India must make 5G rollout a national priority: Mukesh Abani (Lead).

New Delhi, Dec 8, 2008 : .

India must migrate from 2G to 4G and 5G as soon as possible.

The rollout of 5G should be a national priority if it wants to join the next-gen digital transformation bandwagon.This was stated by Mukesh Ambani (Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited, RIL) here on WednesdayAmbani delivered the virtual keynote address at Indian Mobile Congress (IMC).

He stated that keeping millions of Indians confined to 2G is a way to deny them the digital revolutions benefits.India should make 5G a national priority.

Jio has created a 100% home-grown, comprehensive 5G solution that is fully cloud-native and digitally managed.Jios network can be seamlessly upgraded from 4G or 5G by its future-proof, converged architecture," he stated.

According to a new Ericsson report, 5G technology will account for around 39% of Indian mobile subscriptions at the end 2027.This is compared to approximately 500 million subscriptions at the time, which was estimated by last month.According to the latest data from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, (TRAI), Reliance Jio now has more than 44.38 million subscribers.Ambani stated that affordability is a key driver of Indias phenomenally rapid growth in mobile subscribers "When we think about affordability in the policy context we only think about affordability of services.

He said that India must ensure affordability of not only services but also devices and applications.Ambani stated that the best way to ensure comprehensive affordability is to adopt futuristic technologies and support policy tools such as the Universal Service Obligation (USO), which can be used for other purposes than services.

He noted that the USO fund could be used to subvention devices for select target groups.Nearly 5% of the license fee paid by telecom operators goes towards the USO Fund.

Jio was able to introduce Fibre to-Home to five millions homes during the Covid era.Ambani stated that if all the players in this industry work together, we could quickly achieve a nationwide footprint for fibre, much like we reached every corner of the country with mobile telephony in the last decade "Fibre has almost unlimited data carrying capacity.India must be fibre-ready in order to be future-ready," he said.

Ambani stated that India should not only focus on connectivity but also the essential components of the digital ecosystem that are crucial for Indias digital transformation "The government is creating a solid regulatory and policy framework to support this.This has enabled thousands of start-ups and entrepreneurs in India to create platforms, apps and solutions that can help accelerate Indias digital transformation.

He said that we are already seeing innovative solutions for education, financial services and manufacturing, as well as other key verticals.na #India #rollout #national #priority #Mukesh #Abani #Delhi #Delhi #New Delhi #Ericsson #Jio #5G Technology #Congress #Covid.