FIFTH INTERNET ERA: 5G can connect India to the $10 trillion mark

5G can be instrumental in achieving Aatmanirbharta, while also contributing to an economy of $10 trillion.

- YUVRAAJ SINGH RAHAL

With 5G auctions over on 26 July 2022, India gears up to enter the fifth era of Internet, which is estimated to contribute $450 billion to the Indian economy. Apart from higher bandwidth and subsequently faster speed, 5G offers various advantages, as it is the first generation internet that is capable of deeply altering and redesigning the current digital landscape by embedding more intelligent autonomous sensors and devices than ever into our internet. Before we delve into what 5G can bring to the Indian economy, we must have a look at the ongoing endeavours in the direction of internet's reachability. With the BharatNet Scheme being implemented across India to connect villages via broadband, and the ever-expanding reach of 4G networks, there exists a vast network that has brought about ground-breaking changes. However, there are still gaps and imperfections in this network, with regards to latency, speed, and most importantly coverage. The advent of 5G is expected to neutralise these imperfections, and thrust India towards its economic goals, and thus attempts to tackle these challenges and offer immense potential in achieving the goal of surpassing the $10 trillion economy mark.