{"id":48941,"date":"2019-07-06T19:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T13:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=48941"},"modified":"2019-07-06T16:34:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T11:04:04","slug":"7-pm-towards-making-india-5g-ready-by-2020-6th-july-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/7-pm-towards-making-india-5g-ready-by-2020-6th-july-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"7 PM | Towards making India 5G-ready by 2020 | 6th July, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1ruqBY-rsyubb2qVtUm-0j8Hfl2XG935Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Read\u00a0In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here (opens in a new tab)\">Read\u00a0In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Context: <\/strong>5G\ntechnology in telecommunication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Evolution\nof mobile communication networks: <\/strong>Mobile communication has become\nmore popular in last few years due to fast reform from 1G to 5G in mobile\ntechnology. Generation refers change in nature of service compatible\ntransmission technology and new frequency bands. In 1980 the mobile cellular\nera had started, and since then mobile communications have undergone\nconsiderable changes and experienced massive growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First Generation, 1G: These phones were\nthe first mobile phones to be used, which was introduced in 1982 and completed\nin early 1990. It was used for voice services<\/li><li>Second Generation, 2G: is based on GSM, introduced\nin India in 1995. It uses digital signals for voice transmission. Main focus of\nthis technology was on digital signals and provides services to deliver text\nand picture message at low speed (in kbps).<\/li><li>Third Generation, 3G: is based on GSM\nand was launched in India in 2008. The aim of this technology was to offer high\nspeed data. The original technology was improved to allow data up to 14 Mbps.\nIt uses Wide Band Wireless Network with which clarity is increased. <\/li><li>Fourth Generation, 4G: offers a\ndownloading speed of 100Mbps. 4G provides same feature as 3G and additional\nservices like Multi-Media Newspapers, to watch T.V programs with more clarity\nand send Data much faster than previous generations. LTE (Long Term Evolution)\nis considered as 4G technology.<\/li><li>Fifth Generation, 5G: The 5G standards\nenvisage various types of wireless services &#8211; high speed links with peak rates\nof 2 to 20 Gbps, low speed links but with high connection density 16 (one\nmillion per Sq. Km.) for sensing and actuating devices (IoT), and a completely\nnew class of links that achieve both low latency (less than 1 millisecond round\ntrip time) and high connection reliability.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5g.jpg?resize=389%2C198&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48942\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Need\nof 5G in India:<\/strong> Digital infrastructure and services are\nincreasingly emerging as key enablers and critical determinants of a country\u2019s\ngrowth and well-being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>About 850 million, constituting about\n65% of India\u2019s population, is in the age group of 18 to 35. India is likely to\nhave the world\u2019s largest workforce by 2027, with a billion people aged between\n15 and 64. To harness the potential of such huge workforce in a productive way,\nIndia needs to provide them with skills which make introduction of 5G\nimportant.<\/li><li>According to the report of Oxfam, the literacy\nrate of women in India is increasing but the women\u2019s labour force participation\nis one of the lowest in world. Women comprise half of Indian population but\nmake up less than a quarter of labour force. With the introduction of 5G, the\nopportunities for women would grow manifold.<\/li><li>With the technological changes in the\ndeveloped countries towards artificial intelligence and Internet of Thing\n(IoT), India being a service provider needs to follow up in technology demands.<\/li><li>5G offers multiple opportunities by\nproviding smart infrastructure that offers low cost and faster infrastructure\ndelivery. For example, ride sharing, shared ride hailing services have\ntransformed the infrastructure efficiencies in utilization of shared cars,\nautos and motorcycles (like Ola, Uber). Though still early in its growth, with\nthe introduction of 5G, vehicle sharing looks promising.<\/li><li>Indian government has set an aggressive\ntarget of increasing the manufacturing share to 25% of GDP by 2025. So to\nrealize this target, 5G introduction is required to enable use of robotics for\nprecision manufacturing. 5G can also enable better logistics to track goods\nfrom raw materials to product delivery and improved sharing of expensive design\nand manufacturing resources across the country. <\/li><li>In agriculture, 5G can enable\nimprovement in the entire value-chain, from precision farming, smart\nirrigation, improved soil and crop monitoring, to livestock management. Thus,\nit will help in achieving the target of doubling farmer\u2019s income by 2022.<\/li><li>In the energy sector, \u2018smart grids\u2019 and\n\u2018smart metering\u2019 can be efficiently supported enabling growth of alternate\nenergy technologies. With the rise of renewable and storage technologies, low\nlatency communications will be critical to manage these grids. <\/li><li>The government drive, \u2018Health for all\u2019\n(Ayushman Bharat), will be boosted with 5G, as it can enable more effective\ntele-medicine delivery, tele-control of surgical robotics and wireless\nmonitoring of vital statistics.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5G\ninitiatives in India: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Government has launched a program\ntitled \u2018Building an End-to-End 5G Test Bed\u2019 to advance innovation and research\nin 5G. This three year program began in March 2018, with a budget authorization\nof Rs 2,240 million. The program has been awarded to IIT Madras, IIT Hyderabad,\nIIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, CEWIT, SAMEER and Indian Institute of Science (IISc),\nBangalore. The program envisages close collaboration between the universities\nand small technology companies.<\/li><li>Ericsson has installed the first public\naccess 5G test bed at IIT Delhi in July 2018 for developing applications in the\nbroadband and low latency areas providing access to the industry and\ninstitutions to work on India specific usage scenarios and applications. The\nindustry is encouraged to take lead and establish more public test beds in the\ncountry.<\/li><li>On the standards front, DoT and TSDSI in\ncollaboration with the IITs have been successful in getting the Large Cell Low\nMobility (LMLC) use case accepted in the IMT 2020 requirements. LMLC reflects\nthe needs of rural India and other similar countries. TSDSI is currently\nworking with 3GPP to include specifications in Release 15 standard that support\nthe LMLC use case. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hurdles\nbefore 5G deployment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A 5G High Level Forum was set up by the\nGovernment in September 2017 to articulate the Vision for 5G in India and to\nrecommend policy initiatives and three priority areas for India in 5G are Deployment,\nTechnology and Manufacturing. Looking at the above mentioned three priority\nareas, India has vast ground to cover before the world-wide commercial launch\nof 5G in 2020. An early roll-out means heavy capital expenditure. Given the\nweak balance sheets of telecom service providers, an early roll-out would\nfurther increase their debt burden. Moreover, the technical requirements for 5G\ncall for significant changes in the National Spectrum Policy and regulation as\nwell as policies related to infrastructure development. Low optical fibre\npenetration is a major infrastructure short coming.<\/li><li>The telecom Regulatory Authority of\nIndia (TRAI) has recommended measures to bring imports to \u2018net zero\u2019 by 2022,\nfor both economic and security reasons.<\/li><li>At present, India imports 90% of the\ntelecom equipments. India is not a key player is technology development or\nmanufacturer of telecommunication equipment. Like its predecessors, 5G is also\nlikely to rest upon either technology inputs or equipments made by foreign\nvendors in India. So 5G introduction will further increase the net imports of\ntelecom equipments.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Measures\nto overcome hurdles of 5G deployment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>At present, the cost of spectrum,\nrelative to per capita GDP is much higher than most countries. So the\ngovernment of India should bring a New Spectrum Policy where the license fee\nand the spectrum cost should be brought down. <\/li><li>Indian telecom equipment market is\nestimated to grow from $20 billion in 2016 to $30 billion by 2020. Government\nshould work towards creating an ecosystem for startups to participate in\ndesign, development and manufacturing of telecom equipments. <\/li><li>Under Bharat-Net project, government of\nIndia is making major investment in laying optical fibre cable to link 6 lakh\ngram panchayats of India. Government should take measures to expedite to\nimplement Bharat-Net project and also provide back-end infrastructure to\ntelecom service providers (towers).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Way\nForward:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With significant\ncapabilities in both telecommunications and software, India needs to catalyse\nthe economic growth and development, and to generating new- age jobs and\nlivelihoods, and ensuring access to next generation services for its citizens.\nThus the introduction of 5G in India becomes more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/budget\/budget-2019-is-a-step-towards-making-india-5g-ready-by-2020-says-rajan-mathews-dg-coai\/1633328\/\">https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/budget\/budget-2019-is-a-step-towards-making-india-5g-ready-by-2020-says-rajan-mathews-dg-coai\/1633328\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read\u00a0In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context: 5G technology in telecommunication. 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