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The next big thing in telecom

With its enhanced speed, ultra-reliable connectivity and guaranteed service quality, 5G will be a key enabler of industry's digital transformation initiatives

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An engineer stands under a 5G base station antenna in Huawei’s multi-probe spherical near-field testing system at its manufacturing centre in Guangdong, China

Subrahmanyam Kanakadandi
It is said that when it rains, it pours. That is more or less the story of the development of Indian telecom. After years of constrained data growth, the entry of Reliance Jio and its competitive pricing has ensured rapid deployment and uptake of 4G, enabling India to leapfrog from 2G networks to 4G. But, technology development does not rest easy. 

The age of 5G, the latest generation of mobile networks, is around the corner. SK Telecom in South Korea and Verizon in the US have already launched 5G services commercially, while operators in many other western countries are gearing up
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