COAI says telcos being mindful of service quality in 5G rollout

"When the rollout is taking place in a phased manner, that is, in urban areas first, followed by rural, and not in a heterogeneous manner - the overall benefits of 5G will take some time to arrive," Kochhar told PTI.iStockRepresentative image..

Industry body COAI has asserted that operators are mindful of adhering to service quality as they roll out 5G, but added that full benefits of seamless urban-rural connectivity of fifth-generation services will be gained once pan-India availability of these networks is achieved..

The speed of 5G rollout in India "is the fastest in the world", SP Kochhar, Director General of Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) said.. "When the rollout is taking place in a phased manner, that is, in urban areas first, followed by rural, and not in a heterogeneous manner - the overall benefits of 5G will take some time to arrive," Kochhar told PTI...

So they will come out with the best quality, and that they are doing," Kocchar said.. 5G services which promise turbocharged speeds far greater than 4G, and ultra low latency connectivity, have been rolled out in hundreds of cities in India by telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio..

"But a seamless connectivity experience spanning both urban and rural areas might take some time...till the time the entire country gets covered with 5G," he said.. Kochhar added: "Whether it is 4G or 5G there are terrains and obstacles, so obviously you cannot have same quality in all areas..

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