89% consumers may upgrade to 5G, 48% to switch network providers: Report

As India gears up to roll out its 5G services likely this month, a new report by Ookla, showed that 89 per cent of consumers wish to upgrade to the spectrum and 48 per cent would switch their service providers. Only 20 per cent of the survey respondents would wait for their network provider to upgrade to the 5G services.

Addressing the inaugural event of the International Telecommunication Union’s Regional Standardisation Forum (RSF) for Asia and Oceania region, Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan on Monday said the 5G services are expected to be rolled out in about a month.

India is likely to deploy indigenously developed and manufactured 5G telecom gears by end of this year, he added.