Time to monetise 5G through differentiated services: Ericsson exec

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.

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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 monetise the service.

Ewerbring said 5G slicing applications had been introduced by T-Mobile in the United States, where it is providing dedicated 5G slices for bodycams worn by people of the New York Police Department.

Meanwhile, the National University Hospital in Singapore has developed its own application for surgery, using 5G connectivity and extended reality (XR) lenses, Ewerbring pointed out.