Telecom a force-multiplier for all sectors, should be seen as essential service, enabler: COAI DG

The telecom sector with transformational powers is set to be a force-multiplier for other sectors, and the government needs to view it as an essential service and enabler for industries, not as the lucrative sector for attracting revenues, industry body COAI said on Wednesday. Speaking at a virtual event organised by industry think-tank BIF, Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) Director General SP Kochhar said the advent of 5G means that artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, robotics and other futuristic technologies will “grow and partake telecom and vice versa”.