Q&A: Mobile makers better prepared for 5G, says Qualcomm India president

How prepared is the mobile device ecosystem for the 5G technology, which is expected to be rolled out by next year? Will we again see the stutters that we had seen at the time of 4G? Will the prices come down in the sub-Rs 10,000 handset segment? When will India’s semiconductor chip shortage end? And is India ready to have its own fab ecosystem? Qualcomm VP and President for India and SAARC, Rajen Vagadia, answered all these questions in an exclusive interview with Business Standard’s Surajeet Das Gupta. Highlights of the Q&A:

How prepared is the mobile device ecosystem for 5G technology?

• Two advantages this time: Aggressive trials, enough time to build ecosystem

• Despite pandemic, first 5G device launched in India in March last year