5G rollout may be delayed if sectoral health not improved: Industry executives

NEW DELHI: India’s 5G roll out may take longer than expected given the poor sectoral health which is a drag on the investments needs and the unpredictability over monetization possibilities of the next generation technology, top industry executives said.

The panel discussion at the EY-India Mobile Congress event, moderated by Prashant Singhal, Emerging Markets TMT leader at EY, also highlighted the importance of investment towards building infrastructure – a factor that could help make India a $5 trillion economy.

“In India we have to specifically figure out the use cases for 5G. If we look at devices, below USD 1000 (Rs 71000 approx) 5G devices don’t exist.