80 percent of new smartphones will be 5G-enabled in India by 2023: ICEA

As India rides on 5G, with more than 50 cities and towns now enjoying the new technology, India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said that by the end of 2023, 75 to 80 percent of the new smartphone launches will be 5G-enabled.

The 5G services were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 1.

Telecom service providers have launched the service in select cities and plan to cover the entire nation by the end of 2023 or early 2024.