Number of 5G subscribers in India may triple to 970 million by 2030: Report

The fig of 5G subscribers successful India is expected to turn threefold to 970 million, accounting for 74 per cent of the full mobile lawsuit basal successful the state by 2030, a study by telecom cogwheel steadfast Ericsson said connected Tuesday.

According to Ericsson ConsumerLab probe report, simultaneously Generative AI applications are emerging arsenic a cardinal driving origin for 5G performance.

The Ericsson Mobility Report estimates 5G subscriptions successful India to scope implicit 270 cardinal by the extremity of 2024, accounting for 23 per cent of the full mobile subscriptions successful the country.

"5G subscriptions are expected to scope astir 970 cardinal by the extremity of 2030, accounting for 74 per cent of mobile subscriptions," Umang Jindal, Head of Network Solutions, Software and Performance, Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson said.

According to the report, planetary 5G subscriptions are expected to scope astir 2.3 cardinal by the extremity of 2024, amounting to 25 per cent of each planetary mobile subscriptions and 6.3 cardinal by 2030.

"5G subscription numbers are expected to overtake the planetary fig of 4G subscriptions during 2027. The archetypal 6G deployments are expected successful 2030," Jindal said.

According to Ericsson ConsumerLab report, the fig of smartphone owners who usage GenAI apps is expected to summation successful the adjacent 5 years. "About 67 per cent of 5G smartphone users successful India are expected to usage Gen AI apps play wrong the adjacent 5 years," the study said.

It said that smartphone users successful India are consenting to wage other for video calling, streaming and online payments, for a guaranteed performance.

"One successful six 5G users are consenting to wage 20 per cent of their existent monthly mobile walk for assured connectivity astatine lawsuit venues," Jasmeet Sethi, Head of ConsumerLab, Ericsson said.