as India To usher in the 5G era, 89 percent of consumers in India want to upgrade to 5G network, while 48 percent want to upgrade to 5G even if it asks service providers to switch, a new report showed on Monday. Gone.
The adoption of 5G will boost video content streaming, gaming and social messaging on smartphones.
According to a report by network intelligence and connectivity insights provider Ookla, 20 percent of Indian respondents will wait for their service providers to upgrade to 5G networks.
While 14 per cent respondents intend to avail the services after upgrading to a 5G enabled handset, 7 per cent will wait for their existing contract to expire.
Those who aren’t sure about the new technology will probably wait to see how tempting it is once other people start using it.
Only 2 percent said they do not intend to upgrade to 5G.
“Mobile users in India are among the most data-intensive users in the world, but India’s 4G/LTE networks have become a barrier to demand,” said Sylvia Kecchiche, principal analyst for enterprise at Ookla.
“Now, as operators have acquired 5G spectrum, they begin their race to become the first operators to go to market with 5G, with some already indicating that 5G deployment will begin in the next few months. It will happen,” said Kechiche.
The findings showed that if mobile Internet connections were better, 70 percent of respondents would increase their use of video streaming, while 68 percent said they would promote their mobile gaming.
Operators acquired a total of 44,960 MHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz spectrum band (mmWave), which is particularly useful for streaming and gaming due to its high throughput.
About 42 percent of the respondents believe that faster speed will improve the most in the service they are currently providing.
The good news is that the spectrum holding of operators in the C-band will help them do so, the report said.
Both Airtel and Jio splurge on C-band spectrum in the auction, securing spectrum in all 22 telecom circles, while Vodafone bagged spectrum only in their priority circles.
In addition to faster speeds, 24 percent of respondents want a more reliable connection, while 21 percent want better indoor coverage. The report also revealed that the main reason for not upgrading to 5G is the alleged cost of 5G tariffs.
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