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

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5G in India | 5G technology | Narendra Modi

Nivedita Mookerji  |  New Delhi 

Nivedita Mookerji

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 ...

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First Published: Wed, December 09 2020. 00:52 IST
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