases across industries, sectors, governments, and citizen services, according to Rajiv Bhalla, Managing Director of India and Vice President of APAC at Barco.
This necessitates a fresh perspective and the development of qualified staff during such a transformative year. According to Arvind Bali, CEO of the Telecom Sector Skill Council, approximately 100,000 youth will receive training in these technologies over the next three years. Ten CoEs will be added, and the 100,000 training sessions will be carried out under DoT supervision. To cover use cases for both old and new technology, we will be adding 100 new courses to our catalog. The introduction of 5G will hasten the development of telecom and skills.
The Indian government has placed a lot of emphasis on producing technology and goods within the nation because of the increase in technical dimensions, and the effort is beginning to bear fruit.
We are aggressively increasing our skills in 5G telecom equipment and have worked with top firms to deliver 5G products, according to A. Gururaj, Managing Director of Optiemus Electronics. By increasing the production of laptops and launching new categories like tiny PCs, we also hope to strengthen the IT Hardware market. Additionally, as India adopts new technology, we have ambitions to penetrate developing areas like IoT and EV, he added.
The development of technology over the past few years has caused a massive change in many industries, upending how we go about our daily lives and conducting business. The IT sector is seeing a boom like never before because of developments in artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR). As a result, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is being fueled by technologies like AI, Metaverse, and others.
Approximately 70-80% of newly launched mobile phones will be 5G operated, which is very big news for the Indian people as 5G provides a lot of advanced services.
5G services have arrived in India, nearly five years after the country started down the path to introducing the following generation of mobile telephony. On October 1, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled 5G services in a few locations, ushering in what is rumored to be an era of extremely fast mobile Internet.
Big telecom service providers like Airtel, Jio, Vodafone, etc., have already launched this service in many cities and planning to provide it all around the country.
Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel is the first telecom company in the nation to roll out 5G services. From October 8, 2022, the 5G service will be accessible in eight cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Bangalore, and others. By March 2024, Airtel will roll out 5G services throughout India.
Reliance Jio: Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, declared that Jio will offer 5G services to all Indians by the end of 2023. The largest and most technologically advanced 5G network will be Jio 5G. In the beginning, Jio will roll out 5G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai.
Vodafone Idea: Vodafone Idea wants to start the 5G service rollout process, competing with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. The company has not provided a particular launch date for the ultra-high-speed internet services.
Android users can check their phone settings to see if their device is 5G ready or not. If the phone is 5G capable, 5G will be shown under the segment for the preferred network after entering the settings tabs. In the meantime, all Apple devices starting with the iPhone 12 and up, including the iPhone SE, support 5G.
There were between 80 and 100 million 5G-compatible phones on the market even before the first 5G services went live. By 2028, India will have 690 million mobile subscribers, or around 53% of all subscriptions, according to the “Ericsson Mobility Report.”
Some of the major plus points of 5G services that can be revolutionary are mentioned below:
- 5G technology has a 1ms latency limit. For the uninitiated, latency is the amount of time it takes for a device to deliver data packets and receive a response. The answer is faster, the lower the latency.
- Across the nation, isolated locations will have smooth coverage thanks to 5G technology. Energy, spectrum, and network efficiency will all rise as a result.
- The introduction of technological advancements like Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and others will be ushered in by 5G. The healthcare, agricultural, educational, disaster management, and other sectors will all be directly impacted by these technologies.
- The spectator experience at live music festivals and sporting events like football games would be improved with 5G. Sports fans will have an immersive experience because of 5G’s minimal latency.
- The field of transportation and mobility will also change with the introduction of 5G. To increase the EV ecosystem’s cost-effectiveness, a network of EVs and charging stations can be built using 5G technology.
- More effective remote working will also be aided by the upcoming 5G network. Smart buildings powered by 5G can assist in creating a more comfortable working environment for the staff, increasing productivity and cutting expenses for companies.
- The safety and surveillance sector will be significantly impacted by 5G. Remote control over disaster-affected areas, a live 4K feed from HD cameras mounted in public places, and other features will all be possible thanks to 5G technology and its applications. It will also aid in reducing the involvement of humans in hazardous industrial processes like deep mining and offshore activities, among others.
- The way that commodities are produced and distributed will likewise be impacted by next-generation 5G technology. Reduced costs, less downtime, little waste, and increased production are all 5G applications that can be found in the industrial sector. The cost of logistics is predicted to drop from 13–14% to 5% with the advent of 5G.
Edited by Prakriti Arora
