Chennai: “Adoption of a national policy for RoW permissions which includes making available existing national infrastructure assets in municipalities such as street furniture- traffic lights, electricity poles, bus stands, etc, and open spaces for site densification required for 5G small cell deployments,” said Vikram Tiwathia, Deputy Director General, COAI.
He was speaking at a webinar on 5G, organised by Realme and Counterpoint Research.
COAI through the webinar revealed that there are already five million 5G smartphones that are latched on the mobile operator’s network in India.
MediaTek shared that they are working very closely with their partners to meet the customer’s expectations.
The panelists also highlighted that there are many emerging opportunities and the growth potential of 5G, which include the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, Cloud Computing, Open source, data protection and privacy, and the app economy.
Madhav Sheth, vice president, Realme and chief executive officer, Realme India and Europe said, “5G is poised to be the ultimate democratiser bridging the digital divide. realme aims to be the 5G leader and believes that every Indian deserves a 5G phone from 2021 onwards.”