‘India 5G subscriptions to reach 500 mn by 2027’

‘4G to stay dominant but witness drop’

November 30, 2021 09:45 pm | Updated 09:45 pm IST - NEW DELHI

Chennai, 09/07/2020 : As the global economy continues to reel from the shock and the lasting impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, "work from home" and "social distancing" have become the buzzwords in today's business landscape, with the telecom sector being the invisible hand driving this shift. Video conferencing, and telecommunications technology have quickly emerged as key enablers for business operations during this lockdown putting the telecom sector in the spotlight today. The importance of having a strong telecommunications network during this lockdown has also been acknowledged by the government in the guidelines, provides that telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting and cable services, IT and IT-enabled services are the essential services and are exempt from the lockdown. Photo : S. R. Raghunathan

Chennai, 09/07/2020 : As the global economy continues to reel from the shock and the lasting impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, "work from home" and "social distancing" have become the buzzwords in today's business landscape, with the telecom sector being the invisible hand driving this shift. Video conferencing, and telecommunications technology have quickly emerged as key enablers for business operations during this lockdown putting the telecom sector in the spotlight today. The importance of having a strong telecommunications network during this lockdown has also been acknowledged by the government in the guidelines, provides that telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting and cable services, IT and IT-enabled services are the essential services and are exempt from the lockdown. Photo : S. R. Raghunathan

Fifth generation telecom services are likely to account for 39% of mobile subscriptions or about 500 million subscriptions in India at the end of 2027, according to a report by Ericsson.

The ‘Ericsson Mobility Report’ added that the total number of smartphone subscriptions is expected to be 810 million at the end of 2021 and is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 7%, exceeding 1.2 billion by 2027.

“Smartphone subscriptions accounted for 70% of total mobile subscriptions in 2021 and are projected to constitute around 94% in 2027, driven by rapid smartphone adoption in the country,” it said, adding that 4G is expected to remain the dominant technology in India in 2027. “However, 4G subscriptions are forecast to drop from 790 million in 2021 to 710 million in 2027, showing an annual average decline of 2%. Thus, 4G subscriptions are expected to reduce from 68% of mobile subscriptions in 2021 to 55% in 2027 as subscribers migrate to 5G,” it said.

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