India emerge as a major player in 5G Subscriptions by 2022
The increase in usage of Smartphones and an exponential
increase in broadband usage, data is going to drive industry more and more
rather
than voice and therefore, the Ministry has initiated a move to re look at
the current Telecom Policy through public consultation, as the need of the hour
is to ramp up for the Digital era. Speaking at the 10th Anniversary
Celebrations of IPTV Society Shri Sinha said that whether it is broadband
spectrum, Internet adoption/availability, data protection, or cyber security,
what was applicable five years back is no more relevant in today’s context, and
new policies will need to be futuristic. They will also need to be capable of
dealing with India’s challenges and figuring out ways to deal with those
challenges.
The Minister said, while the buzz today is 4G, we are
already gearing ourselves for introduction of 5G. we need to think of and
prepare for an ecosystem where Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) are mainstream, and connectivity is seamless, designed to
improve the quality of e-governance and education, as well as to enable
financial inclusion, smart cities, and an intelligent transportation system
amongst other things. Shri Sinha quoting experts said that India, along with
North America, will lead the way in numbers of 5G subscriptions by 2022, and
that 5G will speed up the digital transformation in a number of industries,
enabling new use cases in areas such as IoT, automation, transport and big
data.
Shri Sinha said that Broadband is of vital importance to
India, as indeed to all customers globally, to ensure digital connectivity as
this is the stepping stone to higher productivity as is proven in many a
developed economy. It enhances commerce, improves banking facilities, improves
administrative facilities and empowers the public as a whole. Broadband
development is the cornerstone of Digital India and every Indian and remotest
location will be empowered through the Digital India initiative.
He welcomed Broadband India Forum for bringing out credible
Research documents from time to time in the form of white-papers and reports,
independently or in combination with reputed research agencies on relevant
issues which are of value to all stakeholders and for the future of broadband
in India.
The Minister also released a paper by Broadband India Forum
and ICRIER which he described is of economic significance for the digital
economy concerning ICT Applications.
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