Telcos all set for 5G and more in 2023

The New Year is expected to further the 5G drive in India, with telcos, consumers and enterprises joining in for the ride. While 5G adoption is expected to ramp up, so are use cases on the enterprise front. The industry is also expected to see an increase in Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), and expansion of the telecom eco-system as demand for operational innovation rises

5G TO BE A KEY THEME

Enhanced mobile broadband to be key value proposition

Telcos to ramp up focus on immersive content/ gaming using a combination of AR/VR/MR

ENTERPRISE-USE CASES
Increase in deployment of 5G enterprise use cases

Focus areas for B2B use cases to be logistics, retail, manufacturing

Tech-telco partnerships expected to rise for pvt 5G network deployment


5G FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS
Higher bandwidth through 5G FWA will help to connect more devices

Enterprisefocused 5G use cases are likely to pick up from 2024 onwards

INFRASTRUCTURE TO SEE A SHAKE-UP
Tower companies expected to see decrease in tenancy

Emergence of third-party last-mile vendors to ensure penetration of airwaves in densely populated/concrete structures

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION IN INDIA
Critical mode of communication in difficult-to-access areas

Assume more importance if 5G calls enabled through satcom