Reliance is counting on countrywide deployment of 5G to help woo high-paying wireless users and boost its e-commerce and media business even though the technology hasn’t yet proven profitable for other Asian wireless operators. “The global market for 5G-enabled business applications is expected to grow to US$20 billion over the five years and India will be a critical contributor to this expansion,” according to Manoranjan Mohapatra, the chief executive officer of mobility solution provider Comviva, a Tech Mahindra Ltd unit. It said telecommunications unit Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd will deploy a “stand-alone 5G” version that doesn’t depend on the earlier 4G network and will deliver speedier connectivity.Īmbani also expects the technology will help India become a major exporter of high-value digital solutions and services as 5G can power the country’s emergence as the world’s intelligence capital. Additionally, the company in August said it will invest two trillion rupees (US$24.6 billion or RM11.36 billion) to roll out 5G across India as the conglomerate continues to expand and diversify into newer businesses. “India may have started a little late, but we’ll finish first by rolling out 5G services that are of higher quality and more affordable,” Ambani said at the event, which was jointly organised by the Department of Telecommunications and the Cellular Operators Association of India.Ĭarriers agreed to pay US$19 billion (RM88.1 billion) just two months ago for airwaves at a government auction, with Reliance’s US$11 billion bid topping the list. Reliance - an conglomerate spanning from oil to retail services - is vying to become the first in the nation to offer 5G after investing billions of dollars to acquire the airwaves. The technology can bring affordable, superior education and skill development to ordinary Indians and deliver high-quality healthcare to rural and remote areas, Ambani said on Saturday (Oct 1) at the India Mobile Congress, a technology and media forum. (Oct 1): Billionaire Mukesh Ambani said Reliance Industries Ltd’s 5G network will cover the remotest corners of India by December next year, providing services “more affordable than anywhere else in the world”.
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