Spectrum, skill development key to readiness of 5G devices: Experts

NEW DELHI: The handsets in India are far behind when it comes to adopting 5G as there are open issues like spectrum capacity crunch and lack of ecosystem to enable right skill-set, industry experts told in a panel discussing the readiness of 5G devices, at IMC 2019.

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, research director, India Development Foundation, stated that there is no point in talking about the device readiness for 5G unless the ecosystem for enabling right skill-set for manufacturers is created in India.

“We don’t have to worry as we won’t be producing devices here but just importing. Material value of the devices are miniscule as compared to the value of the ideas that are into that machine in India.