India's 5G leapfrog

The launch of 5G services in India earlier this month by Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked an inflection point in the roll-out of communication services. It was perhaps for the first time that India had leapfrogged to adopt cutting-edge technology, with the major technology platforms scrambling to play catch-up. With 5G services available in major Indian cities thanks to the network roll-out by cellular companies, the popular platforms of Apple iOS and Google Android were yet to roll out software support for 5G. This lag in the technology innovation cycle between the networks and the software platforms was particularly stark

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