India ahead of world in 5G roll out, growing ‘extremely fast’, say Ericsson, Nokia

NEW DELHI: India is leading the world in terms of the roll out of fifth-generation or 5G network infrastructure, and the market is growing “extremely fast”, according to the chief executives of Swedish Ericsson and Finnish Nokia.

Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm said that the roll out of 5G gear is still in its early stages, adding that China is leading the world whereas US is aggressively rolling out while Europe is lagging, according to a Wall Street Journal report.