COAI says telcos being mindful of service quality in 5G rollout

Industry body COAI has asserted that operators are mindful of adhering to service quality as they roll out 5G, but added that full benefits of seamless urban-rural connectivity of fifth-generation services will be gained once pan-India availability of these networks is achieved.

The speed of 5G rollout in India “is the fastest in the world”, SP Kochhar, Director General of Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) said.

“When the rollout is taking place in a phased manner, that is, in urban areas first, followed by rural, and not in a heterogeneous manner – the overall benefits of 5G will take some time to arrive,” Kochhar told PTI.