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<ul><li>The government wants to deploy <keyword id="764355" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="5G">5G</keyword> by 2020. </li><li>India will likely be auctioning spectrum in the 3300-3400 MHz and 3400-3600MHz bands. </li><li>In terms of technology, India might for once be at par with the rest of the world.</li></ul>We're doing it. We're going 5G, the ultimate promise of the Internet is to be delivered by 2020. Or at least that's what the Indian government would have you believe. As countries in the west stride towards a 5G future, the Indian government says it doesn't want to be left behind. But what is this claim based on? Why are we so confident that we'll deploy 5G by 2020? More importantly, Is it even possible? The fact is that despite failing to keep up on 2G, 3G and <keyword id="122479" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="4G">4G</keyword> deployment, India might actually be well placed to not just catch up but race ahead of the world this time. The rollout of 5G globally has been ahead of its estimated deployment time in a way, agrees Amit Marwah, Head, Customer Marketing and Communication at Nokia. It isn’t any different here. He further adds that most hurdles in moving to 5G in India are regulatory, meaning a properly motivated government can achieve the set milestones. At its current state, mobile connections in Tier I cities in India are already at what is called “4.5G,” which you see as LTE on your phone. "From a purely technical perspective, we have the capability to offer 5G network solutions to Indian carriers by mid-2019, but the government and industry will first need to decide on a mutually convenient timeline to auction 5G airwaves," said Nitin Bansal, Head of Network Solutions, MOAI, at Ericsson. Nokia and Ericsson are two of the biggest equipment, software and infrastructure suppliers for the <keyword id="6354776" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telecom">telecom</keyword> industry. 
	
	
	
	
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 Technologically Ready... Telcos worldwide have been amping up their 5G preparation and trials have been underway with great enthusiasm. And this time around, India refuses to play catch up. In fact, Amit Marwah, Nokia expects proof of concepts for 5G rollout to begin by the end of the year. The company is amongst the leaders in the race for a 5G future. Others like <a href="https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/airtel-huawei-conduct-indias-first-5g-network-test-trial/63043433" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Airtel and Huawei Technologies</a> have already conducted the first successful test of 5G networks at the beginning of this year in India. Base stations shipping from Nokia's Chennai factory are already 5G ready, as are routers and other equipment required for telecom networks. Technology-wise, India is ready. When telcos moved to 4G LTE, they switched from <a href="https://www.digit.in/telecom/understanding-how-calling-works-on-reliance-jio-31607.html" data-type="tilCustomLink">circuit-switched to packet-switched</a> networks. Packet-switched networks are newer and future facing, allowing 5G to be deployed quicker. These networks are run using computer servers instead of physical switches. They also use optical fibre in place of copper cables, which were used on the older circuit-switched networks. These packet-switched networks are at the core of future telecom infrastructure. And with leading telcos offering LTE services, their networks are already there. For instance, Jio has had a completely packet-switched network from day one. Or Not... While we may be ecstatic about India’s readiness for a 5G future, it may well be argued that its predecessor (4G), despite registering tangible growth, is still largely a Tier 1 phenomenon. That poses a very real issue for telcos in the country, and by extension the country itself. 2G has outlived its usefulness, but it still exists in India, as does 3G. These networks are tougher to upgrade because of reasons explained above. 
	
	
	
	
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 "To capture the full opportunities of 5G, it will require an evolution of the whole network and not just parts of it. The best way to start would be to build an efficient 4G network and while doing that, modernise the legacy equipment that can only operate on 2G," said Ericsson's Bansal. “It is also important to prepare for automation of 5G operations as the increased opportunities and complexities of the 5G business landscape will require a much higher degree of automation and self-service," he added. Both Marwah and Bansal say that a roadmap for 5G is important . The Indian government has already set up panels for these, and spectrum auctions are next. The primary difference here is, the US plans to start 5G spectrum auctions by the end of 2018, while we're yet to get word on that for India. In fact, telcos have asked for spectrum auctions to be deferred due to financial strain. But consumers still have to wait... A colleague recently asked me why India is talking about 5G when it could be focusing on 4G. And it's true, 4G is yet to live out its life in the country. But then again, business is never truly done for consumer benefits. Businesses have higher spending power than consumers, and service providers go where the money is, especially with emerging technologies. You may have read reports about how 5G will allow you to download movies in seconds. And that's true, but that's only when 5G becomes a mainstream affair. But as Marwah says, 5G initially will help where it can. And that, in essence, will be for enterprises. In October 2017, Thomas Noren, Head of 5G Commercialisation at Ericsson <a href="https://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/2017/10/5g-readiness-on-the-rise" data-type="tilCustomLink">said</a> that operators will use 5G “not only in the consumer segment but also with enterprise users and specialised industries”. Noren was talking about the <a href="https://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/2017/10/5g-readiness-on-the-rise">Ericsson 2017 5G Readiness Survey</a>. As Marwah correctly points out, deployment for enterprises doesn't mean consumers won't see the benefit. It's just that mass rollout of 5G may take longer. When companies get better services, their own services can improve, which in turn helps you. Yet, that's tough to quantify. So, when will you actually feel the benefits of 5G? <keyword id="104695" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</keyword> <a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/qualcomms-x50-5g-modem-is-being-launched-by-xiaomi-and-whole-hoard-of-companies" data-type="tilCustomLink">recently</a> tied up with about a dozen OEMs so that smartphones can start supporting 5G. When that happens, and it's expected to by 2019, you will be able to "feel" the benefits of 5G. That is if telcos are ready by then. When we say India will move to 5G by 2020 though, it will probably benefit businesses first. It helps in the Internet of Things, automobiles and more, that need low latency connectivity. Latency here means the time taken for data to travel from your phone/car to the required server. With 5G, latency can be as low as 1 millisecond, something Airtel also demonstrated in its test recently. So, where does India stand? Simply put, India is indeed en route to achieving 5G deployment by 2020. But you may not see tangible benefits of the same till at least a few years later. Aruna Sundararajan, Telecom Secretary and Chairman of India's Telecom Commission, recently said that the <keyword id="106128" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Telecom-Policy">National Telecom Policy</keyword> of 2018 is going to include 5G spectrum auctions. These will likely be the 3300-3400Mhz/3400-3600MHz bands, as mentioned by Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/telcos-want-government-to-postpone-5g-spectrum-auctions-till-fy20/articleshow/62841665.cms">earlier</a>. As long as telcos are onboard to buy spectrum and the government works out the right regulations, India is indeed on track to move to 5G by 2020.

India will go 5G by 2020, but you won't feel the difference

According to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Nokia">Nokia</a>'s MBiT Index study, India's 3G traffic saw a whopping 85% traffic growth in 2015. This points to a growing <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=smartphone">smartphone</a> adoption and multimedia services. These factors would boost traffic further as <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=4G+LTE">4G LTE</a> networks are rolled out across the country.

	"3G will remain prime engine to drive data in the coming years. We'll soon see widespread 4G acceptance in select Tier I cities. India will be a heterogenous mix of 2G, 3G and 4G," <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Amit+Marwah">Amit Marwah</a>, Head of Technology, India, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Nokia">Nokia</a> said.

	Overall mobile data traffic grew by 50% in 2015, with 3G outpacing 2G across all circles for the first time. Interestingly, video and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=social+media">social networking</a> now making up 60% of data traffic. Average monthly data usage for 3G surpassed 750 MB per subscriber.

	Basically, India's using a lot of 3G, watching a lot of internet <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=video+content">video content</a>, and is glued to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=social+media">social media</a>. 
	 
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India saw over 85% 3G growth in 2015, and it's mainly from Video and Social media

<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=airtel&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Bharti Airtel </a>and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=bsnl&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd</a> (<keyword id="30351" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BSNL">BSNL</keyword>) have started preparing for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=5G&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">5G network </a>and are working with <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=nokia&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Nokia</a>, which will help them with the technology and equipment. 
 Even though <keyword id="764355" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="5G">5G</keyword> network rollout will happen in 2020 or so, <keyword id="15491" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Airtel">Airtel</keyword> and state-run BSNL have signed memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with <keyword id="6354716" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nokia">Nokia</keyword> for the shift. 
 
"Thoughts behind these MoUs would be to introduce 5G here, and what are the steps required for the same, besides identifying applications to define the target segment, which will lead to a complete 5G strategy for telcos," Sanjay Malik, head of India market at Nokia, told ET. 
 
“In India, field and content and application trials will start around 2018,” he said. 
 
Airtel takes Nokia’s 4G equipment for its network in nine circles. 
 
Amit Marwah, head, End-to-End Sales Solutioning, India Market at Nokia, told ET 3.5 GHz has been globally adopted so far for the first set of 5G. 
 
"5G is moving very fast, so it is important to start discovering and looking at the possibility of what spectrum exists in India and start working on it... if you look at the overall ecosystem and how 5G is developing, it is not only about 3.5 GHz or 700 MHz, but also about millimetre waves and centimetre waves and gigahertz of spectrum going forward," Marwah told ET. 
 
Nokia is also building an experience centre in Bengaluru to discover stakeholder requirements for 5G in India. 
 
"Whole cycle of 2G took 10 years to develop in the world, 3G took less, and 4G even lesser. Today, India is sitting on par with any other place in the world in terms of technology, and we want to leverage that opportunity here," Marwah told ET.

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