Manufacturing, healthcare, education verticals to adopt 5G in big way: Industry

NEW DELHI: Manufacturing, healthcare, and education are among the top sectors that are going to adopt fifth-generation or 5G-driven use cases in a major way in India, according to executives of Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Ericsson, as well as, industry experts.

“Ericsson did an extensive study in India. So, the top segments that we thought of were healthcare, manufacturing, and education. But we are missing two. One is public safety and energy & mining,” said Ng Thiaw Seng, Head of Network Solutions – Strategic Network Evolution Market Area South East Asia, Oceania & India, Ericsson.