“The pandemic is shaping a new world – contactless, low-touch, and digital – where connectivity (broadband, 5G) will become integral to most of our activities. We expect the preference for low-touch services for working, learning, shopping, transacting, and more to continue gaining traction across India.”
India should allow fifth-generation (5G) services in the millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum band, and telecom carriers should come up with strategies on how they want to deploy networks, said Miyuki Suzuki, President, Asia Pacific, Japan, and Greater China. In an interaction with ETTelecom’s Muntazir Abbas, Suzuki talks on the digital economy, Covid-19 pandemic, partnerships with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, and 5G partnerships worldwide. Edited excerpts.
How do you see the digital economy shaping up, especially in the wake of the pandemic?
The pandemic is shaping a new world – contactless, low-touch, and digital – where connectivity (broadband, 5G) will become integral to most of our activities. We expect the preference for low-touch services for working, learning, shopping, transacting, and more to continue gaining traction across India. For instance, a recent report by Unicommerce has found that 66% of online consumer demand in India is originating in Tier II and beyond cities, which is expected to increase post-pandemic.
Source: ET Telecom
