E-band to play pivotal role in accelerating digital transformation in India

As per the recent Nokia MBiT report 2023, mobile data traffic in India jumped 3.2x in last five years and reached 14.4 Exabyte per month in 2022 while the average data per user per month grew 2x to reach 19.5 Gb. It is expected to grow more than double by 2024, with 5G as the new accelerator. Delivering flawless connectivity for 5G demands a transport backhaul that can support massive connectivity, super-high data rates and ultra-low latency.

While the fiberization of towers has been growing over the years in the country, there is still a lot of ground to be covered as fibre laying is tedious, time-consuming and capital intensive.