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India likely to see 70-75% growth in 5G smartphone shipments

Indians can now afford 5G smartphones at just Rs 44 a day: Samsung India

The Indian smartphone market declined by 6 per cent (year-over-year) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, with 5G smartphone shipments growing 45 per cent (year-over-year)…reports Asian Lite News

India is expected to see 70-75 per cent annual growth in the 5G smartphone shipments during the ongoing festive season, a new report has said.

The country saw a 65 per cent growth in 5G handset shipments till July this year (year-on-year), according to market research firm CMR.

While value-for-money smartphones (Rs 7,000-Rs 25,000) saw a 61 per cent YoY growth, premium 5G smartphones (Rs 25,000 and above) saw a 68 per cent YoY growth.

Samsung led the 5G shipments in India with a 25 per cent market share, followed by Vivo at 14 per cent and OnePlus at 12 per cent, the data showed.

Around 150 5G smartphone launches are expected this year in the country, a 34 per cent increase from last year (112 launches).

The Indian smartphone market declined by 6 per cent (year-over-year) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, with 5G smartphone shipments growing 45 per cent (year-over-year).

“Despite the overall decline in smartphone shipments, the 5G smartphone segment showed promising performance capturing 47 per cent market share (up from 31 per cent in Q2 2022),” according to said Shipra Sinha, Analyst-Industry Intelligence Group, CMR.

About 31 million Indian users are expected to upgrade to 5G phones in 2023, representing a vast opportunity for further 5G adoption in the country, according to a latest Ericsson Consumer Lab Report. 5G in India has elevated overall network satisfaction by an impressive 30 per cent compared to 4G.

The 5G users in India stand out for their high daily engagement with apps, such as streaming HD video, video calling services, mobile gaming and augmented reality.

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5G-Ready Phones to Dominate Indian Market

The country saw a 65 per cent growth in 5G handset shipments till July this year (year-on-year)…reports Asian Lite News

India is expected to see 70-75 per cent annual growth in the 5G smartphone shipments during the ongoing festive season, a new report has said.

The country saw a 65 per cent growth in 5G handset shipments till July this year (year-on-year), according to market research firm CMR.

While value-for-money smartphones (Rs 7,000-Rs 25,000) saw a 61 per cent YoY growth, premium 5G smartphones (Rs 25,000 and above) saw a 68 per cent YoY growth.

Indians can now afford 5G smartphones at just Rs 44 a day: Samsung India

Samsung led the 5G shipments in India with a 25 per cent market share, followed by Vivo at 14 per cent and OnePlus at 12 per cent, the data showed.

Around 150 5G smartphone launches are expected this year in the country, a 34 per cent increase from last year (112 launches).

The Indian smartphone market declined by 6 per cent (year-over-year) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, with 5G smartphone shipments growing 45 per cent (year-over-year).

“Despite the overall decline in smartphone shipments, the 5G smartphone segment showed promising performance capturing 47 per cent market share (up from 31 per cent in Q2 2022),” according to said Shipra Sinha, Analyst-Industry Intelligence Group, CMR.

About 31 million Indian users are expected to upgrade to 5G phones in 2023, representing a vast opportunity for further 5G adoption in the country, according to a latest Ericsson Consumer Lab Report.

5G in India has elevated overall network satisfaction by an impressive 30 per cent compared to 4G.

The 5G users in India stand out for their high daily engagement with apps, such as streaming HD video, video calling services, mobile gaming and augmented reality.

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5G boom continues in India

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The smartphone subscriptions in India, as a percentage of total mobile subscriptions, are expected to grow from 76 per cent last year to 93 per cent in 2028….reports Asian Lite News

5G mobile subscriptions in India reached about 10 million by end of 2022 and are estimated to reach around 700 million by the end of 2028, accounting for about 57 per cent of mobile subscriptions in the country, a report showed on Wednesday.

Average data traffic per smartphone is projected to grow from 26GB per month in 2022 to around 62GB per month in 2028, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report.

The smartphone subscriptions in India, as a percentage of total mobile subscriptions, are expected to grow from 76 per cent last year to 93 per cent in 2028.

Moreover, 4G subscriptions are expected to decline from 820 million in 2022 to 500 million by 2028, the report noted.

“Mobile networks continue to play a pivotal role in driving social and economic inclusion in the country. The strong digital infrastructure being established in India will help the country bridge the digital divide, create jobs, drive entrepreneurship and boost the economy,” said Nitin Bansal, Head of Ericsson India and Head of Network Solutions for Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson.

The number of smartphone subscriptions is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5 per cent in the country, reaching over 1.14 billion by 2028 from 840 million at the end of last year.

Smartphone subscriptions in India as a percentage of total mobile subscriptions are expected to grow from 76 per cent in 2022 to 93 per cent in 2028, the report mentioned.

In India, Total mobile data traffic is estimated to grow from 18 exabyte (EB) per month in 2022 to 58 EB per month in 2028, growing at a CAGR of 22 per cent.

Total mobile subscriptions in the region are estimated to grow to 1.2 billion in 2028.

Globally, 5G subscriptions are rising in every region and forecast to reach 1.5 billion by the end of 2023.

“The global adoption of 5G technology has surpassed one billion subscriptions, bringing positive revenue growth for communications service providers in leading 5G markets,” said Fredrik Jejdling, Executive Vice President and Head of Networks, Ericsson.

Worldwide, around 240 communications service providers (CSPs) have launched commercial 5G services and about 35 have deployed or launched 5G standalone (SA).

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Industry welcomes Budget initiatives on 5G, AI

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Centre announced plans to set up 100 labs in the top engineering institutions to develop 5G apps and services…reports Asian Lite News

Leading industry players on Wednesday welcomed several fresh initiatives in the Union Budget 2023-24, especially setting up 100 5G labs and opening the centres of excellence (CoEs) for artificial intelligence (AI).

With the 5G roll-out now gaining momentum in India, the Centre announced plans to set up 100 labs in the top engineering institutions to develop 5G apps and services.

“With the ongoing 5G rollouts in India, the government’s decision to establish 100 5G application Labs is a timely move to spur innovation in developing the 5G ecosystem and India relevant use cases,” said Manoranjan Mohapatra, CEO, Comviva.

There is a great opportunity to combine 5G and AI to improve network speed, responsiveness, and efficiencies, he added.

Arvind Bali, CEO, Telecom Sector Skill Council, said that the annual demand in telecommunications and 5G have increased by 33.7 per cent (in September 2022).

“There was a demand for 1.3 million workers in FY22-23 which is growing each year and new use-cases including cloud computing, robots, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are also seeing a sharp rise in hiring. We believe the initiatives will be beneficial to close the country’s growing demand supply gap of technical talent workforce,” Bali added.

In the ChatGPT era, the Finance Minister announced the government will open three centres of excellence for artificial intelligence (AI) at top educational institutions.

Matthew Foxton, India Regional President and Executive Vice-President, Branding & Communications, IDEMIA, said that the adoption of a unified KYC process, utilising Digilocker and Aadhaar as the primary means of identity verification, “is a positive step forward and will increase financial accessibility for marginalized communities”.

According to Rajiv Bhalla, Managing Director, India & Vice President APAC, at Barco, the country has the potential to be a world-class infrastructure centre, moving toward net zero carbon emissions by 2070 and “setting up the AI-based solutions in health, education, and sustainable cities will give additional push towards the extensive use of technology”.

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80% of smartphones will be 5G-enabled in India by 2023

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Even before the launch of 5G services, approximately 80-100 million 5G-compatible phones were already in the market…reports Asian Lite News

As India rides on 5G with more than 50 cities and towns now enjoying the new technology, the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said on Monday that by the end of 2023, 75-80 per cent of the new smartphone launches will be 5G-enabled.

The 5G services were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 1.

Telecom service providers have launched the service in select cities and plan to cover the entire nation by the end of 2023 or early 2024. “India as a nation is an early adopter of 5G technology. This 5G technology has opened a vast opportunity for a new generation of telecom equipment manufacturers, application providers, and internet of things (IoT), machine-2-machine (M2M) and healthcare services, among others,” Mohindroo said.

The mobile device ecosystem was an early starter for manufacturing 5G phones.

Even before the launch of 5G services, approximately 80-100 million 5G-compatible phones were already in the market.

5G will represent around 53 per cent of mobile subscriptions in India by 2028, with 690 million users, according to ‘Ericsson Mobility Report’.

5G subscriptions in India were expected to reach around 31 million by the end of 2022. On semiconductor industry, Mohindroo said that the Indian semiconductor market was $15 billion in 2020 and expected to reach $63 billion by 2023 at 30 per cent CAGR.

“This is a huge opportunity for the nation. The government is very focused on setting up the entire semiconductor ecosystem in the country from semiconductor fab, compound semiconductors, discrete semiconductors, assembly, testing, marking, and packaging (ATMP) units, etc,” said Mohindroo.

The India Semiconductor Mission offers an incentive outlay of Rs 76,000 crore for the development of semiconductor ecosystem in India, offering fiscal support of 50 per cent of the project cost.

“We feel that the next focus should be ensuring skilling of the workforce for the sector and incentivising the downstream value chain in semiconductor manufacturing,” he said.

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India’s first 5G-driven, AI-guided colonoscopy trial carried out

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HealthNet Global, AWS and Avesha are the other three companies that collaborated in this trial…reports Asian Lite News

Bharti Airtel with Apollo Hospitals on Thursday announced that they have carried out India’s first 5G-driven, Artificial Intelligence (AI) guided colonoscopy trial.

In this trial, Airtel’s 5G technology was used to detect colon cancer faster and more accurately by applying AI. This technology has ultra-low latency and high processing capabilities.

HealthNet Global, AWS and Avesha are the other three companies that collaborated in this trial.

“Healthcare is one of the most promising use cases for 5G, and we are delighted to collaborate Apollo Hospitals, AWS, HealthNet Global and Avesha. This is just the beginning, and I am certain we will bring many more innovative use cases that will help redefine healthcare in the country,” Ajay Chitkara, CEO and Director, Airtel Business, said in a statement.

The company mentioned that AI-assisted colonoscopy polyp detection trials will help doctors to improve the quality of patient care, and improve the accuracy of detection rates by capturing information correctly and reducing errors.

“By augmenting doctor’s ability to detect, AI has been proved to improve physician’s accuracy. Early detection and removal of polyps can easily avoid them becoming cancerous. Apollo has always been a fore runner in adoption of technology. Our patient centric approach keeps us on an outlook for technologies which can make outcomes better,” Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, said in a statement.

Through the use of 5G, Edge computing, and Artificial Intelligence, proper and timely diagnoses can be assisted, which can lead to improved patient outcomes.

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EU passengers will soon be able to use 5G tech on planes

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The deadline for member states to make the 5G frequency bands available for planes is June 30, 2023, according to the report…reports Asian Lite News

Airline passengers in the European Union (EU) will soon be able to use 5G technology in their phones to full effect in the sky, the media reported.

According to BBC, the European Commission ruled that airlines can offer 5G technology alongside slower mobile data on board planes.

With this, flyers will no longer be required to put their phone in flight mode, though the details of how this will be implemented remain unknown.

“Enable innovative services for people and help European companies grow,” Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, was quoted as saying.

“The sky is no longer a limit when it comes to possibilities offered by super-fast, high-capacity connectivity,” he added.

The deadline for member states to make the 5G frequency bands available for planes is June 30, 2023, according to the report.

This will let people use all their phone’s features mid-flight – enabling calls as well as data-heavy apps that stream music and video.

Since 2008, the EU Commission has reserved certain frequency bands for aircraft, allowing some services to provide in-flight internet access, said the report.

However, this service has historically been slow because it relied on equipment to connect people via satellite between the plane and the ground.

The new system will be able to take advantage of 5G’s much faster download speeds, which can reach over 100Mbps according to mobile network EE — allowing a film to be downloaded within minutes, the report added.

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Jio 5G goes live in Gujarat

5G service will start soon in Uttarakhand too, government started preparations

To begin with, Reliance Foundation and Jio will digitise 100 schools in Gujarat as part of an initiative called ‘Education-For-All’….reports Asian Lite News

Reliance Jio on Friday said Gujarat has become the first state to get ‘True 5G’ in each of the 33 district headquarters.

With this, Jio ‘True 5G’ is now present in 46 cities/towns in India.

As a model state, Jio will launch a series of True 5G-powered initiatives across education, healthcare, agriculture, Industry 4.0 and IoT sectors in Gujarat, and then extend it across the country.

To begin with, Reliance Foundation and Jio will digitise 100 schools in Gujarat as part of an initiative called ‘Education-For-All’.

“Gujarat is now the first state to have 100 per cent district headquarters connected with our robust True 5G network. We want to showcase the real power of this technology and how it can impact a billion lives,” said Akash M Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited.

Jio earlier announced that ‘True 5G’ will now be available in Pune, offering unlimited 5G data at speeds of up to 1Gbps.

Starting November 23, Jio users in Pune will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer, to experience unlimited data, at no additional cost.

Last week, Jio provided ‘True 5G’ services across the entire Delhi-NCR region, including Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and other major locations, becoming the only operator to do so.

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‘5G with IoT to unlock Indian biz potential’

5G with IoT to truly unlock Indian businesses’ potential: NTT India CEO

5G is something we leapfrogged from 4G as a natural course, but the scale India is going to see this time will be humongous…writes NISHANT ARORA

The 5G roll-out in India has generated a lot of interest among enterprises and the combination of Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G will herald a new era of domestic businesses in the next couple of years, Avinash Joshi, Chief Executive Officer, NTT India, said on Tuesday.

5G is something we leapfrogged from 4G as a natural course, but the scale India is going to see this time will be humongous.

As the 5G roll-out begins for the masses, the Indian enterprises are also keen to have their own 5G private networks to ensure agility and scalability in the data age, Joshi told IANS.

“5G will co-exist with Wi-Fi 6 and other technologies, especially IoT, for a myriad of sectors like manufacturing. 5G brings low latency, extra security and ultra reliability for smart manufacturing,” said Joshi.

The whole area of IoT is promising as more and more companies are looking at leveraging IoT for a variety of business cases.

“I think the combination of IoT and 5G will really give Indian companies a competitive edge,” Joshi told IANS.

Joshi joined NTT after being with IBM for more than 18 years. In his last role, he was the Senior Partner and Vice President, 5G, APAC, IBM Services.

As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion IT services provider, NTT Ltd. is a leading IT infrastructure and services company serving 65 per cent of the Fortune Global 500 and more than 75 per cent of the Fortune Global 100.

On the journey towards a software-defined future, it supports organisations with its platform-delivered infrastructure services.

According to Joshi, India is at the cusp of the data centre revolution.

The company has already committed to invest $2 billion towards building data centres in India.

“We are number 1 in India with around 80 per cent market share. NTT has 12 operational data centres in the country and we are building 6 more. We will double the current megawatts capacity in India in the next 12 months,” Joshi told IANS.

Buoyed by the growing demand, over 45 data centres spanning 13 million square feet and 1,015 MW of IT capacity are planned to come up in India by 2025, according to a ANAROCK-Binswanger report.

Altogether, there will be 183 data centres in the country with 24 million square feet and 1,752 MW of total IT capacity by 2025-end.

In terms of IT capacity (nearly 1,015 MW), over 69 per cent of this planned new supply will come up in Mumbai and Chennai, with 51 per cent in Mumbai alone, the report had mentioned.

Currently, there are 138 data centres across India spanning 11 million square feet and having 737 MW of IT capacity (building ready).

“India is a key market for us. We are building data centres here and will keep building more to help enterprises unlock their true potential,” said Joshi.

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Oracle modernising Airtel for larger 5G roll-out

The company promises between 20 to 30 times higher speeds than the current speed, coupled with brilliant voice experience and super-fast call connect…reports Nishant Arora

As Bharti Airtel rolls out 5G services in select cities in India, Cloud major Oracle is busy helping the telecom operator in its digital metamorphosis, internally as well as externally, to serve its stakeholders and customers better as it transitions from 4G to 5G.

Airtel has launched 5G Plus services in eight cities and users will not need to change the SIM card as the existing Airtel 4G SIM is now 5G-enabled.

Customers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi will start enjoying the Airtel 5G Plus services in a phased manner, said the company, as it continues to construct its network and complete the roll out.

The company promises between 20 to 30 times higher speeds than the current speed, coupled with brilliant voice experience and super-fast call connect.

Prasad Rai, Vice President of Global Strategic Clients Group at Oracle India, told IANS that they have worked very closely with them “to modernise their organisations as they change from the 4G to the 5G worlda.

“Airtel has deployed our Fusion ERP and SCM Cloud solutions that are helping them address some of the challenges such as real-time integration, automation and less scope of collaboration, simplification and agility for the 5G era,” Rai elaborated.

In November last year, Oracle and Bharti Airtel announced new Cloud and data centre deals to help boost the digital economy and empower more than 1 million enterprise customers.

To support the increasing demand for cloud services in India, OracleAbegan expanding its India (Mumbai) region capacity with Nxtra by Airtel.

Nxtra by Airtel has the largest network of data centres in India with 12 large and 120 edge data centres across the country and will invest over Rs 5,000 crore over the next four years to expand its capacity by 3X to over 400 MW.

“With its 5G ready network and large investments in digital infrastructure including data centres, Airtel is well positioned to tap the emerging growth opportunities in the enterprise segment as businesses accelerate their digital transformation journeys,” according to Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and CEO, Bharti Airtel.

Airtel Business and Oracle now jointly market Oracle Cloud solutions to enterprise customers in the private and public sectors.

With the evolution of 5G, the telcos need to hire the right kind of talent and, therefore “Airtel has deployed Oracle Fusion ERP and SCM to drive productivity and responsiveness”, Rai told IANS here on the sidelines of the ‘Oracle CloudWorld 2022’ event.

With the Cloud ERP and SCM deployments, Airtel has been able to automate manual processes, gain an on-demand 360-degree view of its financial data and streamline procurement and supply chain management.

This has helped transform Airtel’s internal operating models to enable its partners and employees to deliver better customer engagement and services as it prepares for a larger 5G roll-out in the country.

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