Strong signal: India likely to be among top three global markets for 5G

Since the Chinese market is off-bounds, India will be a key market for global telecom gear makers

Global telecom gear makers say that they expect India to account for about 15 per cent of the worldwide market for the 3.5 GHz-based 5G radio and network. The vendors are assuming that the telcos will be able to provide 5G coverage to over 50 per cent of the geographical area of the country in the next two years.

India’s share of the market would go up if the geographical reach is higher.

A top executive of a leading telecom vendor, who does not want to be named, says: “India will surely be amongst the top three global markets. We