Airtel, Jio say no killer use cases of 5G yet in India

NEW DELHI: In contrast to the international markets, currently there are no killer use cases of 5G which can help Indian telecom operators monetise their investments into the roll out of the fifth-generation networks, said the chief regulatory officers of Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio.

The executives also highlighted low average revenue per user (ARPUs) and right-of-way (RoW) as some of the immediate pressing challenges that may affect the progress of 5G roll outs.

“Definitely there is no killer use cases in India right now even though societies like Korea have got gaming which is driving the 5G uptake,” said Rahul Vatts, chief regulatory officer, Bharti Airtel, in a panel discussion at ETTelecom’s World Telecommunications Day 2023 event.