Published 11:50 IST, January 18th 2019
5G And Digital Content Consumption In India: What To Expect?
5G in India could lead to advanced digital disruption with respect to content consumption and the way in which content would be consumed. TRAI also believes that there would be a positive technology revolution in India.
With 5G now being the latest buzzword as far as next-gen wireless network connectivity is concerned, it only becomes imminent to ponder about if there would be a technology revolution as a result of 5G and related connectivity.
In this regard, at the recent 13th India Digital Summit, organized by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), TRAI Chairman Ram Sevak Sharma stated that the digital future would definitely be bright with respect to 5G spectrum and connectivity. R. S. Sharma said that 5G will be the digital tomorrow of this nation of fast-growing internet consumers.
“5G spectrum, unlike the previous spectrums of 2G, 3G and 4G will not be focusing on high speed or connectivity only. Rather it will be an important and horizontal platform where multiple applications will ride fine, especially the real-time and M2M apps, because of the very little latency feature,” he stated.
Sharma also expressed positivity and optimism about the Government’s regulations and policies and also exuded confidence about meeting the standards as far as investments in 5G is concerned.
Also, with digital disruption apparently set to thrive, the Over-The-Top (OTT) content is also estimated to be a strong area as far as Digital India is concerned. In this regard, videos would be at the numero-uno position as far as driving content consumption is concerned. Here, Neeraj Roy, Founder and CEO, Hungama digital and Hiren Gada, CEO, Shemaroo Entertainment were of the opinion that estimated 500 million internet users will be subscribing to a bouquet of content in the next 5 years.
With people (buyers) seeking experiences in the digital world, rather than mere physical products, it only makes sense that digital media only becomes more reachable to the masses like never before whilst retaining affordability.
As far as 5G deployment is concerned, major US wireless carrier AT&T has already begun pilot deployments of the next-gen networking standard in select cities. Click here to check out more details on this actual deployment in the US.
Updated 12:02 IST, January 18th 2019