Customers will not face higher data cost in 5G, says Nokia CTO

The cost of using data on 5G wireless service, which is touted as the fastest generation of mobile technology, will not change much from the current prices that customers pay to avail 4G in India, said Randeep Raina, chief technical officer, Nokia Corp.

In fact, the two sides of wireless service—device and network—in the country favours consumers, Raina told Mint in an interview. He said the country now has an ecosystem of affordable devices, and the availability of appropriate spectrum will improve efficiency of 5G service, leading to higher data consumption and relatively better costs.

“I don’t think the cost (of data consumption) will go up with the introduction of a new technology. Plus, the device ecosystem is favourable, I do not see that becoming a bottleneck due to the rollout of 5G,” Raina said.