5G was launched in India back in Oct 2022. But now, about 14 months since, 5G has reached almost every city or town in the country. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the telcos leading the 5G rollout in the country, with the third-private telecom player Vodafone Idea (Vi) still trying to raise funds to start rolling out 5G. With more than 100 million 5G consumers in India, and more than a billion 5G connections globally, the important question to ask is, does it make sense for an average consumer to pay extra for the next-generation network technology?
The benefits for enterprises are pretty clear! But what about the average consumer? For many, 5G still doesn’t add any further utility than what 4G already does. Decent 4G speeds can touch 20-30 Mbps at all times, which is enough to connect devices with a mobile hotspot, or stream movies/tv shows online, use social media, and more….
