India needs affordable 5G and the steep spectrum reserve price is a barrier

5G technology can effectively empower millions of Indians once the price becomes affordable

In the midst of all the noise about vaccines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cheered the financially-stressed telecom industry by acknowledging the role of the sector in keeping things going through a difficult year. At the first virtual India Mobile Congress, he said the world was functional during the pandemic due to the innovation and the efforts of the telecom industry. A doctor connected with patients, a trader with consumers, and a teacher with the classroom, he said, while giving a clarion call for the use of 5G technology to empower millions of Indians.

The PM’s observation on telcos’ role