Time to monetise 5G through differentiated services: Ericsson exec

Telecom operators should build businesses around 5G through XR devices and smart glasses, says Ericsson's APAC CTO Magnus Ewerbring, who predicts 5G will dominate for over a decade

To monetise 5G technology, mobile operators, businesses, and institutions all over the world have begun deploying differentiated 5G solutions, and their time to build businesses is now, according to Magnus Ewerbring, chief technology officer, Asia Pacific (APAC), Ericsson.

 

This is because despite current research on 6G, the dominant mobile technology globally will remain 5G for more than a decade, Ewerbring told Business Standard.

Since its launch in October 2022, 5G service has been rolled out in all states of the country and the number of subscribers has crossed 250 million.

 

However, telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have struggled to